Mississippi State
NCAA South Regional
Men's Cross Country Finishes In Top 10, Women In Top 15 At NCAA South Regional
November 14, 2009 | Cross Country
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -Mississippi State men's and women's cross country squads finish in the Top 15 at the NCAA South Regional Championships in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Saturday, with the men placing 9th in the 10K run.
The Lady Bulldogs also had a successful morning on this sun-drenched day with a 13th-place finish.
Bulldog Adam Lenz's 31 minute, 57.91 second effort led the way for State. Chase Rathake (32:47.77) and Daniel Simpkins (32:10.28) weren't far behind rounding out MSU's top three finishers. For the Lady Bulldogs, junior Simone Domingue continued her successful season at 31st with a run of 21:29.75 to finish as the women's top finisher. Dominique Lockhart (22:17.59) stepped up as the Lady Bulldogs number two runner followed by Adrianna Poole (22:46.83) who finished as State's third runner.
"We ran pretty well on both sides today," MSU coach Al Schmidt said. "We did a great job with a lot of young kids, and did a lot better job running as a group today."
The 2009 men's and women's SEC Champions Alabama and Florida added to their respective titles, winning the overall South Regional crowns. Florida State and Auburn finished behind Alabama to come in second and third-place. Florida State also finished second in the women's race, with Tennessee taking third.
"All in all we ran really well with the group of guys we had out there," Schmidt said. "We were without our number three runner (Rob Ellis), and our guys really stepped it up today. The women entered the weekend after not being ranked all season and came away with a 13th -place finish. Simone ran pretty great for us today, and we competed as a group. I'm really proud of our kids."
Men's 10K Results
1. Alabama - 45 points
2. Florida State - 80 points
3. Auburn - 110 points
4. Georgia - 125 points
5. Florida - 143 points
6. Tennessee - 178 points
7. South Alabama - 180 points
8. Kennesaw State - 283 points
9. Mississippi State - 298 points
10. Belmont - 303 points
11. Georgia Tech - 338 points
12. Chattanooga - 346 points
13. East Tenn. State - 399 points
14. Georgia State - 418 points
15. Troy - 432 points
16. Lipscomb - 433 points
17. Mississippi Valley State - 500 points
18. Ole Miss - 504 points
19. South Florida - 509 points
19. Jacksonville State - 509 points
21. North Florida - 517 points
22. Vanderbilt - 529 points
23. Tennessee Tech - 591 points
24. Austin Peay - 690 points
25. Samford - 694 points
26. Miami - 716 points
Men's 10K Individual Results
Individual Winner: Felix Kibioywo, Auburn, 29:35.85
MSU Results: 44. Adam Lenz, 31:57.91; 64. Chase Rathke, 32:43.77; 48. Dainel Simpkins, 32:10.28;69. Julian Duarte, 32:43.77; 82. Matthew Cameron, 33:05.05; 128. Philip Johnson, 34:22.16
Women's 6K Results
1. Florida - 33 points
2. Florida State - 54 points
3. Tennessee - 102 points
4. Georgia - 114 points
5. Vanderbilt - 164 points
6. Auburn - 197 points
7. Alabama - 208 points
8. U.A.B. - 297 points
9. Jacksonville - 311 points
10. Georgia Tech - 323 points
11. North Florida - 335 points
12. South Florida - 337 points
13. Mississippi State - 340 points
14. Belmont - 359 points
15. Samford - 367 points
16. Chattanooga - 415 points
17. Georgia State - 439 points
18. Southern Miss - 457 points
19. Lipscomb - 487 points
20. Miami - 543 points
21. Ole Miss - 577 points
22. Troy - 586 points
23. Jacksonville State - 637 points
Women's 6K Individual Results
Individual Winner: Rebecca Lowe, Florida, 20:03.29
MSU Results: 31. Simone Domingue, 21:29.75; 68. Dominique Lockhart, 22:17.59; Adrianna Poole, 22:46.83; 88. Chloe Phillips, 22:51.17; 100. Loren Bruce, 23:07.14; 103. Kelly Karcher, 23:12.87; 113. Haley Greenwell, 23:19.72
