Oct 31, 2009

Cowgirls Finish Fifth At ASC Cross Country Meet


Women's Results | Men's Results

CLINTON, Miss. —
Hardin-Simmons’ women’s cross country team finished in fifth place at the American Southwest Conference Cross Country meet held in Clinton, Mississippi.

The Cowgirls finished fifth as a team with Lindsey Hinton leading the way. Hinton finished sixth overall with a time of 6:59.05 to earn All-ASC honors. Jayme Wills finished in 21st with a time of 27:47.33, Maloree Kendall finished 30th with a time of 28:45.67 and Alyssa Thompson finished 34th. Vanessa Montelongo, Allison Robertson, Trissy Herington, Whitney Rank and Cori Eggeling also ran for the Cowgirls.

The University of Texas-Tyler won the girls division with 40 points. Carla Lewis of McMurry was the top female individual. She finished first with at time of 25:01.51.

Matt Buchhorn, Adrian Parker and Will Wright ran for the Cowboys. Buchhorn finished with a time of 6:28.01 and a 29th place finish and Parker ran a 6:37.11 for a 34th place finish. Wright finished 58th for the Cowboys.

Mississippi College took first place in the men’s race with MC’s Tino Gonzales taking first with a time of 28:02.32.

HSU will compete at the NCAA regional meet in Greensboro, North Carolina on November 14.
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