Marshall University Athletics
Marshall Cross Country Squads Take Fifth in Season Opener
9/4/2014 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Men's Complete Results | Women's Complete Results
AKRON, Ohio - For the second straight year, the Marshall men's and women's cross country programs opened its fall season at the Tommy Evans Invitational and just as in 2013, the Thundering Herd finished fifth in both the men's 6440 meter run and the women's 5k on Thursday night.
Senior Caleb Bowen (Hurricane, W.Va.) was the top finisher for the Marshall men, ranking 15th best in the men's 6400 meter, in a time of 21:12, while freshman Tori Dent (Scott Depot, W.Va.) finished first for the Herd women in a time of 20:13 for 18th overall in the 5k.
Host Akron finished second and third as a team in the men's and women's meets, respectively, while Malone took first in both the men's and women's events as a team.
SMALL TALK
On the meet as a whole
"The meet was a great way to start the season against some quality teams."
On the performance of the women's team
"I was really proud of how our girls competed, especially our freshmen Tori Dent, Madeline Armstrong and Barkley Castro who all finished top six for the team."
On the performance of the men's team
"Our top three men: Caleb Bowen, Jack Whitney and William Shaffer performed well, but the other guys have to step up their performances in the weeks to come."
RESULTS
Marshall Men 6440 meter
15. Caleb Bowen - 21:12
16. Jack Whitney - 21:15
18. William Shaffer - 21:22
37. Austin Hamrick - 22:29
42. Drake Seccurro - 23:07
48. Caleb Haneline - 23:49
Marshall Women 5k
18. Tori Dent - 20:13
22. Andrea Porter - 20:26
29. Madeline Armstrong - 20:52
33. Alexandria Phares - 21:07
36. Celia Leonard - 21:31
37. Barkley Castro - 21:35
40. Alexis McEntire - 21:56
41. Rachel Morris - 21:57
43. Isabelle Rogner - 22:00
44. Amber Govey - 22:11
46. Lauren Bartoldson - 22:14
47. Samantha Graffius - 22:25
48. Krissy Rich - 22:30
49. Allyson Lawhon - 23:03
UP NEXT
The Herd will have over two weeks off before its next meet on Sept. 20 at the Asheville Cross Country Carnival in North Carolina.
Results and a recap from the UNC-Asheville meet will be available at www.HerdZone.comand on Twitter (@HerdTFXC).
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