Huntsville, Texas – The Southeastern men's cross country team continued to show improvement on Friday, moving up to 10th at the Southland Conference Championships held at the Country Campus Golf Course.
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The Lions finished with 289 points, led by a 21st-place finish by senior
Harry Wiggins. Lamar nipped Stephen F. Austin, 27-29, for its fourth straight conference title.
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The Lady Lions also finished 10th with 304 points. Abilene Christian, led by individual champion Alexandria Hackett, captured its first conference crown while ending Lamar's three-year title run with 43 points. Stephen F. Austin was second with 52 and Lamar third with 84.
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"I thought we ran well," Southeastern head coach
Sean Brady said. "I was encouraged by our competitiveness. It wasn't a perfect race for us but we had some improvements over last season. We made some moves at the end of the race and passed some people and we ended up beating the Louisiana teams on both sides except for McNeese."
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Wiggins crossed the finish line in 25:57.9. Junior
Stephen Cassingham came in 63rd in 27:43.6, freshman
Salvatore Grizzaffi was 72nd in 28:43.3, sophomore
Michael Perez 75th in 28:53.9 and freshman
Trevor Johnson right behind in 76th in 28:54.0. Senior
Joseph Edwards finished 81st in 29:36.6 while freshman
Salem Morelli was 88th in 30:15.7.
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Sophomore
Clarissa Smith was the top Lady Lion finisher, coming in 49th in 23:53.3. Sophomore
Haley Gregoire was 62nd in 24:42, freshman
Hannah Gregoire 69th in 25:23.2, freshman
Amber Ferguson 72nd in 25:52 and junior
Jenna Hildebrand 73rd in 25:54.3. Samantha Niemeck took 79th in 29:40.7.
Hackett won in 20:26.6, coming in ahead of Lamar's Jannika John (21:04.5).
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The NCAA South Central Regional Championships will be held Nov. 13 in College Station, Texas.
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SLC Championships
Final Results
Men
Team Results1. Lamar         27
2. Stephen F. Austin  29
3. McNeese State       79
4. Central Arkansas    129
5. Texas A&M-CCÂ Â Â Â Â 147
6. Houston Baptist     177
7. Sam Houston St.    198
8. Incarnate Word      227
9. Abilene Christian   250
10. Southeastern La.  289
11. Northwestern St.  291
12. New Orleans        318
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Individuals (Southeastern runners only)21.
Harry Wiggins, 25:57.9
63.
Stephen Cassingham, 27:43.6
72.
Salvatore Grizzaffi, 28:24.3
75.
Michael Perez, 28:53.9
76.
Trevor Johnson, 28:54.0
81.
Joseph Edwards, 29:36.6
88.
Salem Morelli, 30:15.7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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Women
Team Results1. Abilene Christian   43
2. Stephen F. Austin  52
3. Lamar         84
4. Incarnate Word      114
5. McNeese State       130
6. Central Arkansas    150
7. Texas A&M-CCÂ Â Â Â Â 181
8. Sam Houston St.    194
9. Houston Baptist     202
10. Southeastern La.  304
11. Nicholls State       355
12. New Orleans        355
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Individuals (Southeastern runners only)49.
Clarissa Smith, 23:53.3
62.
Haley Gregoire, 24:42.0
69.
Hannah Gregoire, 25:23.2
72.
Amber Ferguson, 25:52.0
73.
Jenna Hildebrand, 25:54.3
79. Samantha Niemeck, 29:40.7