X-Country X-Press, Quick Results, SEC, Big East, by Walt Murphy, note by Larry Eder

Here is the first set of results for a very busy weekend of cross country!

FootLocker, 2009, photo by PhotoRun.net

Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com)
X-Country X-Press
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WOMEN

BIG EAST*
Van Cortlandt Park,NY, 10-26, 6k, 60s, cloudy
http://www.bigeast.org/Sports/CrossCountry.aspx
#9-Georgetown, the reigning NCAA Div.I Champion, won its first Big East title since 2001.
Unranked Connecticut finished 2nd ahead of #10 Providence, =#22 Villanova, whose 4-year winning streak came to an end, and #19 Notre Dame.
Villanova did provide the individual winner in junior Emily Lipari.
     1.     Georgetown     58          #9
     2.     Connecticut     68          NR
     3.     Providence     80          #10
     4.     Villanova     83          =#22
     5.     Notre Dame     90          #19
     6.     Syracuse     117
(15 teams)
1.Emily Lipari (Villanova) 20:45.3, 2.Sarah Collins (Providence) 20:46.1, 3..Nicky Akande (Vill) 20:48.8, 4.Allison Lasnicki *UConn) 20:52.2, 5.Shelby Greany (Prov) 20:56.5, 6.Crevoiserat (UConn) 20:58.8, 7.Chambers (Georgetown) 21:01, 8.Coogan (Geo) 21:04, 9.Pagano (Syracuse) 21:10, 10.Maag (Geo) 21:15,

SEC
Nashville,TN, 10-26, 6,050m
http://tinyurl.com/SEC-W2012
#30-Florida upset #12-Arkansas to win its 3rd team title in the last 4 years. Vanderbilt is ranked #28.
Cally Macumber is the first Kentucky Wildcat to win the individual title since Valerie McGovern in 1989.
     1.     Florida     61          #30
     2.     Arkansas     70          #12
     3.     Vanderbilt     119          #28
     4.     Ole Miss     122
     5.     Kentucky     130
(14 teams)
1.Cally Macumber (Kentucky) 20:23, 2.Florence Ngetich (Florida/Kenya) 20:27, 3.Chelsea Oswald (Kenucky) 20:35, 4.Carly Hamilton (Georgia) 20:39, 5.Grace Heymsfield (Arkansas) 20:39, 6.Strausa (Florida/Latvia), 20:40, 7.Hannah Jumper (Canderbilt) 20:41, 8.Kristen Findley (Vand) 20:43, 9.Katie BreathittOle Miss) 20:45, 10.Andrina Schlapfer (Ark) 20:54,

MEN

SEC*
Nashville,TN, 10-26, 7,985m, 50s
http://tinyurl.com/SEC-M2012
#9-Arkansas had no trouble winning its 22nd straight SEC title!
Georgia is ranked #28 and Missouri is #30.
     1.     Arkansas     35          #9
     2.     Georgia     73          #28
     3.     Missouri     80          #30
          Texas A&M     80
     5.     Florida     121
(13 teams)
1.Henry Lelei (Texas A&M/Kenya) 23:29, 2.Solomon Halle (Arkansas) 23:47, 3.Eric Fernandez (Ark) 23:52, 4.Kemoy Campbell (Ark/Jamaica) 23:55, 5.Matt Cleaver (Georgia) 24:01, 6.Okwera (Tennessee) 24:04, 7.Parrish (Fla) 24:06, 8.Legg (Missouri) 24:08, 9.Storms (Missouri) 24:10, 10.Orta (Kentucky) 24:10,

BIG EAST*
Van Cortlandt Park,NY, 10-26, 8k, 60s, cloudy
http://www.bigeast.org/Sports/CrossCountry.aspx
#16-Syracuse, led by the individual win of redshirt freshman Martin Hehir, won its 3rd team title in the last 4 years. And #27-Georgetown was runnerup for the 3rd time in 4 years.
Hehir is the first Syracuse runner to win the Big East title.
     1.     Syracuse     37          #16
     2.     Georgetown     67          #27
     3.     Notre Dame     70
     4.     Providence     109
     5.     Villanova     114          =#25
     6.     Louisville     129
(14 teams)
1.Martin Hehir (Syrcause) 24:37.2, 2.Shane Quinn (Providence) 24:38.8, 3.Jeremy Rae (Notre Dame) 24:39.3, 4.Joe Whelan (Syr) 24:40.2, 5.Ernest Kibet (Louisville/Kenya) 24:42.0, 6.Springer (Georgetown) 24:42.7, 7.Furcht (Geo) 24:45.5, 8.Grady (ND) 24:46.5, 9.Urle (Syr) 24:52.3, 10.Kamyszek (Syr) 24:53.6,

Author

Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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