October 9, 2009
MOUNT OLIVE, NC — Both Barton cross country teams finished sixth of seven teams on Friday in the Mount Olive College Cross Country Invitational.
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke seized both the team titles. The women won the 5-kilometer race easily with 28 points, followed by Belmont Abbey with 52 and St. Andrews Presbyterian College with 81 points. Barton logged 155 points. UNCP prevailed in the men's 8K race with 39 points, followed by Mount Olive and SAPC at 61. Barton had 190 points.
The women's champ was Emily Boggs of Belmont Abbey in 20 minutes, six seconds, which was 46 seconds better than the runner-up. Doug Holt of SAPC won the men's race in 27:01, which was 16 seconds ahead of second place.
Sammy Serem paced the Barton men with a 29th-place finish in 27:01. Chris Free (31:53, 30th), Chris Mizelle (34:05, 38th), Chris Lassiter (38:26, 45th) and Hunter Newcombe (44:03, 48th) completed the Barton scoring.
The Barton women's team was missing its top runner, Alexa Tovella, who is injured, but Brittany Cowan stepped up to finish 19th overall in 24:27. Saybah Reed (26:50, 27th), Chrisy Bofill (26:51, 28th), Cynthia Burroughs (31:55, 40th), Jessica Hutcherson (32:19, 41st) and Helen Urie (34:37, 42nd) rounded out the Barton contingent.
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September 21, 2009
CARY, NC — Freshmen Alexa Tovella (Bartlett, IL) and Sammy Serem (Nindi Hills, Kenya) each turned in solid runs Friday to pace the Barton College cross country teams in the 2009 Reebok Wolfpack Invitational at WakeMed Soccer Park.
Tovella covered the 5-kilometer course in 21 minutes, 47 seconds to finish 22nd overall. Brittany Cowan was 34th in 24:02 and Saybah Reed came in 39th in 24:43. Alona Lawson (27:11, 51st), Amber Fletcher (27:36, 53rd), Cynthia Burroughs (30:20, 57th) and Jessica Hutcherson (32:22, 60th) also competed for the Lady Bulldogs, who finished 7th out of 10 teams.
The University of Maryland won the women's race with 24 points, followed by host N.C. State with 38 and North Carolina A&T with 80. Brittany Tensley of the University of North Carolina captured the individual title in 17:30.
In the men's race, Serem covered the 5K course in 17:41, good for 24th place. Chris Mizzelle was 35th in 19:19 and Phillip Averre placed 41st in 21:10. Also running for the Bulldogs were Hunter Newcomb (21:55, 44th) and Chris Lassiter (21:56, 45th).
Barton, coached by Sheryl Neff, finished with 174 points, which was 7th of eight competing colleges. N.C. State rolled to the men's title with 24 points by placing five runners in the top eight spots. Ryan Hill of NCSU, who was running unattached, set the course record at 14:35, edging Maryland's Greg Kelsey by five seconds.
The Barton cross country teams are back in action this Saturday at Hagan-Stone Park in Greensboro.
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September 12, 2009
Wingate, N.C.—-The Anderson (S.C.) University cross country teams swept the team titles at the 2009 Wingate University Invitational Saturday morning at the Wingate University cross country facility. The Trojans topped host Wingate by 18 points to win the women's crown, with the Barton women finishing sevneth out of 10 teams. In the men's event, Anderson edged Wingate by a mere two points. Barton fielded just three runners because of injuries, thus did not earn a team score.
The race serves as the pre-regional meet for the 2009 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional that will be hosted by Wingate on Nov. 7.
Women's 6K
Anderson had four runners in the top 10, led by sophomore Whitney Bishoff with her event-winning 6K time of 24:07. Bishoff has good memories of the Wingate course, as she qualified for the NCAA national meet with a third-place finish at the 2008 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional (23:15 6K time).
Bishoff was not a one-woman show, as juniors Lynne Flint (second-place, 25:28) and Chelsea Rogers (eighth, 26:16) and freshman Emily Eckroth (ninth, 26:24) secured spots in the top 10. Freshman Isabel Berry (21st, 28:19) completed the scoring for the AU Trojans.
