Cowgirls Finish Second at HSU Invitational

ABILENE, Texas - Hardin-Simmons' women's cross country finished in second place at the Hardin-Simmons Invitational that was run Saturday morning at Sea Bee Park in Abilene.

New Mexico Military Institute won the race with 19 team points as they had five of the top eight runners in the race. Iwona Czerniak won the event in a time of 18:38.

Lindsey Hinton led the Cowgirls with a third-place finish. She ran a 19:30 in the 3-mile race. Jayme Wells finished sixth with a 20:49. Whitney Rankin, Maloree Kendall, Vanessa Montelongo, Alyssa Thompson, Trissy Herington placed ninth through 13^th to round out the Cowgirl lineup.

The cross country meet was the first that HSU has hosted since adding the sport prior to last season.

In the men's event UT-Dallas is the only team to bring a full team. HSU sat out runners with injuries and Clarendon had transportation issues.

Daniel Ludwig of UTD won the 6-mile event with a 27:47. Matt Buchhorn of HSU was second with a 28:46. Will Wright ran a 34:07 for the Cowboys in his first collegiate outing.

Women's Team Scores

New Mexico Military, 19; Hardin-Simmons, 36; UT-Dallas, 80

Individual Results

1.	Iwona Czerniak	NMMI	18:38
2.	Emilia Skolubewicz	NMMI	19:21
3.	Lindsey Hinton	HSU	19:30
4.	Gloria Fox	NMMI	19:43
5.	Abigail Bishop	NMMI	20:11
6.	Jayme Wills	HSU	20:49
7.	*Sarah Ashton	McM	20:51
8.	Kim Franklin	NMMI	21:21
9.	Whitney Rankin	HSU	21:29
10.	Maloree Kendall	HSU	21:44
11.	Vanessa Montelongo	HSU	21:52
12.	Alyssa Thompson	HSU	22:08
13.	Trissy Herington	HSU	23:01
14.	Brena Bui	UTD	23:44
15.	Ashley Cardenas	UTD	23:44
16.	Ann Marie Haney	UTD	24:20
17.	Abby Hyman	UTD	25:23
18.	*Lauren Thurman	Clarendon	25:42
19.	Rebecca Tang	UTD	25:59

*-not a full team

Men's Results

1.	Daniel Ludwig	UTD	27:47
2.	Matt Buchhorn	HSU	28:46
3.	Matt Sanchez	UTD	29:54
4.	Daniel Hulsey	UTD	32:32
5.	Tripp Smitham	UTD	32:38
6.	Will Wright	HSU	34:07
7.	Shawn Orliss	UTD	34:13
8.	Richard Kleinhans	UTD	36:41
9.	Phillip Phan	UTD	37:04