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Asheville Cross Country Carnival
Herd Shows Improvement in Second Fall Meet
9/20/2014 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Capitalizing on the advantage of two weeks rest, the Marshall men's and women's cross country teams finished fourth and sixth, respectively, at the Asheville Cross Country Carnival on Saturday morning.
In the men's 8k meet, the Thundering Herd finished fourth out of the 12 competing programs, while senior Jack Whitney (Ripley, W.Va.) led the men as an individual with an 11th place finish in a time of 25:45.80. On the women's side, sophomore Andrea Porter (Pt. Pleasant, W.Va.) was the top Marshall finisher in the 5k, ranking 27th in a time of 19:21.66. The Marshall women finished sixth as a team out of the 11 competing teams.
SMALL TALK
Quotes from coach Jeff Small
On how the men performed in the 8k
"Jack Whitney, Caleb Bowne and William Shaffer all had really good races this week. Tyler Salmons and Austin Hamrick improved this week and will need to continue to do so to place, which will help the team improve."
On the performance of the women as a team and individually
"Our girls team were again led by Andrea Porter, Tori Dent and Madeline Armstrong, The entire team improved their performances this week compared to our opener in Akron. Lauren Bartoldson had a hood race as did Alex Phares. The girls are so young with three freshmen and two sophomores in our top seven that I think they will continue to improve each week."
RESULTS
Marshall Men 8k
11. Jack Whitney - 25:45.80
17. Caleb Bowen - 26:02.11
18. William Shaffer - 26:03.41
43. Brian Salmons - 27:34.41
48. Austin Hamrick - 27:41.82
54. Drake Seccurro - 28:10.67
56. Caleb Haneline - 28:25.55
64. Andrew Looney - 28:56.54
Marshall Women 5k
27. Andrea Porter - 19:21.66
33. Victoria Dent - 19:46.03
38. Madeline Armstrong - 19:58.92
39. Lauren Bartoldson - 20:01.23
44. Alexandria Phares - 20:08.47
51. Barkley Castro - 20:12.70
55. Alexis McEntire - 20:16.41
59. Celia Leonard - 20:22.63
63. Rachel Morris - 20:32.23
68. Amber Govey - 21:51.52
71. Isabelle Rogner - 20:56.81
72. Samantha Graffius - 20:57.48
91. Zoe Leonard - 23:01.10
UP NEXT
Marshall will reset and recharge before heading to Kentucky for the Louisville Cross Country Classic on Saturday, Oct. 4.
Results and a recap from the event will be available at www.HerdZone.comand on Twitter (@HerdTFXC).
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