MSU Women Finish Seventh At NCAA Regionals

Friday, November 10

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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Mississippi State

NCAA South Regional Championships

Fair led the MSU Women to a Top 10 finish at Regionals.

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MSU Women Finish Seventh At NCAA Regionals

November 10, 2017 | Cross Country

Final Stats

Tuscaloosa, Ala. — On a brisk morning, the Mississippi State women's cross country team fought it's way to a seventh-place finish with 236 total points in the NCAA South Regional, while the Bulldog men finished 17th with 432 points.

"Obviously, we would like one more race, but I'm still proud of our year considering all the youth we had," MSU coach Houston Franks said. "I thought our approach today was great, and no one left anything on the course. I do like what the future holds, and I know our newcomers learned a lot and have something to build off."

The women were led by All-Region selections Shannon Fair and Lisa Oed. Fair, a junior, ran 20:21.6 to finish 11^th. Oed, a freshman, finished with a 20:40.6 to place 23^rd.

Joining Fair and Oed in the Top 50 was Stephanie Peterson at 44th with a time of 21:11.7. Kristy Terp roundend out the Bulldog quartet in the Top 100 with her 62^nd-place finish and time of 21:23.9.

Emma Tucker ran a 22:04.2 to finish 109^th. Katherine Badham placed 113^th with a time of 22:09.3.

Audrey Honiotes ran a 22:21.9 to finish in 124th positon.

"We competed against some of the best teams in the country and to place in the Top 10 is an accomplishment," Franks said. "We've set the bar high, and I love the competitiveness we showed this year and the disappointment we have because we didn't advance."

Stephan Jones placed the Bulldogs on the men's side with a 43^rd-place finish and a time off 32:11.2. JT Mackay made it two MSU runners in the Top 100 with his 81st place finish. Mackay ran time of 33:01.1.

John Dalton Rohr (33:31.2) led the next wave of Bulldogs finishing 102^nd, followed by Aaron Phelps (33:39.9) in 109^th and Ben Craw (34:18.2) in 128^th.

Zach Weaver finished 136th with a time of 34:39.5, followed by Luke Zacharias (35:20.7) in 149^th.

Ole Miss took the Regional title on the women's side, Middle Tennessee State took home men's title.

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NCAA South Regional Women's 6000m
1. Ole Miss, 59
2. Georgia, 73
3. Samford, 94
4. Florida State, 129
5. Georgia Tech, 186
6. Auburn, 199
7. Mississippi State, 236
8. Vanderbilt, 236
9. Alabama, 248
10.Tennessee, 303
11. Jacksonville, 362
12. Southern Mississippi, 370
13. North Florida, 375
14. Belmont, 381
15. UAB, 390
16. Lipscomb, 424
17. Tennessee-Martin, 449
18. East Tennessee State, 466
19. South Alabama, 503
20. Chattanooga, 605
21. Georgia State, 610
22. Florida, 644
23. Miami, 654
24. FIU, 678
25. Georgia Southern, 702
26. Florida Atlantic, 755
27. UCF, 772
28. Mercer, 776
29. South Florida, 781
30. Alabama State, 789
31. Mississippi Valley, 895

MSU Women's Results
11. Shannon Fair, 20:21.6; 23. Lisa Oed, 20:40.6; 44. Stephanie Peterson, 21:11.7; 62. Kristy Terp, 21:23.9: 109. Emma Tucker, 22:04.2; 113. Katherine Badham, 22:09.3; 124. Audrey Honiotes, 22:21.8

NCAA South Regional men's 10000m
1. Middle Tennessee State, 71
2. Ole Miss, 76
3. Alabama, 95
4. Florida State, 128
5. Tennessee, 165
6. Lipscomb, 189
7. Auburn, 199
8. North Florida, 239
9. Georgia, 242
10. Samford, 253
11. Belmont, 262
12. Georgia Tech, 308
13. Tennessee-Martin, 319
14, East Tennessee State, 332
15. Florida, 395
16. Miami, 426
17. Mississippi State, 432
18. South Alabama, 475
19. Vanderbilt, 495
20. Chattanooga, 522
21. Troy, 525
22. Austin Peay, 572
23. South Florida, 598
24. Florida Atlantic, 718

MSU Men's Results
43. Stephen Jones, 32:11.2; 81. JT Mackay, 33:01.6; 102. John Dalton Rohr, 33:31.2; 109. Aaron Phelps, 33:39.9: 128. Ben Craw, 34:18.2; 136. Zach Weaver, 34:39.5; 149. Luke Zacharias, 35:20.7;