TU Cross Country Teams Compete at Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on Friday

Friday, October 13

Madison, Wis.

11 am

Tulsa

Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational

Photo by: Jack McLaughlin

TU Cross Country Teams Compete at Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on Friday

10/13/2017 3:33:00 PM | Cross Country

MADISON, Wisc. — The University of Tulsa men's and women's cross country teams finished 30th and 32nd, respectively, against a loaded field at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on Friday afternoon at the Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course.

Of the 35 men's teams in the race, 20 came into the event ranked by the USTFCCCA, while 14 of the 33 women's squads held a ranking. The tough competition served as a final tune up for both teams before the American Athletic Conference Championships, which will be run Oct. 28 in Philadelphia.

Senior Ben Preisner posted the top time for the men's squad at 24:32.1 to place 73rd. The time was eight seconds faster than his run two weeks ago at the Cowboy Jamboree. Freshman Scott Beattie made his collegiate debut with a time of 24:56.2 to finish 128th, while Adam Roderique shaved 15 seconds from his last run at the Cowboy Jamboree to finish 167th at 25:10.8.

Senior Henry Pearce turned in a time of 25:30.3 to place 195th and sophomore Adam Breaux crossed the finish line with a time of 25:53.5 for 212th to round out the scoring for TU. In addition, junior Ellis Coon clocked in at 26:36.1 for 227th and freshman Peter Lynch finished 233rd with a time of 26:57.3.

TU finished ahead of No. 30 Columbia and the only other American Athletic Conference team in the field, UConn.

On the women's side, the team's top four runners finished with the best 6K times of their career.

Sophomore Adrena Mazzei paced the team with a mark of 21:02.6 to place 82nd, while fellow sophomore Ashley Barnes turned in a time of 21:28.5 for 122nd place. Freshman Caitlin Klopfer had a time of 21:34.5 to place 134th and sophomore Reagan Hausmann placed 162nd at 21:53.5.

Senior Nicole Lee rounded out the scoring for TU in 167th place with a time of 21:57.0. In addition, junior Alyssa Bolliger finished 198th (22:21.9) and Amanda Heard placed 217th (23:08.2).

Five men's runners also competed in the 8K open race prior to the two championship races.

Sophomore Robert Tully placed 42nd with a time of 26:05.0 and junior Mark Middleton was not far behind in 45th (26:33.6). Freshman Reed Sahadevan came in 51st with a time of 27:15.3 and he was followed by sophomore Bryan Corbaz (27:21.2) and senior Steven Salvano (27:41.6) for 52nd and 53rd, respectively.

TULSA WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL 6K RESULTS
82. Adrena Mazzei — 21:02.6
122. Ashley Barnes — 21:28.5
134. Caitlin Klopfer — 21:34.5
162. Reagan Hausmann — 21:53.5
167. Nicole Lee — 21:57.0
198. Alyssa Bolliger — 22:21.9
217. Amanda Heard — 23:08.2

WOMEN'S 6K TEAM RESULTS
No. 3 New Mexico, No. 6 San Francisco, North Carolina State, No. 13 Boise State, No. 8 Providence, No. 21 Furman, Washington, No. 5 Stanford, No. 11 Wisconsin, No. 20 Minnesota, Michigan State, Columbia, No. 18 Iowa State, Eastern Michigan, California, No. 22 Utah, No. 14 Indiana, Syracuse, No. 22 Georgetown, No. 27 Yale, No. 28 Virginia, Air Force, Baylor, Notre Dame, UCLA, Kentucky, Purdue, Florida State, Colorado State, TULSA, Penn, Vanderbilt, Harvard.

TULSA MEN'S INDIVIDUAL 8K RESULTS
73. Ben Preisner — 24:32.1
128. Scott Beattie — 24:56.2
167. Adam Roderique — 25:10.8
195. Henry Pearce — 25:30.3
212. Adam Breaux — 25:53.5
227. Ellis Coon — 26:36.1
233. Peter Lynch — 26:57.3

MEN'S 8K TEAM RESULTS
No. 1 Northern Arizona, No. 25 Portland, No. 3 Syracuse, No. 4 Stanford, No. 10 Furman, No. 11 Colorado State, No. 6 Southern Utah, No. 25 Michigan, No. 20 UCLA, No. 17 Michigan State, No. 23 Air Force, Minnesota, No. 29 Washington State, Washington, North Carolina State, No. 14 Iowa State, No. 13 Iona, San Francisco, Eastern Kentucky, Purdue, No. 15 Boise State, Eastern Michigan, Florida State, Penn, No. 28 Wisconsin, New Mexico, Kentucky, No. 16 Illinois, No. 21 Indiana, No. 18 Virginia, Cal, TULSA, No. 30 Columbia, UConn, Providence.

MEN'S OPEN 8K RESULTS
42. Robert Tully — 26:05.0
45. Mark Middleton — 26:33.6
51. Reed Sahadevan — 27:15.3
52. Bryan Corbaz — 27:21.2
53. Steven Salvano — 27:41.6

MEN'S OPEN TEAM RESULTS
Stanford, Colorado, Michigan, Colorado State, Michigan State, Washington, Illinois, Minnesota, TULSA.