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Memphis Cross Country Teams Blaze Course at UALR
Sept. 27, 2008
Little Rock, Ark. - Memphis men's and women's cross country teams were in action Saturday, Sept 27 at the UALR Cross Country Invitational. The men's university division took place at 10:00 a.m. The Memphis men's team placed third in a field of seven teams in the 8k race and the Lady Tigers team ran a 5k race placing fifth in a field of seven shortly following at 11:20 a.m. Three athletes on the men's side for Memphis ran their personal best times. Joe Coneo Jr. registered a PR of 27:13.93 and Sam James ran a PR of 27:57.29. Newcomer Edwin Kipkorir was the first Tiger to cross the finish line clocking in at a PR time of 25:54.55 while notching a top-10 finish placing in sixth. "It was a really good day for the guys," said distance coach Toby Reep of the men's performance today. "We had three individuals who achieved PR's today. That was Joe (Coneo Jr.), Sam (James), and Edwin (Kipkorir). We're definitely continuing to make a lot of progress." The Lady Tigers cross country team also turned in an improved performance and landed in fifth place in today's team standings. "Our girls are still progressing and they learned a lot about racing today," said Reep of his women's cross country team. "We're still such a young group. We're learning about improving our strategy, pacing and we're continuing to progress in the right direction." The Memphis cross country teams have two weeks to prepare for their next meet, the Watson Ford Invitational on Oct 17. The meet is hosted by Mississippi College and will take place in Clinton, Miss. Memphis Men's Results Event 2 Men 8k Run CC Univ-College
======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 6 Kipkorir, Edwin SO Memphis 25:54.55 5 11 Chapman, Jacob SO Memphis 26:27.90 10 21 Coneo Jr., Joe SO Memphis 27:13.93 20 26 James, Sam SR Memphis 27:57.29 22 30 Hudson, Guy SO Memphis 28:41.89 26 37 Ekdahl, Jorgen SR Memphis 29:37.60 33
Men's Team Scores ======================================================================= Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9 ======================================================================= 1 Arkansas-Little Rock 32 2 4 7 8 11 13 15 Total Time: 2:10:15.23 Average: 26:03.05 2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 54 1 3 6 12 32 42 Total Time: 2:12:24.79 Average: 26:28.96 3 Memphis 83 5 10 20 22 26 33 Total Time: 2:16:15.57 Average: 27:15.12 4 Mississippi Valley 96 9 14 16 27 30 35 37 Total Time: 2:17:49.38 Average: 27:33.88 5 Harding B Team 123 19 21 24 28 31 Total Time: 2:20:52.28 Average: 28:10.46 6 Arkansas State 145 17 23 29 36 40 Total Time: 2:31:22.13 Average: 30:16.43 7 Ozarks (Ark.) 154 18 25 34 38 39 41 43 Total Time: 2:34:06.16 Average: 30:49.24
Memphis Women's Results Event 1 Women 5k Run CC Univ-College ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 12 Malinowski, Emily SR Memphis 20:04.89 12 18 Darden, Jasmine FR Memphis 20:44.78 18 23 Serna, Joslynne FR Memphis 21:56.45 22 28 Everhart, Lauren JR Memphis 22:23.60 27 38 Moore, Kristi JR Memphis 24:25.48 34
Women's Team Scores ======================================================================= Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9 ======================================================================= 1 Arkansas Tech 41 2 6 9 10 14 15 21 Total Time: 1:38:05.33 Average: 19:37.07 2 Arkpansas-Little Rock 50 1 4 8 17 20 28 Total Time: 1:38:15.35 Average: 19:39.07 3 Arkansas State 66 7 11 13 16 19 26 Total Time: 1:41:00.03 Average: 20:12.014 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 89 3 5 23 25 33 40 Total Time: 1:47:12.05 Average: 21:26.41 5 Memphis 113 12 18 22 27 34 Total Time: 1:49:35.20 Average: 21:55.04 6 Lyon 155 24 29 31 35 36 37 38 Total Time: 1:59:22.32 Average: 23:52.47 7 Ozarks (Ark.) 184 30 32 39 41 42 43 Total Time: 2:29:09.53 Average: 29:49.91
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