The Tusculum College men's and Women's cross country teams
competed against a field consisting entirely of members of the
Division I Big South Conference when they ran Saturday morning at
the VMI Invitational.
The meet was held at the Vista Links Golf Course just outside
Lexington, and the Pioneer men finished ninth and the women 10th at
the invitational, which serves as the preview meet for the Big
South Championships on Nov. 2.
For the men, junior David Cooper was the top finisher as he took
58th place with a time of 30:02.85 across the 8-kilometer course.
Junior Zachary Simpson claimed 69th place in 31:24.06, followed by
sophomore Lawson Burrow in 75th place at 32:24.80.
Freshman Cory Ramsey was 78th in 35:24.37, with fellow sophomore
Isaac Ringley the final scorer for the Pioneers with a time of
39:02.47, good for 79th place in the standings.
The Pioneer women were paced by freshman Samantha Johns, who was
timed at 21:08.40 for the 5-kilometer race and claimed 51st place
in her first collegiate run. Sophomore Maggie Bernabei was 72nd in
22:36.36, with sophomore Paige Bible in 87th place at 24:56.94.
The final point scorers for the Pioneers were junior Ashley Gregg,
whose time of 25:41.87 was 89th overall, and senior Kim Brown who
was 90th in 26:19.54.
The men's meet saw Liberty claim the top four individual finishers
and earn the team title with 19 points, followed by High Point (51)
and Campbell (93). Fourth place was VMI at 115 points, with the
rest of the field consisting of Coastal Carolina (121), Radford
(180), UNC Asheville (187), Longwood (197) and the Pioneers (280).
Caleb Edmonds of Liberty was the men's individual race winner in a
time of 26:12.77.
In the Women's competition, Coastal Carolina won the team
championship with 43 points, ahead of Liberty (53) and High Point
(63). Campbell was fourth at 94 points, followed by UNC Asheville
(139), VMI (174), Radford (182), Charleston Southern (213),
Longwood (278) and the Pioneers (300). Letitia Saayman of Coastal
Carolina was the individual winner with a time of 18:18.
Tusculum will be off next weekend before returning to action on
Saturday, Oct. 5 at the Greater Louisville Classic.
Men's Team Results
Pl. Team Pts
1 Liberty 19
2 High Point 51
3 Campbell 93
4 VMI 115
5 Coastal Carolina 121
6 Radford 180
7 UNC Asheville 187
8 Longwood 197
9 TUSCULUM 280
Tusculum Men's Individual Times
Pl. Runner Time
58 David Cooper 30:02.85
69 Zachary Simpson 31:24.06
75 Lawson Burrow 32:24.80
78 Cory Ramsey 35:24.37
79 Isaac Ringley 39:02.47
80 James Clay 44:41.71
Women's Team Results
Pl. Team Pts
1 Coastal Carolina 43
2 Liberty 53
3 High Point 63
4 Campbell 94
5 UNC Asheville 139
6 VMI 174
7 Radford 182
8 Charleston Southern 213
9 Longwood 278
10 TUSCULUM 300
Tusculum Women's Individual Times
Pl. Runner Time
51 Samantha Johns 21:08.40
72 Maggie Bernabei 22:36.36
87 Paige Bible 24:56.94
89 Ashley Gregg 25:41.87
90 Kim Brown 26:19.54
91 Allison Hall 27:08.86
92 Lakesa Hendrix 27:30.04
