MSU Impressive At SEC Championships With 5th Place Finish

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Fair leads MSU to Top five finish at SECs.

MSU Impressive At SEC Championships With 5th Place Finish

October 27, 2017 | Cross Country

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ATHENS, Ga. - For the Fourth time in as many of years, the Mississippi State women's cross country team grabbed a Top 5 finish at the SEC Championships, placing fifth with a total of 167 points.

Once again, Shannon Fair paced MSU with a ninth-place finish. Her time of 20:42.0 gave the junior her fourth Top 10 finish this season. The Augusta, Ga. native was named Second Team All-SEC for her performance.

"We set our sights on Top five finish and for the fourth-straight year we did that," MSU coach Houston Franks said. "Shannon was once again solid for us (today), she stuck to her game plan and ran a beautiful race."

Joining Fair in the Top 15 was freshman Lisa Oed, who ran a time of 20.45.5 to finish just outside the Top 10 in 11^th. Later in the day, Oed was named to the All-Freshman SEC team.

A pair of Bulldogs finished back-to-back giving MSU four in the 50. Sophomore Kristy Terp ran a time of 21:45.5 to place 42^nd and was immediately followed by Stephanie Peterson, who finished 43rd with a 21:47.2.

Emma Tucker ran a 22:22.7 to finish in 71^st. Katherine Badham finished 96^th with a 23:01.8 pushing the total number of Bulldogs in the Top 100 to six. Alex Wallace finished 113^th with a time of 23:37.8, followed by Carly Terp (23:58.3) in 117^th.

"I am really proud of Lisa, I thought she ran with a lot of grit and determination. As a team, I thought we did the same," Franks said. "We now have two weeks to prepare for regionals and once you get there anything can happen."

Arkansas swept the Championships with wins on the men's and women's sides.

MSU returns to action on Friday, Nov.10th at the NCAA South Regional Championships in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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SEC Championships Women's 6000m
1. Arkansas, 35
2. Georgia, 88
3. Ole Miss, 103
4. Missouri, 164
5. Mississippi State, 167
6. Kentucky, 170
7. Alabama, 171
8. Texas A&M, 181
9. Vanderbilt, 191
10. Tennessee, 231
11. Auburn, 241
12. South Carolina, 304
13. Florida, 366
14. LSU, 396

MSU Results
9. Shannon Fair, 20:42.0; 11. Lisa Oed, 20:45.5; 42. Kristy Terp, 21:45.5; 43. Stephanie Peterson, 21:47.2; 71. Emma Tucker, 22:22.7; 96. Katherine Badham, 23:01.8; 113. Alex Wallace, 23:37.8; 117. Carly Terp, 23.58.3; DNF. Audrey Honiotes