Louisville, Ky. – The Morehead State men’s and women’s cross country teams were in action today in Louisville Ky., at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer Park for the NCAA Southeast Regional Championship. The Eagle men finished the longer 10,000 meter course in 30th place out of 35 teams and the Eagle women finished the longer 6,000 meter course in 35th place out of 35 teams.
Individually for the Eagle men
Josh Wakeman had a good showing. Wakeman finished in 87th place out of 231 runners with a time of 32:45.93.
Leading the way for the Eagle women today was freshman
Holly Mandzak who finished in a time of 24:36.06.
On the men’s side the Tribe of William and Mary took first place with 49 points. In second and third place were the North Carolina State Wolfpack and the Louisville Cardinals with 99 and 121 points respectively. Other OVC schools in the race were EKU who finished in seventh place and Murray State who finished in 35th place.
On the women’s side first place went to the Duke Bluedevils with 69 points. In second place was the Cavilers of Virginia with 113 points and in third place were the North Carolina State Wolfpack with 135 points. The other two OVC schools competing were EKU with a 10th place finish and Murray State with a 26th place finish.
This race concludes the men’s and women’s 2009 cross country season. The Eagle runners will now get ready for the track and field season in the spring. The Eagles first track and field meet will be March 20, 2010 at the University of Cincinnati.