Mississippi State
Chili Pepper Invitational
State Cross Country Teams Fare well At Chili Pepper Festival
October 14, 2006 | Cross Country
The Lady Bulldogs were the second Southeastern Conference team to cross the finish line behind No. 4 Arkansas while the Bulldogs finished the race behind two SEC foes ??“ Arkansas and Alabama. The MState women finished better than Alabama, LSU and Mississippi.
Annie Falor was the Lady Bulldog's top-finisher in the 6K event with a time of 21:36. She finished 40th in the individual field and marked the first time she has paced the women's squad this season. Michelle Corrigan followed Falor at 21:46. Mina Thorstenson tallied a time of 22:09 followed by Jennifer McPherson's time of 22:12. Thorstenson placed 71st while McPherson posted a 76th place finish.
Anytime you beat SEC teams that is a good thing, said MSU women's head coach AL Schmidt. We are going into the conference meet ranked fifth in the SEC on the women's side, so we have a shot at finishing in the top three in the SEC in two weeks. Our first four finished the way they should today, added Schmidt.
On the men's side, State was paced by senior Travis McKay crossing the finish line in 30:53 and in 56th spot. Robert Scribner was MSU's second finisher in the 10K event with a time of 31:24. Pad Judd registered a time 31:32 while Jonathan Rono (31:49) and Daniel Simpkins (32:09) rounded out the points for MState.
We have a middle of the pack attitude right now and if we do not change our attitude we will finish in the middle of the pack at the SECs, said men's head coach Steve Dudley.
The State squads will turn their attention to the Southeastern Conference Championship on Saturday, Oct. 28, in Baton Rouge, La. The run for the conference title will be held at Highland Road Park.
Team Results ??“ Men's 10K
1. UTEP 64; 2. Arkansas 77; 3. Abilene Christian 101; 4. Alabama 104; 5. Lamar 169; 6. California 175; 7. Virginia Tech 274; 8. James Madison 324; 9. Lehigh 330; 10. Wake Forest 345; 11. Nebraska 369; 12. Sam Houston St. 402; 13. Mississippi State 408; 14. Texas Tech 435; 15. Wyoming 446; 16. Maryland 448; 17. LSU 457; 18. Texas A&M 489; 19. East Central 497; 20. Mississippi 534; 21. La. Tech 541; 22. Luke's Locker 545; 23. Cal-Riverside 561; 24. Kansas St. 568; 25. UT-Arlington 590; 26. S. Florida 659; 27. Austin Peay 731; 28. UALR 739; 29. Eastern New Mexico 757; 30. UMKC 803; 31. Central Arkansas 868; 32. La.-Lafayette 911; 33. Centenary 996
Team Results ??“ Women's 6K
1. Arkansas 41; 2. Duke 133; 3. Texas Tech 136; 4. Virginia Tech 169; 5. Baylor 181; 6. Nebraska 208; 7. Lamar 292; 8. Maryland 312; 9. SMU 330; 10. Mississippi State 363; 11. U.C Riverside 382; 12. Oral Roberts 402; 13. Texas 403; 14. Iowa State 451; 15. California 474; 16. James Madison 492; 17. Wyoming 507; 18. Utah 517; 19. Georgia State 524; 20. LSU 551; 21. Stephen F. Austin 555; 22. Alabama 603; 23. Kansas State 607; 24. UTEP 664; 25. Abilene Christian 679; 26. Texas-Arlington 681; 27. Lehigh 735; 28. North Central College 748; 29. New Mexico State 764; 30. UALR 847; 31. Sam Houston State 855; 32. Missouri-Kansas City 856; 33. South Florida 871; 34. Mississippi 904; 35. Southwestern Oklahoma State 973
