MSU Cross Country Teams Achieve Bittersweet Results At Pre-National Invitational

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MSU Cross Country Teams Achieve Bittersweet Results At Pre-National Invitational

October 18, 2008 | Cross Country

By: hailstate.com

Terre Haute, Ind.- Mississippi State's men's and women's cross country teams finished 26th and 33rd, respectively, Saturday afternoon at the 2008 Pre-National Invitational in Terre Herre Haute, Ind.

Freshman Renee Masterson paced the Lady Bulldogs, running a time of 22:02.8 in the 6K event, with Lydia Chebii close behind at 22:20.9. On the men's side, the team finished 26th. The men were led by sophomore Adam Lenz, who crossed the 8K finish line at 24:22.4, just edging out senior Robert Scribner at 24:22.9.

“We faced the same problem,” said Coach Al Schmidt. “Our Sophomores, Simone and Sarah didn't run well. Simone went out too hard and hit the wall with about 2000 meters to go. Our Freshmen, Dominique, Lydia, and Renee ran really well. The training is going well, but they just have to get their minds prepared for the SEC meet two weeks from now. We beat Georgia Tech, which was good because they were ahead of us in the polls.”

Men's cach Steve Dudley described the day as "pretty good," and pointed out Jonathan Rono ran an inspiring race with heavy heart due to a family tragedy.

“He found out yesterday that his sister passed away," Dudley explained. "We left it up to him whether or not to run. He ran with a lot of emotional weight on his heart today and ran a great race. Robert Scribner and Adam Lenz both ran lifetime PR's in the 8K today. We are looking forward to the SEC Championships in two weeks.”

The men's and women's teams will return to action Monday, Nov. 3, at the SEC Championships in Starkville, Miss.

Pre-National Invitational Results At Terre Haute, Ind.

Women's 6K Results:
1.Washington 36; 2.Villanova 126; 3.Minnesota 198; 4.Michigan State 215; 5.Florida 233; 6.Wisconsin 247; 7.Stanford 248; 8.Rice 263; 9.Iowa 283; 10.New Mexico 296; 11.Providence 334; 12.BYU 372; 13.Oklahoma State 431; 14.Indiana 438; 15.Arizona 446; 16.Georgia 467; 16.Washington State 467; 18.Auburn 498; 19.Miami (Ohio) 513; 20.North Carolina 518; 21.Kansas State 550; 22.Cornell 576; 23.Kansas 624; 24.Ohio U. 670; 24.Weber State 670; 26.Marquette 719; 27.Louisville 745; 28.Penn 794; 29.Missouri 834; 30.UC Santa Barbara 838; 31.Utah State 844; 32.North Carolina State 864; 33.MISSISSIPPI STATE 875; 34.Charlotte 914; 35.Illinois State 943; 36.Georgia Tech 953; 37.Air Force 966; 38.Central Michigan 1013; 39.South Carolina 1076; 40.East Carolina 1130; 41.Oakland 1152
Medalist: Brianna Felnagle, North Carolina (20:02.4)

Mississippi State Women's 6K Results:
116.Renee Masterson (22:02.8); 147.Lydia Chebii (22:20.9); 162.Dominique Lockhart (22:25.4); 210.Simone Domingue (22:54.5); 240.Loren Bruce (23:27.9); 244.Sarah Hammes (23:32.6); 265.Anais Dechamps (24:11.6)

Men's 8K Results:
1.Stanford 77; 2.Iona 123; 3.BYU 154; 4.Auburn 194; 5.UCLA 196; 6.Virginia 205; 7.Tulsa 212; 8.Indiana 219; 9.Colorado 235; 10. Iowa State 249; 11.Washington 306; 12.Florida 328; 13.UTEP 379; 14.Michigan State 392; 15.Air Force 410; 16.Cornell 428; 17.Arizona State 533; 18.Liberty 545; 19.Eastern Michigan 551; 20. Columbia 555; 21.Louisville 628; 22.UC Santa Barbara 634; 23.UC Davis 649; 24.Illinois State 652; 25.Cincinatti 661; 26.MISSISSIPPI STATE 665; 27.Texas 680; 28.Illinois 745; 29.Penn 749; 30.Indiana State 787; 31.Georgia Tech 792; 32.Colorado State 794; 33.Oakland 920; 34.Morehead State 937; 35.Western Kentucky 948; 36.Kansas 960; 37.Central Michigan 968; 38.Ole Miss 1008; 39.Purdue 1141; 40.Kansas State 1272
MEDALIST: Samuel Chelanga, Liberty (22:51.3)

Mississippi State Men's 8K Results:
46. Adam Lenz (24:22.4); 47.Robert Scribner (24:22.9); 141.Jonathan Rono (25:15.0); 212.Cameron Vincent (25:55.0); 219.Matthew Cameron (26:01.4); 252.Mitch Weegman (26:53.9); 256.Daniel Simpkins (27:14.5)