Marshall University Athletics
Marshall University
Greater Louisville Classic
Herd Concludes Greater Louisville Classic
10/4/2014 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Men's Blue 8k | Women's Blue 5k| Women's Silver 5k
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -In the third of four regular-season fall meets, the Marshall men's and women's cross country teams were competitive against deep fields at the Greater Louisville Classic at E.P. Tom Sawyer Park on Saturday.
In the men's 8k blue run, senior Caleb Bownen (Hurricane, W.Va.) was the top men's finisher for the Thundering Herd as he clocked a time of 25:42.70, which placed him 49th overall. In the women's 5k blue run, freshman Victoria Dent (Scott Depot, W.Va.) paced Marshall with a time of 19:20.80, good enough for 107th as an individual. Freshman Rachel Morris (Parkersburg, W.Va.) recorded the top time for the Herd in the women's silver 5k as she placed 47th in a time of 19:52.12.
The Marshall men finished 26 as a team out of 42 total programs in the men's 8k blue race. In the women's blue 5k, the Herd ranked 30 out of 37 teams and in the women's silver 5k, Marshall finished 21 out of 46 programs.
SMALL TALK
Quotes from coach Jeff Small
On the men's team
"Caleb Bowen had a breakthrough performance today with the fastest 8k race of his life by 20 seconds. The rest of the men's team had an off day. Hopefully they will run better next time out."
On the performance of the women's team
"Victoria Dent, Andrea Porter and Maddie Armstrong all had solid days, but the performance of the meet for the girl's team was Rachel Morris with a lifetime best in the silver race. She would have been our fourth-place runner in the blue race today."
UP NEXT
The Herd will have some time off to continue training as Marshall's final contest of the regular season is the Cross Country Only National Invitational on Friday, Oct. 17 in Mechanicsville, Va.
Results and a recap from the event will be available at www.HerdZone.comand on Twitter (@HerdTFXC).
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