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Lady Cougar Cross Country
Recaps
MVNU Cross Country Teams Tune up for
Season Opener
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director
Men's
Race Results |
Women's Race Results
GAMBIER, Ohio (9-1-2011) - The Mount Vernon Nazarene University
men's and women's cross country teams got a
final tune-up for the 2011 season as both
teams took part in an unscored four-team
event hosted by Kenyon College on Thursday
evening.
In the women's
four-kilometer race, freshman Lincoln Green
had a great showing for the Lady Cougars as
she finished 13th out of 41 runners in a
time of 16:30. Jenn Willett of Kenyon was
the overall winner in a time of 15:30 to
edge out Denison University's Ani Mutafova
(15:34) and Michelle Clark (15:36).
Sophomore Lindsey Minor also had a strong
showing for MVNU as she came in 18th in
17:02, while senior Caitlin Edwards (17:32),
junior Brittany Richter (18:06), sophomore
Alex Reasoner (18:11), freshman Rebecca
Haught (18:43), junior Melissa Keiser
(18:51), sophomore Kathleen Finley (21:42),
and sophomore Katie Worthington (23:25)
rounded out the finishers for the Lady
Cougars.
"I was pleasantly surprised
by the way the women's team finished the
race tonight," said MVNU coach Chip Wilson.
"I knew that we could have a solid group of
runners, and they showed me tonight that
they are a competitive group that has a
great deal of potential. My goal now is to
shrink the gap from our 1-5 runners to
better our team score. I was most impressed
by the strength that I saw in these girls
throughout this race. Each of our runners
had a strong finish."
In the men's
five-kilometer race, senior Nate Winters
finished seventh out of 47 runners in 17:17
to lead the Cougars. Brent Martin, an
unattached runner, won the race in 16:10 to
edge out Denison's Dee Salukombo, who
finished in 16:15. Sophomore Jace Wolford
was just behind Winters in 11th place in
17:34, while freshman C.J. Larue (19:08),
senior Kevin Poast (19:35), junior Mark
Rednour (19:59), freshman Chris Rednour
(20:04), sophomore Mitch McKenzie (21:22),
senior Chad Lawver (21:23), junior Anthony
Lee (21:34), and junior Jacob Pessia (22:04)
rounded out the finishers for MVNU.
"The men's team showed some promise tonight,
but the main thing we will need to work on
is the depth," said Wilson. "We will need
some of our guys to step up and stay closer
to Nate and Jace. After watching this race,
I am convinced that we have runners with the
potential to be up there. Now, it's just a
matter of continuing to work hard and
improve. I am encouraged by the effort I saw
in this group tonight. They are all working
hard, and I am anxious to see where we can
go from here."
Both MVNU teams will
return to action on September 10 when they
take part in the Ohio Wesleyan University
Invitational. The men's race is slated to
start at 10:30 a.m. with the women's race to
follow at 11:30 a.m.
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