Wednesday, October 29, 2003
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Wednesday, October 29, 2003 |
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Sate men’s cross country places second in Peach Belt Championships
Sat.; women finish third The Clayton College & State University men’s cross country team dashed to its highest finish ever in the Peach Belt Conference Championships with a runner-up finish, while the women’s squad darted to its second straight third place in the meet held Saturday at the Panthersville course on the grounds of Georgia Regional Hospital. Senior Tony Juarez (East Hazel Crest, IL) led the Lakers to the team’s highest PBC finish in the program’s nine-year history, placing sixth individually in the race with a time of 25:43. The Lakers finished with 56 points behind winner Kennesaw State University with 20 points and in front of the University of North Florida with 65 points. The University of South Carolina Spartanburg and Francis Marion University rounded out the top five. Juarez’s sixth place finish was the school’s second highest men’s individual finish in the Peach Belt Conference meet, was the school’s fourth fastest 8K time and garnered him All-Peach Belt honors for the third straight season. Along with Juarez receiving all-conference honors, sophomore Njoroge Ngaruiya (Kiambu, Kenya) and junior Adil Berkhedle (Scarborough, Ontario) were also named to the All-PBC team after finishing eighth and 10th in the meet, respectively. Ngariuya had a personal best time of 26:09 and his time was the seventh fastest in school history, while Berkhedle ran a time 26:27, ranking 17th in the Clayton State record book and garnering him All-PBC honors for the third straight season. On the women’s side, Clayton State finished third with 73 points behind North Florida with 24 points and Kennesaw State with 45 points. Lander University and Georgia College & State University rounded out the top five. Junior Kim Daniel led the Lakers with a personal best time of 18:51, the seventh fastest 5K time in Clayton State history. Behind Daniel, who received All-PBC honors for the third straight season, sophomore Heather Krehbiel of Peachtree City placed 10th with a time of 19:09, followed by sophomore Melissa Shaw (Morrow, GA) finishing 11th with a time of 19:17. Both Krehbiel and Shaw were named to the All-PBC team, the honor for Krehbiel was her second straight. Junior Oscar Campos (Los Angeles, CA) and senior Stephen Hughes (Hampton, GA) rounded out the scoring for the Clayton State men with 12th and 20th places, respectively. Campos came one spot away from receiving All-PBC honors and finished with a time of 26:35, while Hughes had time of 27:44. Freshman Tim McCullough (Churchton, MD) placed 24th with a time of 28:27. On the women’s side, senior Penny Tinker (Mesa, AZ) placed 20th with a time of 19:41, followed by freshman Tanika Smith (Benoni, South Africa) rounding out the scoring for Clayton State with a time of 20:22 in 26th place. Junior Stephanie Gilbert (Jonesboro, GA) finished in the 27th spot with a time of 20:29, followed by junior Brittany Precht (Smyrna, GA) placing 42nd with a time of 22:00. The second place finish for the men’s squad comes on the heels of a third place finish in 2002 PBC meet, while women’s squad has placed third in the conference meet for the last two seasons. Up next, the Lakers will compete in the NCAA South Regional at the same Panthersville course in Decatur, GA Nov. 8. The men will run a 10K distance at 9 a.m., followed by a 6K distance for the women, starting at 10 a.m. The top two teams and top individuals from regional meet will advance to the NCAA Championships Nov. 22 in Raleigh, NC.
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