10/28/2007 Duncan Fourth, Reiland Fifth In OVC ChampionshipsHOOVER, Ala. ---Led by a fourth place individual finish by Ron Duncan, the Morehead State men's cross country team took third place at the 2007 Ohio Valley Conference championships, while the MSU women recorded a ninth place showing topped by Kim Reiland, who finished fifth. Both Duncan and Reiland earned first-team All-OVC team honors. More...
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10/25/2007
Eagles, Lady Eagles Ready For OVC Championships
HOOVER, Ala.---Morehead State men's and women's cross country squads will take part in the 2007 Ohio Valley Conference Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships Saturday, Oct. 27 in Hoover, Ala. at the Spain Park Trail. More... |
The men will start their 8K race at 10 a.m. followed by the women's 5K at 11 a.m. The event is being hosted by Samford University.
Eastern Kentucky is looking to defend both the men's and women's conference championship. Jacob Korir of Eastern Kentucky is going for his fourth consecutive OVC championship. He would be only the second runner to do so in the history of the OVC with the first being Grant Colehour of EKU (1965-68).
Samford's Lauren Blankenship looks to win her third OVC championship after sitting out last year with an injury; if she were to win it would also be the fourth straight year that a runner from Samford has won the women's race.
Since 1996 only two schools have won the men's championship - Eastern Illinois (7) and Eastern Kentucky (4); however, Eastern Kentucky still has won the most overall team titles with 14 and they also have the most individual titles with 19. For MSU, last time out, sophomore Ron Duncan set a new school record as he finished in a time of 24:42.90 during the Pre-Nationals Invitational at Indiana State University. On the women's side, Kim Reiland was 117th to top her team in the Pre-Nationals.
9/22/2007
Men's and Women's Cross Country Finish Third At Samford Invite
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Both the Morehead State men's and women's cross country teams finished third in the Samford Invitational held at the Spain Park Running Course Friday afternoon. More... |
On the men's side, MSU scored 57 points, while Eastern Kentucky finished first with 18 and Samford second with 53 points in the 8K race. EKU's Jacob Korir won the race with a time of 25:59.10. The Eagle top finisher was Ron Duncan, coming in fourth with a time of 26:52.08. Ryan Hudson came in 9th, finishing the event in 21:15.77, Steve Thieme was 13th with a time of 27:43.85, Josh Wakeman was 15th (28:05.89), Victor McHenry was 16th (28:08.74), Jack Schrader was 17th (28:10.78), Brian Knight was 23rd (28:44.63), James Bowens was 25th (29:14.52) and Michael Settles was 26th (29:15.66). The women's team finished with 87 points, third only to Eastern Kentucky's 26 points and Samford's 49. Individually, MSU's Jessica Reyes finished eighth in the women's 5K race with a time of 19:58.08. Kim Reiland finished ninth with a time of 19:59.31. Rounding out the MSU women's squad were Amber Webb who finished 22nd (21:35.90), Karen Lageman 24th (21:38.40), Sara May 26th (21:41.52), Alexis King 29th (21:53.90) and Anne Beck 30th (21:55.56). Samford will host the Ohio Valley Conference Championship on the same course on Oct. 27. Both teams will compete in the Greater Louisville Classic Saturday, Sept. 29.
9/3/2007
- Both Cross Country Teams Fifth at Flyer 5K
On the women's side, Jessica Reyes was the top finisher as she placed ninth in a time of 19:00. Completing the MSU lineup were: Kim Reiland 22nd in a time of 19:29; Alexis King finished 86th (22:13); Anne Beck was 88th (22:20); and Alex Hunley was 95th (22:50). For the men's team, Ron Duncan was the top runner as he placed 13th (15:51). J.D. Schrader finished 20th (15:57); Ryan Hudson was 37th (16:20); Steve Thieme was 40th (16:23); Victory McHenry finished 46th (16:30); Josh Wakeman was 52nd (16:38); Brian Knight finished 59th (16:49); Matt Doston was 70th (17:04); and Chris Smith finished 105 (18:16). The MSU teams will next be in action Friday, Sept. 21 at the Great American Invitational in Hoover, Ala.