Wingate senior Brittany Vish (Raleigh, N.C.) made her cross country debut one to remember, as the Sanderson High School product finished fourth with a time of 25:31. The Bulldogs placed five runners in the top 16 to secure second place on the team charts.
On the team leaderboard, Pfeiffer University (81 points), USC Aiken (101) and Catawba College (110) rounded out the top five. Pfeiffer freshman Lindsey Phillips led the Falcons, finishing third with a time of 25:28. USC Aiken had two runners in the top seven. Junior Nicole Maitland led the USCA Pacers with a fifth-place finish (25:39). Catawba senior Maleah Cole paced the Catawba Indians, placing sixth with a 25:47 time.
Barton was paced by freshman Alexa Tovella (Bartlett, IL), who finished 18th in the 71-runner field in a time of 28 minutes. Sophomore Brittany Cowan (Chesterfield, VA) was Barton's second-best runner on the day, clocking in at 31:24 for 41st. Freshman Chrisy Bofill (Raleigh, NC) was 47th in 32:00, freshman Sandy Dickerson took 53rd in33:02; junior Alona Lawson (Ellicott City, MD) was 62nd in 34:33; and senior Amber Fletcher (Navarre, FL) placed 66th in 36:34.
"Alexa was flying around there today," Barton head coach Sheryl Neff said. "She ran well…and she can go faster. She was running on a sore foot. Brittany also had a nice run for us. I thought they all ran well. We beat three teams, so that was a good start. We are looking good…and getting better."
Men's 8K
Anderson had five runners finish in the top 15 to edge Wingate for the team title. Tusculum's ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® Simon Holzapfel won the men's 8K race with a time of 26:38. The Pioneer junior outdistanced his nearest competitor by a whopping 50 seconds.
Senior Alex Jordan led the AU Trojans, claiming second place with a time of 27:28. Anderson freshman Matt Shaffer claimed seventh place with a time of 28:49. Other finishers for the Trojans include sophomore Jonathan Stephens (13th, 29:37) and freshmen Nigel Reynolds (14th, 29:39) and Alex Pena (15th, 29:43).
Two All-South Atlantic Conference runners led the host Bulldogs Saturday. Senior David Sanctis (Charlotte, N.C.) was sixth with an 8K time of 28:46. Senior Doug Coats (Durham, N.C.) was eighth with a 28:52 clocking. Wingate placed five runners in the top 17 Saturday.
On the team charts, Mount Olive College (72 points), Francis Marion University (123 points) and Pfeiffer University (125 points) claimed the third, fourth and fifth spots.
Sophomore James Maloney led the MOC Trojans with his fourth place finish (28:16). FMU senior Hillary Kiprop was third with a time of 28:16. Pfeiffer senior Matt Tyndall led the Falcons, placing fifth with a time of 28:20.
Freshman Chris Free (Virginia Beach) led Barton with a 36th place finish (out of 72) in 32:37. Teammate Chris Mizzel was close behind in 38th spot in 32:51 and sophomore Phillip Averre (Wake Forest, NC) placed 65th in 37:29.
"I was very pleased with Chris Free and Chris Mizzel for running in the 32s in their first big race at Barton. Phil made a huge improvement, so he was excited as well."
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August 28, 2009
MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. - Melissa Moore finished first out of 19 runners and Mount Olive had three of the top four finishers as the Trojans defeated Barton in a women's cross country dual meet Friday at Mount Olive College. The event marked the first-ever intercollegiate cross country event to take place on the MOC campus.
Mount Olive totaled 25 points, while Barton finished with 30 points. Points are based on where each team's top five finishers placed.
Moore ran the 5k course in a time of 21:24 to win by 45 seconds. Roccio Alvarado finished third with a time of 23:10, followed by Nikolette Lucas at 23:26. Caitlyn Pie finished eighth (25:24) and Megan Jones placed ninth (25:38) to complete Mount Olive's scoring.
