Marshall University Athletics
Saturday, October 27
Boca Raton, FL
8:30 AM
Marshall University
vs
Conference USA Cross Country Championships
Schmidt, Minor Earn All-Conference Honors at C-USA Championships
10/27/2018 11:35:00 AM | Cross Country
Pair becomes fifth duo in school history to achieve accomplishment
BOCA RATON, Fla.—Marshall cross country competed Saturday in the 2018 Conference USA Air Force Reserve Cross Country Championships hosted by Florida Atlantic. The meet took place at the Burt Aaronson South Country Regional Park.
On the men's side, out of 11 schools, Marshall finished eighth with a point total of 196. On the women's side, out of 13 schools, the Herd finished 11th with a point total of 332.
Senior Nick Schmidt earned second-team All-Conference USA honors with his 14th place finish and time of 24:58.76. Junior Alex Minor finished 20th and earned third-team All-Conference USA honors with a time of 25:31.11.
Schmidt, who also earned All-C-USA honors last season, became only the fourth Marshall runner in school history to place on multiple All-C-USA teams. He joined on Saturday the list of Matt Schiffbauer, David Caldwell, and Daniel Green. He is the first Marshall runner to make the second-team since Caldwell in 2012.
Additionally on Saturday for only the fifth time in school history, multiple runners earned All-C-USA honors for the Thundering Herd in the same season. The previous instances of that happening was in 2008 (Eric Frohnapfel, Schiffbauer), 2010 (Caldwell, Schiffbauer), 2016 (Adriana Cook, Andrea Porter, Green) and 2017 (Green, Schmidt).
For the men, following Schmidt and Minor was sophomore Joel Krznaric in 50th with a time of 27:08.70. Sophomore Coy Smith finished fourth on the team in 63rd with a time of 27:59.27. Freshman Ryan Vaught finished right behind him in 64th with a time of 28:04.80.
On the women's side, the top-two finishers remained the same as it did throughout the regular season. Freshman Madelyn Garrison led in 48th with a 5K time of 18:54.68. Fellow freshman Alexandra Evans finished 77th with a time of 19:59.54.
Following Evans was junior Mary Kerby with a time of 20:05.27 in 79th. Junior Abigail Short ran in 20:13.42, and finished in 82nd. Junior Audreana Lewis finished in 86th with a time of 20:31.42.
FULL RESULTS
Men's (8K)
Nick Schmidt 14th 24:58.76
Alex Minor 20th 25:31.11
Joel Krznaric 50th 27:08.70
Coy Smith 63rd 27:59.27
Ryan Vaught 64th 28:04.80
Hunter Deem 74th 28:39.55
Ian Domenick 78th 29:30.76
Josh Endres 84th 30:30.64
Christian Bradford 85th 30:36.68
Women's (5K)
Madelyn Garrison 48th 18:54.68
Alexandra Evans 77th 19:59.54
Mary Kerby 79th 20:05.27
Abigail Short 82nd 20:13.42
Audreana Lewis 86th 20:31.66
Myah McAlister 92nd 21:09.29
Mary Zulauf 93rd 21:14.25
QUOTES CENTRAL
Assistant coach Caleb Bowen on the meet
"Extremely excited about Nick and Alex, they both ran the best races of their careers. They put themselves in a great position early on, moved up like they were supposed to, and had enough left in the tank to solidify their All-Conference USA spots.
"On the ladies side, I'm really excited about Maddy's and Alex's races, but I'm even more proud of the entire team's race. From top to bottom, everybody ran better than my expectations. Conditions were tough but I think we handled the conditions as well as anyone could have.
"Biggest surpises of the meet were Joel stepping up to be our number three guy and Abbie [Short] running the best race of her season.
"Disappointed in the men's team place, but considering we have five out of nine that had never been to the conference championship race, this was a great learning experience moving forward for next year where we hope to finish much higher. Similarly on the women's side, five of seven had never been to a conference meet and moving forward it's just going to help us be tougher and more equipped to run stronger going forward."
Senior Nick Schmidt on his race
"It was a great day. Conditions were tough, it was hot, but everyone had to run in the heat. There's a good Marshall history, and it's really awesome to join the history of guys like Schiffbauer and Caldwell. I hope it just motivates our younger guys. We have a young team, it definitely motivates Dan [Green] and Alex [Minor] for next year, unfortunately without me but I'm really excited. I honestly watched highlights of our men's basketball team defeating Wichita State this morning to motivate me."
