NACOGDOCHES, Texas – All seven Southeastern Louisiana men set career bests while junior
Clarissa Smith recorded her best finish at the Southland Conference Cross Country Championships held at Pecan Acres Park Friday morning.
Both Southeastern squads came in 10
th place with the Lion men scoring 314 points and the Lady Lions 277. Lamar captured its fourth straight men's title with 43 points with Stephen F. Austin second with 62. McNeese (68), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (125) and Sam Houston State (131) rounded out the top five. Central Arkansas was sixth with 149 points and was followed by Houston Baptist (154), Incarnate Word (194) and Abilene Christian (243). New Orleans (327), Northwestern State (341) Nicholls (428) completed the field.
Stephen F. Austin placed five runners in the top 12 to take the women's title with 48 points, finishing well ahead of Sam Houston (106) and Lamar (110). Incarnate Word was fourth with 114 points and was followed by Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (117), Central Arkansas (130), McNeese (152), Houston Baptist (191) and Abilene Christian (259). Northwestern State (316), Nicholls (363) and New Orleans (379) rounded out the field.
Freshman
Grant O'Callaghan was the top finisher for the Lions in the men's 8K, coming in 55
th in 26 minutes, 13.7 seconds, over a minute better than his career best. Sophomore
Brett Olivier took 59
th in 26:24.5, besting his previous top time by 1:30. Senior
Stephen Cassingham 67
th in 26:46.5, beating his career best by more than 31 seconds. Freshman
Ben Vasterling was 70
th (27:05.7) and sophomore
Salvatore Grizzaffi 71
st (27:13.4). Sophomore
Trevor Johnson finished 81
st (27:55.4), junior
Alex Holden 84
th (28:25.1) and
Bryant White 86
th (28:55.7).
Stephen F. Austin's Charles Mathenge captured individual honors in 24:11.8 with Lamar's Federico Gasbarri second in 24:20.1.
Smith beat her personal best in a 6K by 11 seconds in finishing 23
rd in the women's 6K in 22:50.9. Junior
Allie Stone placed 64
th for the Lady Lions in a career-best 25:41.2. Sophomore Dalina Dahlmans, competing in her first collegiate meet, was a spot behind in 25:41.7. Sophomore
Amber Ferguson took 68
th in 26:05.3, with freshman
Lill-Ann Hochkeppler completing the scoring for Southeastern with a 75
th-place finish in 27:12.3. Freshman
Sydney Bodie was 84
th in 32:18.3.
Lamar's Evelyn Chavez won the individual title in 21:12.8, edging out Sam Houston's Ana Moreno (21:14.9).
The 2015 NCAA Cross Country South Central Regional will be hosted by the University of Arkansas on Friday, Nov. 11 at Agri Park in Fayetteville, Ark.
Southland Conference Championships
Pecan Acres Park
Nacogdoches, Texas
Friday
Men
Team Scores
1. Lamar 43
2. Stephen F. Austin 62
3. McNeese 68
4. Texas A&M-CC 125
5. Sam Houston St. 131
6. Central Arkansas 149
7. Houston Baptist 154
8. Incarnate Word 194
9. Abilene Christian 243
10. Southeastern La. 314
11. New Orleans 327
12. Northwestern St. 341
13. Nicholls 428
Top Finishers
1. Charles Mathenge, SFA 24:11.8
2. Federico Gasbarri, Lamar 24:20.1
3. Brandt Preston, SFA 24:25.0
Southeastern Finishers
Place Name Time
55.
Grant O'Callaghan 26:13.7
59.
Brett Olivier 26:24.5
67.
Stephen Cassingham 26:46.5
70.
Ben Vasterling 27:05.7
71.
Salvatore Grizzaffi 27:13.4
81.
Trevor Johnson 27:55.4
84.
Alex Holden 28:25.1
86.
Bryant White 28:55.7
Women
Team Scores
1. Stephen F. Austin 48
2. Sam Houston St. 106
3. Lamar 110
4. Incarnate Word 114
5. Texas A&M-CC 117
6. Central Arkansas 130
7. McNeese 152
8. Houston Baptist 191
9. Abilene Christian 259
10. Southeastern La. 277
11. Northwestern St. 316
12. Nicholls 363
13. New Orleans 379
Top Finishers
Place Name-School Time
1. Evelyn Chavez, Lamar 21.12.8
2. Ana Moreno, Sam Houston 21:14.9
3. Jannika John, Lamar 21:19.4
Southeastern Finishers
Place Name Time
23.
Clarissa Smith 22:50.9
64.
Allie Stone 25:41.2
65. Dalina Dahlmans 25:41.7
68.
Amber Ferguson 26:05.3
75.
Lill-Ann Hochkeppler 27:12.3
84.
Sydney Bodie 32:18.3