Alexa Tovella of Barton finished second with a time of 22:05. The Bulldogs captured the fifth, sixth and seventh-place spots with Saybah Reed, Brittany Cowan and Chrissy Bofill, while Sandy Dickerson finished 10th.
First-year Mount Olive College President Dr. Philip Kerstetter fired the starting gun and the race started under a steady rain. The rain ended midway through the race, but cooled temperatures to the upper 70's.
Both Moore and Alvarado were excited to race on campus and in front of a home crowd.
"It was nice having people cheering us on as we ran," said Moore, a junior from Willard, N.C. "One team (women's soccer) even stopped practice to root us on. It makes you work harder."
"People walking on campus would stop and cheer us on," said Alvarado, a sophomore from Faison, N.C. "I enjoyed seeing a crowd. It really encourages you."
Friday's dual meet was the first of two cross country events to take place on the Mount Olive College campus. The Trojans play host to the Mount Olive Men's and Women's Cross Country Invitational October 9. The field is expected to include a number of Conference Carolinas teams.
"We had a couple of them who ran pretty well," Barton head coach Sheryl Neff said. "I could tell they were really nervous."
Neff also said that her top runners in both the men's and women's races lost some time when they got confused about course markings and directions.
Mount Olive is off until September 12 when the Trojans travel to Wingate, N.C., to compete in the Wingate University Invitational.
Mount Olive College Vs. Barton College
Individual Results
1 Melissa Moore MOC 21:24
2 Alexa Tovella BC 22:05
3 Rocio Alvarado MOC 23:10
4 Nikolette Lucas MOC 23:26
5 Saybah Reed BC 24:14
6 Brittany Cowan BC 25:03
7 Chrisy Bofill BC 25:09
8 Caitlyn Pye MOC 25:24
9 Megan Jones MOC 25:38
10 Sandy Dickerson BC 26:08
11 Carly Lavallee Unattached 27:15
12 Angela Bailey MOC 27:18
13 Deanna Ferrell BC 27:39
14 Alona Lawson BC 28:05
15 Ashley Sawyer MOC 28:50
16 Amber Fletcher BC 31:28
17 Cynthia Burroughs BC 31:37
18 Jessica Hutcherson BC 32:23
19 Helen Urie BC 32:50
Team Results
Place Team Place of Finishers Score
1 Mount Olive 1 3 4 8 9 25
2 Barton 2 5 6 7 10 30
Contributed by David Shulimson, Mount Olive SID
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August 25, 2009
High Point, NC — The Lees-McRae College women's cross country team looks to repeat as Conference Carolinas Champions, Southeast Region Champions and earn a bid to the NCAA National Meet in 2009. The Lady Bobcats have great expectations this fall after being tapped the favorites in the 2009 Women's Cross Country preseason coaches' poll.
For the Lady Bobcats to continue their success, it will ride on the shoulders of their seniors. The Lady Bobcat seniors Ashley May, April Harris, Dana Lindholm, Gina Valenti, Kira Shomaker and Carla Swart have finished in the top two of the conference in their three previous years and won the NCAA Southeast Region in the past two years. Newcomers are transfer Hannah Henderson, freshmen Lindsey Bush and Cinthi Lehner who will look to add the program's ninth conference title in 12 years.
"Coach Cason and I hope to give these seniors a year to remember and introduce our newcomers to the tradition we have created here in Banner Elk," Assistant Coach and Athletic Director Craig McPhail said.
Anderson University head cross country coach Randy Greer will be looking for a mix of veterans and gifted newcomers to help lead the way in 2009 as the Lady Trojans claim the second spot in the league preseason poll.
"Our team is going to have talent but we are going to be young," Greer said. "We have to get everyone in and see what they are capable of doing. We certainly have the talent to compete and there is a possibility that we could finish higher than we did last year, depending on the newcomers."
Whitney Bishoff returns to Anderson as the defending conference individual champion. With the title, Bishoff claimed both the Runner of the Year and Freshman of the Year awards in 2008. Her victory marked the fifth straight year that Anderson won the women's individual conference title. Bishoff went on to finish third in the NCAA Southeast Regional and recorded AU's best-ever finish (68th) at the NCAA Division II national meet.
