Oct. 29, 2015
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – The 2015 Southeastern Conference will hold its cross country championship Friday morning, hosted by Texas A&M. The Gamecocks are looking to make a jump up the team standings this season and improve on 2014’s 13th-place finish.
WEEKEND INFORMATION
Date: Friday, Oct. 30
Start Time: Men’s 8K – 10 a.m EST | Women’s 6K — 11 a.m.
Location: College Station, Texas
Facility: Dale Watts Cross Country Course
Live Results: FlashResults.com
USTFCCCA National Results Wall: Live Chat / Social Media Coverage
Texas A&M’s Championship Central: Meet Information
On Twitter: @GamecockXC
On Facebook: Gamecock Track and Field / Cross Country
2015 Media Guide
Three women’s programs are currently ranked in the USTFCCCA national poll, with defending champion Arkansas at No. 4, Mississippi State at 13 and Vanderbilt at 26. This will be Carolina’s first opportunity to run on Texas A&M’s Dale Watts Cross Country Course, which opened in the fall of 2014.
In its last time out, Carolina’s cross country team sent 18 runners to the annual Pre-Nationals 6K meet, hosted by Louisville. The team ran in two separate races, coming 22nd of 35 in the “Black” race and sixth of eight in the open 6K.
Mary Reiser again led the team, crossing 23rd in a field of 237 runners for the Black race. Her time of 21:25.6 was just off her personal best that was set two weeks ago at Paul Short, but it is still owns the two fastest 6K times of the season for the Gamecocks. Behind her, Monica York and Martha McCoy finished as a duo, coming in 127th and 129th, respectively. York would set a new personal best with a 22:37.8.
Ten women would compete for the Garnet and Black in the open 6K, with freshman Alexis Malmberg crossing as the team’s top finisher. Her time of 22:53.7 was good for 55th in a field of 126. The team would see four new personal bests in the open group, coming from freshmen Samantha Farmer (23:03.7) and Allie Mueller (24:05.6) and sophomores Sarah Taylor (23:32.8) and Anna McElrath (24:43.4). It was Taylor’s second PR in as many races.
For all of Friday’s results, be sure to track the live results link and follow GamecockXC on Twitter.
