CHAPLIN, S.C. --- The Tusculum College men's
cross country team finished fifth and the women seventh at the 2008
Food Lion South Atlantic Conference championship Saturday morning
at Crooked Creek Park.
Leading the charge for the Tusculum men was sophomore Simon
Holzapfel, who finished second with a time of 26:26 on the muddy 8K
course, eight seconds behind SAC Runner of the Year Jayce Watson of
Wingate (26:18). The runner-up showing by Holzapfel is the best
finish ever by a TC men's harrier in the SAC Championship meet.
Mars Hill captured their 12th straight SAC team championship as
its top five runners finished in the top for the Lions 31 total
points. Wingate finished second with 50 points, followed by
Lenoir-Rhyne (84), Lincoln Memorial (119), Tusculum (123),
Carson-Newman (138), Newberry (195) and Brevard (208).
The top seven finishers earned All-SAC First Team honors, while
the next seven were named to the Second Team. Joining Watson and
Holzapfel on the All-Conference First Team are: Jake Maidens
(Lenoir-Rhyne), Justin Baker (Mars Hill), Trey McCain (Mars Hill),
Joel Barnett (Mars Hill) and Will Mikolajczak (Mars Hill).
The All-SAC Second Team consists of: David Sanctis (Wingate),
Aaron Thomas (Mars Hill), Doug Coats (Wingate), Josh Corbin (Mars
Hill), Tesfom Mehari (Wingate), Derrick Lindsay (Lincoln Memorial)
and Sean Crawford (Tusculum).
Maidens, who was third overall, was named the SAC Freshman of the
Year, while Tusculum's Sean Crawford earned also earned a spot on
the SAC All-Freshman Team.
TC rookie Elvis Machado finished 31st with a time of 29:09, while
Will Jusino finished 40th with a personal best time of 29:56. Matt
Ross placed 57th with a time of 32:59, while Ben Hale tallied a
time of 34:20 to finish 64th.
In the women's race, Tusculum senior Alicja Dembna earned All-SAC
Second Team honors for a second straight year as she finished ninth
with a time of 20:20 on the 5K course.
Lenoir-Rhyne captured the women's title with 32 total points,
followed by Wingate (63), Carson-Newman (88), Catawba (92), Mars
Hill (113), Newberry (175) and Tusculum (178). Brevard and Lincoln
Memorial did not score.
Carson-Newman's Aubrey Morris earned SAC Women's Runner of the
Year honors as she covered the course in a time of 18:35. She
finished 39 seconds ahead of Kate Griewisch, of Lenoir-Rhyne.
Joining Morris and Griewisch on the All-SAC First Team are: Alycia
Andrade (Brevard), Gennilee Eisenmann (Lenoir-Rhyne), Olivia Jacobs
(Catawba), Amber Hines (Wingate) and Tiffany Payne (Lenoir-Rhyne).
Joining Dembna on the All-SAC Second Team are: Angela Woodward
(Mars Hill), Jackie Thompson (Catawba), Alyssa Lowe (Lenoir-Rhyne),
Bekah Peeler (Lenoir-Rhyne), Mary-Kathryn Preble (Wingate) and
Ashley Condrey (Wingate).
In the women's meet for Tusculum, Katie Shelton finished 55th
while running with a leg injury. Kelsey Longwell placed 57th with a
time of 26:48, while Estafania Chavez (30:13) and Karen Henniger
(30:14) finished 64th and 65th, respectively.
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Men's Final Team Results
Pl. Team Pts.
1 Mars Hill 31
2 Wingate 50
3 Lenoir Rhyne 84
4 Lincoln Memorial 119
5 TUSCULUM 123
6 Carson-Newman 138
7 Newberry 195
8 Brevard 208
Catawba DNS
Tusculum Individual Results
Pl. Runner Time
2 Simon Holzapfel 26:26
14 Sean Crawford 27:53
31 Elvis Machado 29:09
40 Will Jusino 29:56
57 Matt Ross 32:59
64 Ben Hale 34:20
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