Greer also will be looking for sophomore Kathryn Laird, juniors Chelsea Rogers and Lynne Flint and his freshmen to contribute immediately, "We have several freshmen coming in that are solid runners," he noted.
Converse College comes back this year aiming for a championship after a second place finish at the conference meet in 2008. Despite the loss of seniors Carrie Powell and Betsy Ruppert who finished 9th and 12th respectively in 2008, the Valkyries will spear into the season led by returning sophomores Brittany Hogue, Samantha Nicholson, and senior Carrie Jackson. Additionally, Converse has added two freshmen talents in Amy Bassett and Elizabeth High who bring new speed and power to the Valkyries' arsenal.
"I've never seen a team of talented young ladies work so closely together through every mile and every turn. The camaraderie and encouragement paired with the team's mature hard work ethic should carry us far this year," said head cross country coach Mike Coggins. "We've put together a good schedule and I'm excited to see if we can use our early meets to fine tune our racing and find a way to stay sharp throughout the season," said Coggins.
Queens finished fourth in the poll with St. Andrews fifth followed by Limestone, Pfeiffer, Coker, Erskine Mount Olive, Barton, and Belmont Abbey, respectively, rounding out the poll.
Conference Carolinas Women's Cross Country Pre-Season Poll
(# of First Place Votes in Parenthesis)
1. Lees-McRae (7) 116
2. Anderson (2) 102
3. Converse (1) 100
4. Queens (2) 90
5. St. Andrews 78
6. Limestone 77
7. Pfeiffer 57
8. Coker 49
9. Erskine 46
10. Mount Olive 31
11. Barton 25
12. Belmont Abbey 21
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November 9, 2008
WINGATE, NC - As has been the case all season, seniors Corey Winner and Gina Castro were the frontrunners for the Barton men and women, respectively, in the 2008 NCAA Southeast Regional Cross Country Championships on Saturday morning.
Winner covered the 10-kilometer course at Wingate University in 35 minutes, 10 seconds to place 40th of 140 runners. Queens University of Charlotte captured the team championship easily by putting all five of its runners among the top seven. Finishing 1-2-3 for the Royals were Oscar Ogwaro (30:54), Michael Crouch (31:07) and Futsum Mebrahtu (32:05). LMC notched 19 points, while Columbus State was a distant second with 87 points.
Barton did not have a team score in either race. Also running for the Bulldog men were Austin Higgins (129th in 42:24) and Charlie Healy (136th in 44:24).
Castro concluded her career with a time of 26:12 in the women's 6K race, good for 56th of 155. Allison Kreutzer of Clayton State made it 7-for-7 in individual wins with a scintillating run of 22:24, which was 39 seconds ahead of runner-up Ashley Morris of Carson Newman (23:03). The Conference Carolinas' top runner, Whitney Bischoff of Anderson (SC), took third in 23:15.
Conference Carolinas champ Lees-McRae won the women's regional title with 85 points, followed by Augusta State at 110 and Lenoir-Rhyne with 158. Carla Swart paced LMC at 23:54, good for sixth place.
Also competing for the Barton women were Christina Roberds (140th in 30:38), Brittany Cowan (143rd in 31:23) and Saybah Reed (145th in 31:41).
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October 18, 2008
DURHAM, NC - Barton College senior Corey Winner covered the 6-kilometer course at Forest Hills Park in 25 minutes, 23 seconds on Saturday to finish runner-up in the N.C. Central Eagles Cross Country Invitational.
James Kukat of NCCU won in 24:54, leading his teammates to 38 points and a 12-point win over N.C. A&T, the team runner-up.
Sophomore Austin Higgins (29:47) finished 28th, freshman Charlie Healy (29:57) took 31st and freshman Phillip Averre (33:42) was 38th to round out the Barton runners. The Bulldogs did not earn a team score since they fielded only four runners.
