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 Kerrie Savery Finished in 9th place, Leading the Catamount Women |
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Sept. 15, 2007
Cullowhee, N.C. - Both the men's and women's cross country teams both brought home fourth place finishes in the Catamount Classic Cross-Country Open Saturday morning at the Catamount Athletic Complex.
The women placed all five runners in the top 25 in the first race of the day, with Kerrie Savery bringing home top team honors with a ninth place finish and a time of 15:19. Lindsay Groce and Jordan Gaddy came in 19th and 20th places, respectively, barely a second apart from each other.
On the men's side, sophomore Stephen Hammond topped the Western finishers, coming in ninth place overall in a time of 15:50 over the 5K course. Following him in 16th place was Josh Walker, trailed immediately by Jesse Ramierez in 17th and Stephon Roach in 19th, to give the Catamounts four runners in the top 20 for the meet.
Duke University placed all five of its runners in the top 10, including a 1-2-3-4 finish, to take the women's title with 16 points. Duke runner Katelyn Bastert traversed the 4K course in 14:37 to take home the individual top honors, followed by teammate Patricia Loughlin, who's runner-up time was 14:46. The Blue Devils were followed by Southern Conference members Furman (73 points), and Elon (74 points). Finishing behind Western was Spartanburg Methodist College and Brevard College.
The ACC topped the field on the men's side as well, with the Clemson Tigers winning the overall team title with 25 points. The Tigers had the first, third, fourth, sixth, and 11th place finishers in the field. Elon topped Furman to take home second place, followed by WCU, Spartanburg Methodist, and Brevard. Freshman Chad Holt of Clemson narrowly beat out teammate Patrick Morgan to win the individual title in a time of 15:28. Following Morgan, Clemson runners Will Noble and Tyler Morey rounded out the top four sweep by the Tigers.
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WCU Women's Individual Results 9. Kerrie Savery 15:19.3
19. Lindsay Groce 15:59.4
20. Jordan Gaddy 16:00.7
22. Leigh Nicholson 16:17.5
25. Skye Aiello 16:26.4
27. Megan Issacs 16:27.2
29. Annie Bailey 16:58.7
33. Taylor Zimmerman 20.14.2
WCU Men's Individual Results 7. Stephen Hammond 15:50.8
16. Josh Walker 16:18.8
17. Jesse Ramirez 16:22.5
19. Stephon Roach 16:26.8
21. Jake Clawson 16:28.1
22. Fred Miller 16:28.7
30. Todd Davidson 16:56.1
39. Drew Tucker 17:14.9
54. Justin Jennings 19:26.2
