Cross Country finish Top 10 in NCAA Regional Championships

Cross Country finish Top 10

DOVER, Fla. - Both Valdosta State's men and women's cross country squads placed in the top 10 in the NCAA Southeast Regional Cross Country Championships on Saturday.

For the women's squad, Angelina Horne led the Lady Blazers with a time of 23:55 placing 21st. Jordanne Helton placed 28th with a recorded time of 24:12 while Ashley Luther finished 38th with a time of 25:07. Neka Gibbs had a time of 26:19 and placed 60th as Tiffany Zuganelis was not too far behind placing 71st with a time of 26:56. Ashley Hiott rounded out the Lady Blazers on Saturday with a time of 29:03 finishing in 87th place.

As a squad, the Lady Blazers placed 10th out of 14 with 219 total points. The average time for the squad was 25:18. Tampa University claimed 1st place with 32 total points and Harding University finished in a close 2nd with 47 total points. Flordia Tech's Sara Trane claimed 1st place with a recorded time of 21:37.

The men's squad finished 9th out of 15 with 258 total points. The Blazers average time was 35:13. Harding University placed 1st with 48 total points while Florida Southern College placed 2nd with 89 total points. Daniel Kirwa from Harding University finished 1st with a recorded time of 31:10.

For the Blazers, Chris Rice led the Blazers by finishing 35th with a recorded time of 34:29. Alan McGough recorded a time of 34:50 finishing in 44th place. DJ Smith had a good race with a time of 35:11 placing 54th. Brandon Joyner placed 62nd with a time of 35:45 while Corey Stejback finished only a second behind him in 63rd. Austin McDonald rounded out the Blazers showing on Saturday with a time of 39:05 finishing 91st.

Both the men and women's ended their 2009 season strong and will be ready to get back into action in 2010.

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