Senior Gina Castro (Newport, NC) finished 7th overall, and third among NCAA D-II runners, in the women's 5-k race.
Castro completed the 5-kilometer course in 20 minutes, 49 seconds. The winner was NCCU's Desinia Johnson in 19:51. Sisters Stephanie Rynas (20:42) and Samantha Rynas (20:47) of Pfeiffer University were the only D-II runner to beat Castro across the line.
Central won the meet with 25 points, followed by N.C. A&T with 55 and Barton with 96. Mount Olive only fielded four runners.
Other competitors for Barton were sophomore Christina Roberds (18th in 23:22), sophomore Brittany Cowan (22nd in 24:17), freshman Saybah Reed (24th in 25:06), freshman Michole Brown (25th in 25:27), freshman Candy Capps (28th in 26:34), freshman Alona Lawson (33rd in 30:51) and freshman Brandi Fowler (34th in 32:04). Brown and Capps ran at Fike and Hunt, respectively.
Barton will compete in the Conference Carolinas Cross Country Championships next Saturday at Belmont Abbey College.
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August 26, 2008
THOMASVILLE, NC — Lees-McRae College has been picked No. 1 in the Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll while Barton, which features six newcomers, was picked in a tie for 11th.
After a breakout year, where the Lees-McRae Bobcats won their seventh conference title in ten years and won the NCAA Southeast Region title, they are looking for a repeat performance.
"We know what we are capable of doing, now going out each day and proving is our task," said Coach Craig McPhail. "We are a year stronger, mature, and mentally prepared for the challenges ahead, so I am excited about our chances." All-Conference performers Ashley May, Dana Lindholm, Carla Swart, April Harris, Demarea Colson, along with Gina Valenti give the Bobcats a solid six and they will need Jenny Hurd, Karyn Bragman and newcomer Kira Shoemaker to help get back to the 2007 accolades they received. "We will have our work cut out for us as everyone will want to come after us, so we'll be ready for anything," McPhail said.Anderson University head cross country coach Randy Greer believes his team can also challenge for a region championship in 2008, as the Trojans finish second in the league preseason poll. "Our women's team will be five strong," Greer said. "We will have to see where everybody is health-wise. I hope we have an injury-free season. I really think we've got a team that can compete for a conference and region title if everyone is healthy. The Anderson women survived several injuries and a lack of depth last season to finish second in Conference Carolinas and eighth in the region. Gone is Jennifer Hitt, who won her fourth straight Conference Carolinas individual title in '08 but leading the way will be Diana Willard who qualified for her second trip to the NCAA Division II meet last fall. Willard recorded four top-four finishes last season.
"Diana had her best year last year," Greer said. "She ran her best time in cross country and finished second in the region. She is probably the favorite to win the region this year. She has a bright senior year ahead of her if she trains smart. She has experience. It's her time."
Also returning are Chelsea Rogers, Ashley McClellion, and Ashley Blome. "Our top five will be real solid," Greer said. "As long as they're all running and ready to go, I think we will be able to compete just about everywhere we go this year."
The Converse College Valkyries' cross country team is charging up for what is anticipated to be one of the best seasons in the program's history. Last year, Converse surprised the conference with a fourth-place league finish after being picked eighth in the ‘07 preseason coaches' poll. This year the team is picked third.
Seniors Carrie Powell and Betsy Ruppert will lead the team's returning runners. Coach Mike Coggins, who just joined the Valkyrie staff earlier this year, is accompanied by five new athletes. "We've added some new talent to our team and I can't wait to see what this team can accomplish. I expect to see them do well and I'm sure that our new additions will only improve our performance this season," said head coach Mike Coggins.
Conference Carolinas Women's Cross Country Pre-Season Poll
(# of First Place Votes in Parenthesis)
1. Lees-McRae (10) 119
2. Anderson (1) 110
3. Converse (1) 84
4. St. Andrews 83
5. Pfeiffer 80
6. Queens 75
7. Limestone 67
8. Coker 53
9. Erskine 44
10. Belmont Abbey 31
T-11. Barton 23
T-11. Mount Olive 23
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