Tusculum College junior David Cooper earned All-Region honors
for the second straight year as the Pioneers competed at the NCAA
Division II Southeast Region Men's and Women's Cross County
Championship meet Saturday morning at McAlpine Creek Park, hosted
by Queens University of Charlotte.
Cooper finished 24th in the men's 10-kilometer meet with a time of
32:41.4 to gain All-Region status. He was in 37th place after 3.6
kilometers and moved up to 29th place at the 7-kilometer mark.
Cooper ran the final three kilometers in just over 10 minutes to
climb five more spots into 24th place, just inside the top-25
threshold to claim All-Region status. Cooper's finish was
fourth-best among the South Atlantic Conference entrants in the
field.
In the Women's race, freshman Samantha Johns crossed the line 57th
overall in the 6-kilometer race to help the Pioneers to a
29th-place finish. Johns finished 14th among all freshmen in the
race with a time of 24:12.9. She ran in the top 60 throughout the
race and ranked 14th among South Atlantic Conference competitors in
the field.
Other finishers for the Pioneers were sophomore Maggie Bernabei,
who was 132nd overall with a time of 26:11.8, sophomore Paige Bible
who was clocked in 28:21.2 for 176th place and senior Kim Brown who
was one spot behind Bible in 177th place at 28:21.7.
Junior Ashley Gregg was the fifth and final scorer for the
Pioneers, posting a time of 28:42.1 for 185th place. Sophomore
Allison Hall crossed the line in 191st place in 29:46.6 and junior
Lakesa Hendrix was clocked in 31:37.9 for 205th place in the
field.
Joining Cooper in the men's race for the Pioneers was sophomore
Lawson Burrow, who finished 119th overall with a time of
35:52.6.
Mount Olive won the men's team championship with 53 points,
including individual champion Dylan Lafond, followed by King with
102 points and GRU Augusta with 104 points. Mars Hill was fourth
with 110 points and Columbus State finished fifth with 170
points.
Wingate claimed the Women's regional title with 75 points, followed
by Flagler with 107 points and Columbus State with 130 points.
Hannah Witt of King won the individual championship with a
wire-to-wire victory by a margin of nearly 26 seconds.
2013 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Cross Country Championships
at McAlpine Creek Park, Charlotte, N.C.
Men's Team Results
Pl. Team Pts.
1 Mount Olive 53
2 King 102
3 GRU Augusta 104
4 Mars Hill 110
5 Columbus State 170
6 Flagler 208
7 UNC Pembroke 261
8 Georgia College 291
9 Queens 309
10 Lenoir-Rhyne 353
11 Montevallo 367
12 Armstrong Atlantic 374
13 Lincoln Memorial 375
14 Wingate 380
15 North Greenville 381
16 Brevard 382
17 Anderson 395
18 Belmont Abbey 458
19 Pfeiffer 473
20 Clayton State 475
21 Limestone 518
22 Lees-McRae 576
23 Newberry 626
24 Carson-Newman 638
25 Barton 697
26 Erskine 726
27 Catawba 731
28 Coker 775
-- TUSCULUM DNF
Tusculum Individual Results
Pl Runner Time
24 David Cooper 32:41.4
119 Lawson Burrow 35:52.6
Women's Team Results
Pl. Team Pts.
1 Wingate 75
2 Flagler 107
3 Columbus State 130
4 Clayton State 147
5 UNC Pembroke 170
6 King 174
7 North Georgia 246
8 Montevallo 267
9 Queens 282
10 Georgia College 309
11 Mars Hill 313
12 Mount Olive 346
13 North Greenville 397
14 Anderson 399
15 GRU Augusta 434
16 Barton 460
17 Converse 467
18 Belmont Abbey 487
19 Lincoln Memorial 565
20 Brevard 597
21 Pfeiffer 603
22 Georgia Southwestern 619
23 Francis Marion 626
24 Erskine 656
25 USC Aiken 685
26 Catawba 686
27 Limestone 687
28 Lenoir-Rhyne 710
29 TUSCULUM 718
30 Coker 792
31 Carson-Newman 799
-- Newberry DNF
-- Lees-McRae DNF
Tusculum Individual Results
Pl Runner Time
57 Samantha Johns 24:12.9
132 Maggie Bernabei 26:11.8
176 Paige Bible 28:21.2
177 Kim Brown 28:21.7
185 Ashley Gregg 28:42.1
195 Allison Hall 29:46.6
205 Lakesa Hendrix 31:37.9
