Tulane University
Alabama Crimson Classic
XC Wraps Up Regular Season at Alabama Crimson Classic
Oct 17, 2014 | Cross Country
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - In what was ultimately their final competition before the championship portion of the season in two weekends, the Tulane cross country program took to Harry Pritchett Running Course for the Alabama Crimson Classic on Friday evening, with freshman Lauren Bartels leading the pack of Green Wave women, and redshirt junior Mark Manion pacing the men's squad.
The competition was strong in Tuscaloosa, with 30-plus teams competing in the women's 5K and the men's 8K that followed. On the day, the Green Wave women's squad finished in the middle of the pack by placing 18th with a total of 473 points. The men placed 22nd with 564 points.
With the freshmen Moses Aloiloi and Emma Newton sitting out from the competition in order to train through the weekend for the upcoming championship meets, Bartels and Manion were tasked with leading their respective teams into the weekend. Bartels posted a time of 18:22.82 to place 47th on the day, while Manion's time of 26:39.59 was good for 80th place on the evening.
After Bartels, another freshman in Emily-Kathryn Hoey crossed the finish line for the Green Wave, as the native of Diamond Bar, California, notched a time of 19:08.37. The two veterans on the squad in junior Mikayla Sonneborn and sophomore Katharine Smiley were next to finish with respective times of 19:34.64 and 19:37.50.
A trio of freshman in Erika Chelales, Madeline Held and Jennifer LaMori wrapped up the race for the women's team with times of 19:38.05, 20:43.28 and 21:16.63, respectively.
Following Manion's completion of the course, sophomore Chris Lowery wrapped up the competition for the Green Wave with a time of 26:50.82. Junior Jack White (26:50.82) and senior Geoff Zelek (27:52.45), while freshman Charlie Frishberg finished his first collegiate 8K meet with a time of 28:49.58. Junior Nicholas Meloro also raced for Tulane on the day, posting a time of 29:09.86.
The Green Wave will return to New Orleans to train for the next week-and-a-half before heading up to Tulsa for The American Athletic Conference Championship on Oct. 31. Following that meet, the Green Wave will look to continue their season at the NCAA South Central Regional in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Nov. 14 and the NCAA National Championship in Terre Haute, Indiana on Nov. 22.
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Women's Team Results
1. Alabama, 68 points
2. Georgia Tech, 116
3. Auburn, 130
4. Mississippi State, 164
5. Stephen F. Austin, 170
6. North Florida, 181
7. Clemson, 203
8. South Carolina, 245
9. LSU, 304
10. Southern Miss, 310
11. UAB, 341
12. Sam Houston State, 366
13. Tennessee, 369
14. UTSA, 384
15. Samford, 407
16. Alabama State, 429
17. Georgia Tech, 445
18. Tulane, 473
19. Texas A&M C.C., 473
20. Kennesaw State, 503
21. Trevecca Nazarene, 564
22. Troy, 582
23. South Alabama, 609
24. Belmont, 640
25. Brenau, 752
26. West Alabama, 755
27. Jacksonville St., 780
28. Blue Mountain, 832
29. Emmanuel (Ga.), 892
30. Loyola New Orleans, 925
31. Alabama A&M, 954
32. Stillman, 1018
33. Oxford College, 1060
Tulane Women's Entries (5K - Out of 291 Total Runners)
47. Adj. 46 Lauren Bartels, 18:22.82
104. Adj. 92 Emily-Kathryn Hoey, 19:08.37
130. Adj. 107 Mikayla Sonneborn, 19:34.64
135. Adj. 112 Katharine Smiley, 19:37.50
139. Adj. 116 Erika Chelales, 19:38.05
206. Adj. 162 Madeline Held, 20:43.28
224. Adj. 172 Jennifer LaMori, 21:16.63
Men's Team Results
1. Clemson, 128 points
2. Auburn, 137
3. Georgia Tech, 140
4. Rice, 157
5. North Florida, 174
6. Stephen F. Austin, 183
7. Texas A&M C.C., 200
8. South Alabama, 219
9. Alabama, 222
10. Tennessee, 259
11. Belmont, 327
12. Mississippi State, 341
13. Samford, 356
14. Sam Houston State, 375
15. LSU, 393
16. UTSA, 440
17. Emmanuel (Ga.), 460
18. Trevecca Nazarene, 480
19. Kennesaw State, 506
20. ULM, 535
21. West Alabama, 552
22. Tulane, 564
23. Louisiana Tech, 569
24. Southeastern Louisiana, 700
25. Troy, 735
26. Jacksonville State, 775
27. Alabama State, 807
28. Blue Mountain, 848
29. Stillman, 914
30. Meridian CC, 951
31. Oxford College, 980
Tulane Men's Entries (8K - Out of 261 Runners)
80. Adj. 78 Mark Manion, 26:39.59
93. Adj. 89 Chris Lowery, 26:50.82
129. Adj. 114 Jack White, 27:17.06
156. Adj. 127 Geoff Zelek, 27:52.45
193. Adj. 157 Charlie Frishberg, 28:49.58
202. Adj. 163 Nicholas Meloro, 29:09.86
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