Oct. 19, 2013

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Junior Meredith Mill posted her fourth top-10 finish of the season, helping South Carolina to an eighth-place showing in the White Race at the Indiana State Pre-National Invitational on Saturday afternoon at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind.

Mill came within nine seconds of breaking her personal best in the outing, finishing the 6,000-meter race in 21:20.52. Freshman Mary Reiser did top her previous best by 1.8 seconds, closing at 21:53.20 in a 33rd-place showing. Three sophomores rounded out the scoring, with Anna Todd (70th, 22:22.84) just two seconds off her previous 6K best. Stephanie Berger did break her personal record, going under 23 minutes for the first time with her 22:50.47 mark to finish 109th. Christine Kent crossed the line in 23:02.14 to finish 127th.

Senior Penny Boswell ranked 142nd overall with 23:13.76, while freshman Martha McCoy came in 150th at 23:19.50.

The Gamecocks beat four teams that stand in the regional rankings in other regions, topping Georgia Tech, Nevada, Pittsburgh and Texas Tech. South Carolina also downed all but Virginia Tech from its own region, including beating Clemson, among others.

In the Open Race, freshman Sarah Falta finished 64th at 23:38.84, with sophomores Alex Mullin (74th, 23:53.78), Brandy Wybersky (76th, 23:54.86) and Allie Whitley (88th, 24:15.91) coming in close behind. Freshman Brittany Day placed 100th with a 25:22.30 time.

The Gamecocks take on the field in the Southeastern Conference Championships on Fri., Nov. 1, hosted by the University of Florida at Mark Bostic Golf Course in Gainesville, Fla.

Indiana State Pre-National Invitational
Women’s White Race (6K)
LaVern Gibson Championship Course
Terre Haute, Ind.

Team Results 1. California, 105
2. Virginia Tech, 107
3. Xavier, 184
4. Illinois, 218
5. Albany, 229
6. Loyola, 287
7. Dayton, 317
8. South Carolina, 334
9. Youngstown State, 364
10. Texas Tech, 368
11. Georgia Tech, 403
12. Pittsburgh, 413
13. Iowa, 414
14. Eastern Michigan, 423
15. Charlotte, 436
16. Bowling Green, 440
17. UMKC, 453
18. Akron, 472
19. Clemson 479
20. Rice, 491
21. Illinois-Chicago, 500
22. Indiana, 524
23. Eastern Illinois, 575
24. Northern Colorado, 599
25. Nevada, 603
26. Indiana State, 605
27. Oklahoma, 612
28. Campbell, 618
29. East Carolina, 643
30. Memphis, 655
31. Liberty, 666
32. Kent State, 747
33. Abilene Christian, 754
34. Cincinnati, 879
35. UTEP, 1077

South Carolina’s Individual Results
(White Race)
9. Meredith Mill, Jr., 21:20.52
33. Mary Reiser, Fr., 21:53.20
70. Anna Todd, So., 22:22.84
109. Stephanie Berger, So., 22:50.47
127. Christine Kent, So., 23:02.14
142. Penny Boswell, Sr., 23:13.76
150. Martha McCoy, Fr., 23:19.50

South Carolina’s Individual Results
(Open Race)
64. Sarah Falta, Fr., 23:38.84
74. Alex Mullin, So., 23:53.78
76. Brandy Wybersky, So., 23:54.86
88. Allie Whitley, So., 24:15.91
100. Brittany Day, Fr., 25:22.30