Tulsa
Pre-Nationals
Cross Country Men Place Fifth at Pre-National Invitational
10/18/2014 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Oct. 18, 2014
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Junior Marc Scott placed 11th with an 8K time of 24:24.5 to lead the No. 29 Tulsa men's cross country team to a fifth-place finish at the Pre-National Invitational Saturday at the LaVerne Gibson Cross Country Course.
The Golden Hurricane men's team totaled 272 points, tying No. 22 Colorado State, and was one of only four squads in the 46-team event to place all five of its scoring runners in the top-85 of the 310-runner race. Top-ranked Colorado won the team scoring with 35 points. The Pre-National Invitational is the largest race of the season, and a prelude to the NCAA Championships, which will be held at the same course in Terre Haute on Nov. 22.
The Tulsa women's team placed 15th in the event with 517 points, and was led by sophomore Clara Langley, who finished 53rd. Langley ran the 6K race in 21:37.3. The women's blue race featured 43 teams and 293 runners.
The Tulsa men won the 8K open race, scoring 26 points to top six other teams. Freshman Kirk Smith was the top Hurricane runner in the race, finishing fourth with a time of 25:50.6.
Senior Tim Rackers followed Scott in the men's blue race, placing 34th with a time of 24:51.6. Senior Danny Thater finished 71st in a time of 25:15.8, freshman Ben Preisner ran a 25:18.6 to place 74th, and senior Dennis Hodapp ran an 82nd-place 25:21.4 to round out the TU scorers. Sophomore Adam Palamar ran a 25:48.4 to finish 152nd, and junior Jake McDonnell ran a 25:50.8 to finish 161st.
Langley was followed in the women's 6K blue race by senior Brandi Krieg, who placed 100th with a time of 22:04.9. Freshman Anna Bearss ran the race in 22:07.7 to place 105th, sophomore Olivia Lopez placed 127th with a time of 22:15.4, and freshman Nicole Lee ran a 22:18.4 to finish 132nd and round out the Hurricane scoring. Senior Natasha Cockram ran a 22:30.7 to place 163rd, and sophomore Stacie Taylor ran a 23:09.3 to place 240th.
In the men's open race, all five TU runners finished in the top-36 of the 96-runner event. Freshman Adam Roderique followed Smith with an eighth-place time of 25:57.5. Senior Peter Hodkinson finished 10th with a time of 26:03.8, sophomore Dallas Elmore finished 33rd with a time of 26:44.0, and freshman Elijah Silva ran a 26:49.9 to place 36th.
The Golden Hurricane cross country teams are back in action Friday, Oct. 31, when TU plays host to the American Athletic Conference Championships at Mohawk Park.
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MEN'S BLUE RACE TEAM RESULTS
1. No. 1 Colorado - 35
2. No. 2 Oregon - 91
3. Georgetown - 148
4. No. 26 Furman - 262
5. No. 22 Colorado State - 272
No. 29 Tulsa - 272
7. Texas - 329
8. Mississippi - 363
9. Penn State - 363
10. Cornell - 400
11. UC Santa Barbara - 404
12. Eastern Michigan - 411
13. No. 28 North Carolina State - 454
14. Missouri - 462
15. Yale - 465
16. Louisville - 467
17. Washington State - 480
18. Air Force - 520
Iowa - 520
20. Bradley - 559
21. Indiana State - 579
22. Texas-Arlington - 621
23. IUPUI - 626
24. California - 646
25. UTEP - 663
26. Akron - 694
27. North Texas - 703
28. Southern Illinois - 712
29. Lehigh - 713
30. Purdue - 726
31. Wichita State - 730
32. Wyoming - 782
33. Kansas - 789
34. No. 21 Southern Utah - 809
35. Liberty - 853
36. Butler - 897
37. Ohio State - 902
38. Baylor - 972
39. Montana State - 986
40. Ohio - 1031
41. Duke - 1038
42. Houston - 1113
43. LaSalle - 1121
44. Lipscomb - 1167
45. Central Arkansas - 1188
46. Texas Tech - 1218
WOMEN'S BLUE RACE TEAM RESULTS
1. No. 4 Georgetown - 110
2. No. 3 Oregon - 139
3. No. 1 Oregon - 143
4. No. 7 Colorado - 186
5. No. 29 North Carolina State - 233
6. Princeton - 288
7. No. 22 Baylor - 302
8. Lamar - 345
9. California - 369
10. Penn State - 405
11. Northern Arizona ¬- 467
12. Lipscomb - 481
13. Utah - 508
14. Bradley - 511
15. Tulsa - 517
16. Yale - 518
Rice - 518
18. Eastern Michigan - 522
19. Wyoming - 523
20. Loyola Marymount ¬- 536
21. Eastern Kentucky - 598
Connecticut - 598
23. Missouri - 628
24. Furman - 633
25. Elon - 641
26. Kansas State - 677
27. Miami (Ohio) - 688
28. UC Davis - 691
29. Butler - 696
30. Purdue - 718
31. Northwestern - 739
32. Kansas - 747
33. Texas - 756
34. Colorado State - 761
35. Kentucky - 770
36. Montana State - 812
37. Wichita State - 884
38. Texas-Arlington - 906
39. Arkansas State - 909
40. LaSalle - 962
41. Pittsburgh - 1021
42. Mississippi - 1127
43. Toledo - 1203
MEN'S OPEN RACE TEAM RESULTS
1. Tulsa - 26
2. Purdue - 40
3. Eastern Michigan - 94
4. Ohio - 103
5. Central Arkansas - 107
6. Memphis - 122
7. Xavier - 138
TULSA MEN 8K INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
11. Marc Scott - 24:24.5
34. Tim Rackers - 24:51.6
71. Danny Thater - 25:15.8
74. Ben Preisner - 25:18.6
82. Dennis Hodapp - 25:21.4
152. Adam Palamar - 25:48.4
161. Jake McDonnell - 25:50.8
TULSA WOMEN 6K INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
53. Clara Langley - 21:37.3
100. Brandi Krieg - 22:04.9
105. Anna Bearss - 22:07.7
127. Olivia Lopez ¬- 22:15.4
132. Nicole Lee - 22:18.4
163. Natasha Cockram - 22:30.7
240. Stacie Taylor - 23:09.3
TULSA MEN 8K OPEN RACE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
4. Kirk Smith - 25:50.6
8. Adam Roderique - 25:57.5
10. Peter Hodkinson - 26:03.8
33. Dallas Elmore - 26:44.0
36. Elijah Silva - 26:49.9
