Mississippi State
Commodore Classic
Freitas Claims Second, Team Finishes Third
September 19, 2015 | Cross Country
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Senior Marta Freitas was stellar in her Mississippi State cross country debut, capturing second place overall to help her squad to a third-place finish at Saturday's Commodore Classic in Nashville.
“I'm very pleased with the women's performance,” MSU coach Houston Franks said. “It was a deep field today with several ranked teams. I thought we competed well and worked well. Now we have to turn around and go to Virginia next week and continue to work strong.”
Freitas ran a time of 17:02.20 to pace the Bulldogs.
Junior Lisa Ziegler ran a personal-best 17:20.30 to follow Freitas in 10th. Senior Cornelia Griesche brought home 14th place and third for the Bulldogs after running a time of 17:28.90.
Mia Meydrich earned 35th in a time of 17:49.30, while Shannon Fair ran 18:00.60 to claim 47th and fifth for MSU.
Freshman Antonia Herh competed for the first time this season, finishing 81st in a time of 18:24.80. Madison Milhoan clocked in at 19:11.40 to finish 140th, while Kristy Terp ran 19:45.10 to finish 179th.
With a strong fight, senior Mathew Dunn finished 30th to capture the first spot in MSU men's Top 5. He ran a time of 25:36.40, leading his team to 10th-place finish with 243 points.
“We have a lot to work on,” Franks said. “Our young guys have to learn to put full races together. There's a learning curve from high school 5K to a college 8K, but we have to get better in a hurry.”
Finishing closely behind Dunn in MSU's No. 2 spot, freshman Emilio Perco placed 37th overall with a time of 25:48.50 in his Bulldog debut.
“I'm extremely pleased with how Emilio ran today,” Franks said. “Being his first 5K I thought he had a very strong performance on the course.”
Senior Andrew Monaghan ran a 25:58.80 to finish 47th overall and third for the Maroon and White, while his brother Patrick Monaghan finished 68th after running a time of 26:23.40.
Rounding out MSU's Top 5 was Curtis Kelly in 70th place with a time of 26:26.60.
Also competing for the men's squad was Branden Nosker (75th, 26:31.00), JT Mackay (94th, 26:42.90), Tristan Orman (97th, 26:47.00), Pierce Rose, (113th, 27:04.30), Quintin Reiser (129th, 27:26.90) Zachary Weaver (153rd, 27:45.70) and Caden Foos (166th, 28:21.80).
MSU cross country will return to action Sept. 26 at the Panorama Farms Invite in Charlottesville, Va.
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Results:
Women's Team Points
1. Michigan, 39; 2. Vanderbilt, 92; 3. Mississippi State 95; 4. Lipscomb, 97; 5. Ole Miss, 161; 7. Clemson, 189; 8. Belmont 276; 9. Louisivlle, 307; 10. Georgia Tech, 3008
Medalist: Erin Finn, Michigan, 16:43.40
Mississippi State: 2. Marta Freitas, 17:02.20; 10. Lisa Ziegler, 17:20.30; 15. Cornelia Griesche, 17:28.90; 35. Mia Meydrich, 17:49.30; 57. Shannon Fair, 18:00.60; 81. Antonia Hehr, 18:24.80; 140. Madison Milhoan 19:11.40; 179. Kristy Terp, 19:45.10.
Men's Team Points
1. Louisville, 53; 2. Ohio State, 68; 3. M.T.S.U., 111; 4. Georgia Tech, 129; 5. Lipscomb, 133; 6. Clemson, 162; 7. Samford, 192; 8. Tennessee, 220; 9. Ole Miss, 227; 10. Mississippi State, 243
Medalist: Japhet Kipkoech, Louisville, 24:34.60
Mississippi State: 30. Mathew Dunn, 25:36.40; 37. Emilio Perco, 25:48.50; 47. Andrew Monaghan, 25:58.80; 68. Patrick Monaghan, 26:23.40; 70. Curtis Kelly, 26:26.60; 75. Branden Nosker, 26:31.00; 94. JT Mackay, 26:42.90; 97. Tristan Orman, 26:47.00; 113. Pierce Rose, 27:04.30; 129. Quintin Reiser, 27:26.90; 153. 27:45.70; 153. Zachary Weaver, 27:45.70; 166. Caden Foos, 28:21.80
