Lumberjacks Finish 7th at OSU
10/5/2002 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Oct. 5, 2002
STILLWATER, Okla. - The Stephen F. Austin men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Cowboy Jamboree Saturday in Stillwater, Okla. The Lumberjacks scored 235 points to finish the race seventh. The Ladyjacks recorded a ninth-place team finish.
Nathan Flores who finished ninth overall with a time of 24:43 paced the Lumberjacks. Justin Meier was the second Lumberjack to cross the line. Meier finished the race with a time of 25:47, placing 47th overall. Only 14 seconds behind Meier, was Jason Thompson, who crossed the line 58th. Lumberjack rookie Marc Farris was only a second back of Thompson (26:02) to finish 59th. Amlesom Teklai finished the race 62nd with his time of 26:12.
The Ladyjacks ran three athletes Saturday, led by junior Ana Rodriguez's 19th-place finish (18:32). Emily Hufstedler was the second Ladyjack to cross the finish line with a time of 19:23. Her time was good enough for 52nd overall. Ladyjack rookie Kathryn Scarborough finish 71st overall, with a time of 19:41. Jessica Partin was only six seconds off Scarborough pace. Hollie Counts was the fifth Ladyjack to cross the finish line (20:04), while Vicky Jannise crossed the finish line with a time of 21:04.
"This the best race the women's team has ran since I've been here," said SFA distance coach Alex Gibby. "Ana Rodriguez and Emily Hufstedler ran tremendous races. We had four ladies that ran with Texas-Arlington's number two runner and UTA is the two-time defending Southland Conference champion. Both our men and women's teams ran solid races today. The men ran a solid early season race. Our top three guys showed some rust. We need to tighten up some or our gaps but we will have a better idea where we stand after the Auburn Invite in two weeks."
The SFA cross country teams return to action Saturday Oct. 19th, at the Auburn Invite in Auburn, Ala.
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