Next Up: XC to Compete at Watson Ford Invitational
Oct 6, 2010 | Cross Country
Oct. 6, 2010
Conference USA Weekly Update (PDF) | Season Statistics (PDF)
Junior J. Gretschel (Video) | Junior M. Mainguy (Video)
10/8/2010
Tulane Green Wave at Watson Ford Invitational
Start Times: 4:30 p.m. (Women), 5:15 p.m. (Men)
Location: Clinton, Miss. (Choctaw Trails)
A Look at the Men's Squad
Mike Mainguy led the Green Wave in their last competition at LSU, placing 27th overall in the field of 81 runners. The junior covered the 8K course in 28:35.88, but was the team's top runner for the fisrt time in three seasons. Mainguy outdid all other Tulane runners at the 2008 Conference USA Championships as a freshman.
Max Miller was the second Green Wave finisher for the sixth straight meet, dating back to the October 3 of last season at the Gulf Coast Stamped. Miller, a junior from Katy, Texas, finished 29th overall and has been one of the steadiest competitors for second year head coach Eric Peterson.
Mainguy was the third different runner to lead the team this season, as Brian Lozes was the lead runner in the opener at Georgia and Jordan Vance took the top spot at the Crimson Classic. The Olive and Blue placed tenth out of 17 teams at the 2009 Watson Ford Invitational and look to continue the trend of improvement from the LSU meet.
A Look at the Women's Squad
Julia Whitrock was the team's second individual champion in as many seasons when she captured the LSU Invitational on Sept. 25. The junior posted a career-best time of 20:53.40 and earned Conference USA Runner of the Week for the first time in her career.
Rebecca Coady was the last Tulane runner to capture an individual crown (La. Tech Invitational, 2009) and second runner to finish for Tulane at the LSU Invitational. The senior placed eighth overall in a time of 21:29.09 to set a new PR. The Olive and Blue saw their biggest career improvement from senior Peggy Keplinger, who dropped nearly four-minutes off her previous career best with a 23:26.48 time on the 6K course.
The top five runners stayed the same for the Tulane for the third straight meet, with Whitrock, Coady and Katherine Crabtree claiming the top three spots in the last two meets. Johanna Gretschel was the #3 runner in the Green Wave's opening meet, was fifth at the Crimson Classic and was the fourth finisher last weekend. Sophomore Emmi Aguillard was the fifth finisher at the Georgia Invitational, placed fourth in Tuscaloosa and was the #5 finisher at LSU.
The fifth weekly rankings were released by the United State Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association have the Green Wave holding steady in the 14th position in the South Central Region.
--TulaneGreenWave.com--Players Mentioned
