Mississippi State
NCAA South Regional Championships
Price Claims Third Place At Regionals, Team Finishes Sixth
November 14, 2014 | Cross Country
STARKVILLE, Miss. – With an individual third place-finish, Rhianwedd Price qualified for NCAA Nationals Friday morning at the NCAA South Regionals.
Price clinched a new personal best of 19:37.20 in the 6K. Her effort propelled the Bulldogs to a sixth-place finish as a team.
Following Price was sophomore Lisa Ziegler with a 21st-place (20:23.20) finish. Immediately behind Ziegler was Cornelia Griesche who finished 22nd (20:24.80). Finishing out MSU's Top 5 were seniors Jodie McGuff (78th, 21:17.30) and Carmen Brothers (99th, 21:32.60).
“We went in wanting to make Top 5 and ended up sixth, but I felt we had a good showing out there today,” MSU coach Houston Franks said. “Carmen Brothers picked up the slack today and ran a personal best. She really came through in the fifth spot.”
Price, Ziegler and Griesche were also named to the All-Region team.
On the men's side, the team placed 14th overall. Senior Damian Roszko led the men's squad with a 17th place-finish (30:57.60). Roszko was also named to the All-Region team.
The men's Top 5 runners consisted of Andrew Monaghan (58th, 31:50.10), Mathew Dunn (65th, 31:58.00), Patrick Monaghan (82nd, 32:18.20) and Curtis Kelly (91st, 32:28.10)
“For the men, we really wanted to finish in the Top 10,” Franks said. ”There were a lot of close teams; we were only a few points out of fifth. We are on the verge of where we want the program to be.”
NCAA Championships will be held on Saturday Nov. 22 in Terre Haute, Ind.
With the cross country season in the books, MSU's dual-sport athletes will now turn their focus to indoor track and field which begins in January.
For more information on MSU cross country, visit www.hailstate.com or follow the team on Twitter (@HailStateTF).
Women's Team Points:
1. Vanderbilt 52; 2. Florida State 53; 3. Alabama 135; 4. Lipscomb 176; 5. Florida 180; 6. Mississippi State 221; 7. Auburn 233; 8. Georgia 246; 9. Middle Tennessee State 254; 10. North Florida 264; 11. Georgia Tech 321; 12. Chattanooga 410; 13. Ole Miss 411; 15. Belmont 460; 16. South Florida 473; 17. Southern Miss 476; 18. UAB 500; 19. Tennessee 510; 20. Memphis 554; 21. Alabama State 560; 22. Samford 584; 23. East Tennessee State 608; 24. Florida Gulf Coast 631; 25. Kennesaw State 650; 26. South Alabama 702; 27. Florida Atlantic 706; 28. Mercer 743; 29. Jacksonville State 904
Medalist: Colleen Quigley Florida State 19:17.00
Mississippi State: 3. Rhianwedd Price 19:37.20; 21. Lisa Ziegler 20:23.20; 22. Cornelia Griesche 20:24.80; 78. Jodie McGuff 21:17.30; 99. Carmen Brothers 21:32.60; 150. Madison Milhoan 22:30.60; 181. Emma Neigel 23:22.10
Men's Team Points:
1. Ole Miss 52; Florida State 94; Auburn 106; 4. Middle Tennessee State 157; 5. North Florida 241; 6. Georgia Tech 241; 7. Belmont 250; 8. Florida 250; 9. Georgia 260; 10. Tennessee 262; 11. Lipscomb 266; 12. South Alabama 268; 13. East Tennessee State 281; 14. Mississippi State 291; 15. Alabama 296; 16. Samford 350; 17. Florida Gulf Coast 430; 18. Memphis 466; 19. Vanderbilt 486; 20. South Florida 547; 21. Mercer 638; 22. Florida Atlantic 682.
Medalist: Ty McCormack Auburn 30:08.03
Mississippi State: 17. Damian Roszko 30:57.60; 58. Andrew Monaghan 31:50.10; 65. Mathew Dunn 31:58.00; 82. Patrick Monaghan 32:18.20; 91. Curtis Kelly 32:28.10; 119. Branden Nosker 33:13.30; 120. Matt Weickert 33:13.90
