Mississippi State
Sewanee Invitational
MSU Men's And Women's Cross Country Win Fourth-Straight Sewanee Invite Title
September 05, 2009 | Cross Country
SEWANEE, Tenn. - Mississippi State men's and women's cross country teams brought home their fourth-straight season opening title Saturday at the Sewanee (Tenn.) Invitational. The Bulldogs scored a team total of 24 points in the 8K race, while the Lady Bulldogs scored 25 points in the 5K.
"We had a really strong day," women's head coach Al Schmidt said. "The girls ran aggressively and did everything I asked them to."
"I was really pleased with the effort our guys gave today after such a hard week of training," men's head coach Houston Franks added.
Sophomore Renee Masterson ran 17 minutes, 57.66 seconds to win the individual women's title. Junior Simone Domingue and freshman Chloe Phillips ran 18:45.97 and 18:52.23 to finish third and fourth, respectively. The Lady Bulldogs ended the day placing five runners in the Top 10.
"Renee had a really good day today," Schmidt said. "She ran really well."
State's Adam Lenz ran 25:43.03 to finish second in the 8K. Like the women, the men placed seven runners in the Top 10. Freshman Nick Perkins ran 26:03.31 to open his collegiate career.
"We ran really well today and ended up with nine guys in the top 13 and ran as a unit," Franks said. "We have a lot of young guys on our team, and I am really happy with how all of our guys ran today."
Next up for the Maroon and White is the MSU Invitational on Sept. 19 at the Mississippi State course.
Men's 8K Team Results
1. Mississippi State, 24 points
2. Emory University, 50 points
3. Georgia State University, 113 points
MSU Men's 8K Individual Results
2. Adam Lenz, 25:43.03
4. Nick Perkins, 26:03.31
5. Cameron Vincent, 26:15.87
6. Daniel Simpkins, 26:17.26
7. Chase Rathke, 26:20.20
9. Matthew Cameron, 26:42.38
10. Julian Duarte, 26:42.38
13. Rob Ellis, 27:05.92
23. Phillip Johnson, 27:34.58
40. Allen Gearhart, 28:28.63
Women's 5K Team Results
1. Mississippi State, 25 points
2. Georgia State University, 68 points
3. Emory University, 77 points
MSU Women's 5K Individual Results
1. Renee Masterson, 17:57.66
3. Simone Domingue, 18:45.97
4. Chloe Phillips, 18:52.23
7. Dominique Lockhart, 19:40.24
10. Adrianna Poole, 19:55.02
11. Loren Bruce, 20:00.44
15. Haley Greenwell, 20:14.39
24. Kelly Karcher, 20:31.13
28. Chelsea Rae Smith, 20:42.98
57. Ilene Riley, 22:02.57
