Posted: Nov 22, 2014
MONTEVALLO, Ala. --- The Tusculum College men's and women's
cross country teams wrapped-up its 2014 campaigns on Saturday at
the NCAA Southeast Regional's in Montevallo, Alabama.
Senior David Cooper was the Pioneers' top finisher on the
men's side with a time of 33:53.07 on the 10,000-meter course for a
28th place finish, just a few spots away from his
second-consecutive All-Region honors. Overall TC's men finished
21st.
Sophomore Samantha Vogt was the Pioneers top finisher in the
women's event with her time of 25:08.86 on the 6,000-meter course
that earned her 82nd place honors.
Tusculum's second finisher on the men's side was junior Lawson
Burrow who turned-in a time of 36:46.74, while freshman Jacob
Cutshall ran his first collegiate 10k in 36:59.81 as the Pioneers'
third finisher. Senior Zachary Simpson recorded a time of 37:16.80
to become TC fourth scorer in his last collegiate meet.
TC's final scorer was junior Erick Koskey who ran a 38:12.38
in his first NCAA event as a Pioneer. The final Pioneer runners to
cross the line were sophomore Cory Ramsey and freshman Gray Deanda.
Ramsey recorded a time of 40:19.74 while Deanda was just a few
seconds back with a time of 40:21.15. It was both harriers' first
career NCAA event as well.
On the women's side, four runners made their returns to the
NCAA Regional's on Saturday. In addition to Vogt, junior Paige
Bible posted a time of 28:26.33, while senior Ashley Gregg
concluded her collegiate career with a time of 28:52.13. TC's final
runner was junior Allison Hall who turned in a time of
30:48.31.