Men Take Fifth, Women Ninth At A-Sun Championship
October 27, 2007 | Cross Country
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Gardner-Webb men's cross country team was paced by all-conference performer Lucas McAneney Saturday afternoon en route to a fifth-place finish at the A-Sun meet. The women were led by Abby Callahan and took ninth, despite multiple injuries to the squad.
McAneney edged out Belmont sophomore Ben McGlothin for 10th place at the meet, earning all-conference honors. Only the top 10 finishers earn all-conference status. McAneney finished the 8k course in 26:12 with McGlothin crossing the line in 26:13.
Senior Joshua Hudson nearly captured all-conference accolades with his 13th-place finish. Hudson garnered a time of 26:23, which was a 5:19 mile pace throughout the course.
Fellow fourth-year competitor Alex Nimmo was 25th in the standings after finishing in 27:06. Not too far behind him was junior Tim Israel, who placed 36th. Israel crossed the line in 27:44.
Fellow juniors Charlie Steinke and Justin Keziah were 59th and 62nd, respectively. Steinke crossed in 28:57 while Keziah recorded a time of 29:05.
Erin Goodrum was the last GWU competitor to finish, but did so in a solid time. Goodrum placed 77th with a time of 31:09, running the mile in a 6:16 clip.
On the women's side, Callahan wasn't too far off of earning all-conference honors. She placed 16th with a time of 19:34 for the 5k race.
Despite not having Laura Scott due to an injury, GWU's women's team stepped up and ran rather well. Bree Tharpe took 36th after finishing the race in 20:17. Fellow junior Carrie Minard was 53rd in a time of 20:55.
Rookie Diana Palka, who crossed the line in 21:25, took 61st place. Just four spots behind her was three-sport athlete Beth Long. Long recorded a time of 21:43 for the competition.
Junior Allye Littrell garnered a time of 22:04, good enough for 69th. Fellow third-year runner Rebecca Silleman took 72nd with a time of 22:23.
Freshman Meredith Trexler crossed the line for head coach Brian Baker's group in 23:11, which was good enough for 79th.
The Bulldogs will look to get plenty of rest and get healthy
before competing in the Southeast Regional on Nov. 10 in Lexington,
Ky.