8/18/2007
- Men's Cross Country Fourth, Women Fifth in Preseason OVC poll
Morehead State finished just behind Samford in the predictions and was tabbed fourth. The Eagles were the runners-up a year ago and have a pair of sophomores leading the team. Ronald Duncan and Matthew Dotson were 10th and 12th at the OVC Championship last fall and will look to improve with added experience. Outside of Eastern Kentucky or Eastern Illinois, the Eagles are the only other team in the OVC to win a men's championship in the last 19 years. MSU claimed both the 1988 and 1995 championships. Morehead State, which won the inaugural OVC women's championship in 1979 as well as a title in 2000, was tabbed fifth this season. Head coach Dan Lindsey's Eagles were fourth a year ago and return senior Kim Reiland, who placed sixth last year. Junior Jessica Reyes was a few spots behind Reiland in 10th place. Eastern Kentucky University was picked to repeat as champions on the men's side while Samford, who finished second behind EKU last season, was picked to claim the women's championship in 2007. On the men's side, Eastern Kentucky (80 points, 8 first-place votes) was followed by Southeast Missouri State (72, 1 first-place vote), Samford (64), Morehead State (61), Eastern Illinois (57), Jacksonville State (43), Austin Peay (40), Tennessee Tech (30), Tennessee-Martin (20), Tennessee State (15) and Murray State (13). On the women's side, Samford (77 points, 5 first-place votes) was followed by Eastern Kentucky (73, 4 first-place votes), Eastern Illinois (66), Southeast Missouri (57), Morehead State (51), Jacksonville State (42), Austin Peay and Murray State (tied with 37 points), Tennessee Tech (30), Tennessee-Martin (16) and Tennessee State (9). The 2007 Ohio Valley Conference Cross Country Championships will be held October 27 with Samford University serving as the host. The event will take place at Spain Park High School Course in Hoover, Ala. 2007 OVC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH (as voted on by the OVC head cross country coaches) TEAM
POINTS 1. Eastern Kentucky (8 first-place votes) 80 2. Southeast Missouri State (1) 72 3. Samford 64 4. Morehead State 61 5. Eastern Illinois 57 6. Jacksonville State 43 7. Austin Peay 40 8. Tennessee Tech 30 9. Tennessee-Martin 20 10. Tennessee State 15 11. Murray State 13 (Teams awarded 10 points for a first-place vote, 9 for second, etc.; Note: Two coaches did not submit ballots) Top 10 Men's Cross Country Returnees (Based on Finish at 2006 OVC Championship) Runner Yr. 2006 Finish (Time) Kevin McNab, Southeast Missouri Jr. 2nd (25:25) Elkana Kurgat, Eastern Kentucky So. 4th (25:28) Brad Butler, Eastern Illinois Sr. 5th (25:34) Jacob Fortney, Eastern Kentucky Sr. 6th (25:38) Brandon Karcher, Southeast Missouri Jr. 7th (25:44) Jeff Rhodes, Jacksonville State Jr. 8th (25:47) Ryan McKay, Jacksonville State Sr. 9th (25:51) Ronald Duncan, Morehead State So. 10th (25:53) Cameron Bean, Samford Jr. 11th (26:03) Matthew Dotson, Morehead State So. 12th (26:08) 2007 OVC WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH (as voted on by the OVC head cross country coaches) TEAM POINTS 1. Samford (5 first-place votes) 77 2. Eastern Kentucky (4) 73 3. Eastern Illinois 66 4. Southeast Missouri 57 5. Morehead State 51 6. Jacksonville State 42 7. Austin Peay 37 Murray State 37 9. Tennessee Tech 30 10. Tennessee-Martin 16 11. Tennessee State 9 (Teams awarded 10 points for a first-place vote, 9 for second, etc.; Note: Two coaches did not submit ballots) Top 10 Women's Cross Country Returnees (Based on Finish at 2006 OVC Championship) Runner Yr. 2006 Finish (Time) Kathryn Ankrom, Eastern Kentucky Jr. 2nd (18:34) Britney Almaguer, Samford Sr. 4th (18:44) Stephanie Place, Tennessee Tech Jr. 5th (18:49) Kim Reiland, Morehead State Sr. 6th (19:02) Maria Doerger, Eastern Kentucky Jr. 7th (19:04) Juli Koenegstein, Southeast Missouri Jr. 8th (19:05) Allie McMaster, Eastern Kentucky Jr. 9th (19:10) Jessica Reyes, Morehead State Jr. 10th (19:12) Anna Claire Raines, Austin Peay Jr. 11th (19:17) Robyn DeBenedet, Samford Sr. 12th (19:20)
6/8/2007
- Steve Thieme Named First-Team Academic All-District
A senior from Decatur, Ind., he has put together a decorated academic career at MSU, winning the Male Academic Student-Athlete of the Year award for the department in 2005-06 and being named an Ohio Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete for 2005-06. He was honored as Mr. Eagle at the MSU athletic awards banquet this year and has been on the MSU Dean's List and the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll each year as well. Thieme has also been an extremely active member of the Morehead State Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Thieme was one of two OVC track/cross country student-athletes honored with academic all-district awards, joining Eastern Illinois' Daniel Strackeljahn. Student-athletes chosen to the first teams of their respective districts move on the national ballot for Academic All-America consideration. Thieme joins a long list of Eagle student-athletes who have earned all-district status - including softball's Becky King and baseball's Donald Cheney and Nick Nail this year. As of 2006, 22 Morehead State student-athletes have been named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans.
11/13/2006
- Morehead State Harriers Compete at NCAA Southeast Regionals
For the men, freshman Ron Duncan led the team with a time of 33:38.30. Matt Dotson came in shortly afterward at 33:58.45, while Ryan Hudson cross the tape in 34:07.45. Vic McHenry was next at 34:34.00, while Steve Thieme broke the line at 34:37.50. Brian Knight rounded out the men at 37:51.45.
Kim Reiland topped the MSU women with a 23:06.30 time, while Aubrey Walker crossed the line in 23:26.20. Jessica Reyes carded a 23:46.95, and Annie Beck concluded the MSU field with a 25:43.25 finish.
North Carolina State won both team events to advance to the NCAA Championship. Also automatically advancing as a team for the men was William and Mary, while Duke was second for the women to advance. Eastern Kentucky all-American Jacob Korir finished the men's race in 30:03.10 to claim first place.
11/9/2006
- MSU Cross Country Teams Set For NCAA Southeast Regionals
The event, which will feature schools from Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, will begin at 11 a.m. with the women's 6-kilometer race followed by the men's 10-kilometer race at 12:15 p.m., and will conclude with an awards ceremony at 1 p.m. "The competition is going to be outstanding and it will be another chance for our young runners to observe what it will take in the coming years to compete with the upper echelon of teams in our region," said MSU coach Dan Lindsey. Competing for MSU men's squad will be: freshmen Matt Dotson Ron Duncan and Brian Knight and juniors Ryan Hudson, Vic McHenry and Steve Thieme. On the women's side, sophomores Annie Beck and Jessica Reyes, junior Kim Rieland, and seniors Taria Daugherty and Aubrey Walker will be running the in event. The top two teams in each race will earn automatic bids to the NCAA Championships on Nov. 20 in Terre Haute, Ind.
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