October 6, 2012

CLEAN SWEEP AS LION RUNNERS TAKE MEN'S, WOMEN'S TITLES

Southern Arkansas Lois Davis Invitational
Location:
Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, Ark.
Results:
Men finish first out of four, Women finish first out of fourth
Top Men's Finisher:
Dorian McCradic – 1st – 24:37
Top Women's Finisher:
Tori Lenz-Selvera – 4th – 19:41
Up Next:
Oct. 20 – Lone Star Conference Championships – Lawton, Okla.

MAGNOLIA, Ark.-
A&M-Commerce cross country had a big day at the Southern Arkansas Lois Davis Invitational, taking both team titles with Dorian McCradic winning the men's individual title.

With McCradic pacing the field with a time of 24:37 the Lions also had; Everett Wilder, Elias Garcia, Fredrick Kipsang, Luis Romero, Raymond Mata and Alex Kimp all finish inside the top ten. It was an impressive performance by the whole line-up. Every runner for the Lions finished in the top ten and also beat the second best runner from the second place team, Southern Arkansas.

The women were just as impressive as the men with Lenz-Selvera leading the way. The four runners who scored points all finished inside the top 10. Caroline Cotsakis, 5th, Mary Hammonds, 6th, Jennifer Speer, 8th, and Katia Romero, 10th and Mackenzie Myers just missed out of a top 10 finish with a 12th place run and Brooke Farris finished 17th.

The Lions will get a week off and will run again in two weeks on October 20 when they take part in the Lone Star Conference Championships in Lawton, Oklahoma.

Lois Davis Invitational XC Men's Results

Place Runner Time
1st Dorian McCradic 24:37
3rd Everett Wilder 25:52
4th Elias Garcia 25:59
5th Fredrick Kipsang 26:08
6th Luis Romero 26:08
7th Raymond Mata 26:11
8th Alex Kimp 26:19
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