Tech women finish second, men third at TTU Invitational
Place, Light pace women's team;
Taylor, DeLorenzo lead men's squad
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Stephanie Place finished first and Keri Light
second to lead the Tennessee Tech women's cross country team to
second place Friday at the TTU Invitational at Southern Hills Golf
Course. In the men's race, Sam Taylor was Tech's top finisher with
Joseph DeLorenzo close behind as the Golden Eagle men's team
finished third.
"This year's meet was the largest one we have had," said Tech coach
Tony Cox. "It was a great day to run. Stephanie Place ran well and
had one of her fastest times for that course. Keri Light had a
great day and finished second. The competition was the best we have
had at this meet so far."
Milligan placed four runners in the top six to claim the women's
team title with 27 points. Tech had the top two runners in the meet
with Place and Light, and finished second with 58 points.
Evansville (70) was third, followed by North Alabama (106),
Montevallo (150), Tennessee State (189), Maryville College (217)
and Reinhardt College (266).
Place covered the hilly 5K course in 18:00, posting the fifth
fastest time in Tech women's cross country history. Light took
second in 19:08. Tiffany Palmer was Tech's third finisher, placing
11th in 19:57, followed across the line by Ashley Evans in 20th
place (20:44), Traci Jones in 24th (21:13), Amanda Simmons in 29th
(21:43) and Sarah Kmet in 55th (26:48).
While Milligan's Austin Ellis took first place individually in the
8K men's event, Evansville claimed the team title in the second
race of the afternoon with 32 points. Milligan (43) was second, and
Tech (58) took third. North Alabama (141) finished fourth, followed
by Maryville College (207), Reinhardt College (217) and Tennessee
State (229).
Ellis won with a time of 26:25, a full 17 seconds ahead of the
runnerup. For Tech, Taylor covered the distance in 27:20 to finish
sixth and DeLorenzo was seventh in 27:23. Ben Thompson was next for
the Golden Eagles, running a 27:29 for 11th place. Rounding out
Tech's lineup, Jarrad Read was 14th (28:07), Ben Shassere 20th
(28:41), Peter Woerner 22nd (29:00), Ethan McGroom 27th (29:33),
and Brian Kennedy 30th (29:48).