UP NEXT
The team competes next at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals in State College, Pennsylvania on Friday, November 9. For more information, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @HerdTFXC.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android! #HerdFamily
On the men's side, out of 11 schools, Marshall finished eighth with a point total of 196. On the women's side, out of 13 schools, the Herd finished 11th with a point total of 332.
Senior Nick Schmidt earned second-team All-Conference USA honors with his 14th place finish and time of 24:58.76. Junior Alex Minor finished 20th and earned third-team All-Conference USA honors with a time of 25:31.11.
Schmidt, who also earned All-C-USA honors last season, became only the fourth Marshall runner in school history to place on multiple All-C-USA teams. He joined on Saturday the list of Matt Schiffbauer, David Caldwell, and Daniel Green. He is the first Marshall runner to make the second-team since Caldwell in 2012.
Additionally on Saturday for only the fifth time in school history, multiple runners earned All-C-USA honors for the Thundering Herd in the same season. The previous instances of that happening was in 2008 (Eric Frohnapfel, Schiffbauer), 2010 (Caldwell, Schiffbauer), 2016 (Adriana Cook, Andrea Porter, Green) and 2017 (Green, Schmidt).
For the men, following Schmidt and Minor was sophomore Joel Krznaric in 50th with a time of 27:08.70. Sophomore Coy Smith finished fourth on the team in 63rd with a time of 27:59.27. Freshman Ryan Vaught finished right behind him in 64th with a time of 28:04.80.
On the women's side, the top-two finishers remained the same as it did throughout the regular season. Freshman Madelyn Garrison led in 48th with a 5K time of 18:54.68. Fellow freshman Alexandra Evans finished 77th with a time of 19:59.54.
Following Evans was junior Mary Kerby with a time of 20:05.27 in 79th. Junior Abigail Short ran in 20:13.42, and finished in 82nd. Junior Audreana Lewis finished in 86th with a time of 20:31.42.
FULL RESULTS
Men's (8K)
Nick Schmidt 14th 24:58.76
Alex Minor 20th 25:31.11
Joel Krznaric 50th 27:08.70
Coy Smith 63rd 27:59.27
Ryan Vaught 64th 28:04.80
Hunter Deem 74th 28:39.55
Ian Domenick 78th 29:30.76
Josh Endres 84th 30:30.64
Christian Bradford 85th 30:36.68
Women's (5K)
Madelyn Garrison 48th 18:54.68
Alexandra Evans 77th 19:59.54
Mary Kerby 79th 20:05.27
Abigail Short 82nd 20:13.42
Audreana Lewis 86th 20:31.66
Myah McAlister 92nd 21:09.29
Mary Zulauf 93rd 21:14.25
QUOTES CENTRAL
Assistant coach Caleb Bowen on the meet
"Extremely excited about Nick and Alex, they both ran the best races of their careers. They put themselves in a great position early on, moved up like they were supposed to, and had enough left in the tank to solidify their All-Conference USA spots.
"On the ladies side, I'm really excited about Maddy's and Alex's races, but I'm even more proud of the entire team's race. From top to bottom, everybody ran better than my expectations. Conditions were tough but I think we handled the conditions as well as anyone could have.
"Biggest surpises of the meet were Joel stepping up to be our number three guy and Abbie [Short] running the best race of her season.
"Disappointed in the men's team place, but considering we have five out of nine that had never been to the conference championship race, this was a great learning experience moving forward for next year where we hope to finish much higher. Similarly on the women's side, five of seven had never been to a conference meet and moving forward it's just going to help us be tougher and more equipped to run stronger going forward."
Senior Nick Schmidt on his race
"It was a great day. Conditions were tough, it was hot, but everyone had to run in the heat. There's a good Marshall history, and it's really awesome to join the history of guys like Schiffbauer and Caldwell. I hope it just motivates our younger guys. We have a young team, it definitely motivates Dan [Green] and Alex [Minor] for next year, unfortunately without me but I'm really excited. I honestly watched highlights of our men's basketball team defeating Wichita State this morning to motivate me."
UP NEXT
The team competes next at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals in State College, Pennsylvania on Friday, November 9. For more information, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @HerdTFXC.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android! #HerdFamily
---HerdZone.com---
Players Mentioned
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
Marshall T&F: Bay’Andria Hodges & Otenidi Omot (Pre-Raleigh Relays)
Wednesday, March 25
Marshall T&F (Pre-River City Relays)
Thursday, March 19
Marshall T&F: Lara Check (Pre-Bellarmine Meet)
Thursday, January 15
Ethan Bowens Inside The Herd
Thursday, October 30