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Sun Belt Conference ChampionshipsNovember 4, Denton Thanks to Chris Jackson for this report. DENTON, Texas – For the second consecutive year, the University of Arkansas-Little Rock swept the Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championship team titles. By placing all five runners in the top seven positions, the Trojan men’s squad ran past the field with a total of 21 points, while the Trojan women’s team finished with all five runners in the top 10, grabbing 29 team points. For
the men, Western Kentucky (80) and Middle Tennessee (89) followed the Trojans in
the team standings. Florida International (115) narrowly edged out host North
Texas (118) for fourth place, while New Mexico State (130) and
Louisiana-Lafayette (157) finished fifth and sixth, respectively. Denver (222),
Arkansas State (240), South Alabama (285) and New Orleans (298) rounded out the
field. UALR’s
Brent Corbitt, the meet’s Most Outstanding Male Performer, took home the
individual title with a time of 25:43 over the 8,000-meter course. Middle
Tennessee’s Geoffrey Lagat, who won the last two individual titles at the
conference championships, finished second with a time of 26:22. Eric Gross of
Arkansas-Little Rock rounded out the top three runners with a time of 26:33. The
Arkansas-Little Rock women were followed by Western Kentucky (47), New Mexico
State (79), New Orleans (129) and Denver (137). Louisiana-Lafayette ended the
meet in sixth with 141 points, while host North Texas (204), Arkansas State
(210), Florida International (211), South Alabama (268) and Middle Tennessee
(285) completed the team scoring. Leah
Thorvilson from Arkansas-Little Rock won the women’s individual title by
covering the 6,000-meter course in a time of 22:10, taking home the meet’s
Most Outstanding Female Performer honors in the process. Thorvilson finished
second behind Debbie Thornhill of North Texas in last season’s race. New
Mexico State’s Rachel Cuellar finished in second place (22:24), while Western
Kentucky’s Olga Cronin finished third (23:09). The
top 10 finishers from each race were selected as members of the 2002 All-Sun
Belt Team. Corbitt, Lagat and Gross were accompanied on the men’s team by
UALR’s John Eckard and Andrey and Dmitry Shokur, Walter Whitfield of
Louisiana-Lafayette, Western Kentucky’s Daniel Roberts and Enda Grandfield and
Middle Tennessee’s Levi Sybert. The
women’s team consists of Thorvilson, Cuellar, Cronin, Arkansas-Little Rock’s
Shasta Beal, Lisolette Noren and Therese and Petra Forsberg, Western
Kentucky’s Bonita Paul and Cara Nichols and Laci Jackson from New Mexico
State. Trojan
head coach Kirk Elias swept Coach of the Year honors for the second time in a
row. WOMEN (6000m) Team Scores
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Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9
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1 UALR 29 1 4 6 8 10 11 23
Total Time: 1:56:27.15
Average: 23:17.43
2 WKU 47 3 5 7 13 19 27 40
Total Time: 1:59:10.66
Average: 23:50.14
3 NMSU 79 2 9 17 20 31 52
Total Time: 2:01:29.18
Average: 24:17.84
4 UNO 129 12 16 22 33 46 57 61
Total Time: 2:06:45.83
Average: 25:21.17
5 DENVER 137 18 26 28 29 36 42
Total Time: 2:07:26.60
Average: 25:29.32
6 UL 141 14 15 35 38 39 48 50
Total Time: 2:07:41.19
Average: 25:32.24
7 NT 204 21 32 45 51 55
Total Time: 2:15:27.97
Average: 27:05.60
8 ASU 210 30 37 41 44 58
Total Time: 2:16:02.85
Average: 27:12.57
9 FIU 211 25 34 43 53 56 62
Total Time: 2:16:49.15
Average: 27:21.83
10 USA 268 24 47 64 66 67
Total Time: 2:35:22.00
Average: 31:04.40
11 MT 285 49 54 59 60 63 65
Total Time: 2:30:59.76
Average: 30:11.96
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Leah Thorvilson UALR 22:10.57 1
2 Rachael Cuellar NMSU 22:24.44 2
3 Olga Cronin WKU 23:09.19 3
4 Therese Forsberg UALR 23:18.24 4
5 Bonita Paul WKU 23:20.20 5
6 Shasta Beal UALR 23:21.60 6
7 Cara Nichols WKU 23:33.54 7
8 Liselotte Noren UALR 23:40.56 8
9 Laci Jackson NMSU 23:52.65 9
10 Petra Forsberg UALR 23:56.18 10
11 Chelsie Mock UALR 23:59.65 11
12 Sarah Meza UNO 24:07.10 12
13 Aimee Wellerding WKU 24:13.41 13
14 Jeanne Menard UL 24:14.03 14
15 Natalie Gillis UL 24:21.40 15
16 Pavlina Vondrkova UNO 24:27.31 16
17 Jamie Denoewer NMSU 24:30.17 17
18 Tara Hamilton DENVER 24:43.44 18
19 Rachel Sanford WKU 24:54.32 19
20 Trine Sierslev NMSU 25:05.30 20
21 Dagmar Salazar NT 25:08.46 21
22 Orion Wilson UNO 25:11.19 22
23 Aleah Howington UALR 25:13.87 23
24 Bibiche Mankatu USA 25:18.10 24
25 Dalia Clarke FIU 25:19.61 25
26 Karin Camenisch DENVER 25:28.34 26
27 Amber Carmack WKU 25:28.61 27
28 Joslin Heyward DENVER 25:28.78 28
29 Dru Weaver DENVER 25:29.71 29
30 Liz Davenport ASU 25:32.31 30
31 Ann Gagliardi NMSU 25:36.62 31
32 Kristin Carson NT 25:37.38 32
33 Naudia Falconer UNO 25:46.20 33
34 Edda Santiago FIU 26:07.83 34
35 Jennifer Gautreaux UL 26:14.34 35
36 Julie Raffety DENVER 26:16.33 36
37 Stephanie Anaya ASU 26:20.80 37
38 Jennifer Block UL 26:23.23 38
39 Stacey Enright UL 26:28.19 39
40 Janette Pike WKU 26:34.83 40
41 Hayley Hames ASU 26:46.93 41
42 Elizabeth Voss DENVER 26:50.76 42
43 Jamilla Vargas FIU 26:57.11 43
44 Darina Semenova ASU 27:06.56 44
45 Theresa Meyers NT 27:07.77 45
46 Stephanie Jones UNO 27:14.03 46
47 Dado Kamissoko USA 27:19.38 47
48 Leah Legere UL 27:22.77 48
49 Trisha Devalcourt MT 27:42.25 49
50 Dusty Martin UL 27:47.18 50
51 Kelly Faszholz NT 28:07.56 51
52 Cindy Sedillo NMSU 28:15.89 52
53 Mary Formosa FIU 28:46.07 53
54 Erin Russell MT 29:07.00 54
55 Sheena Connell NT 29:26.80 55
56 Dawn Selvidge FIU 29:38.53 56
57 Sonia De La Torre UNO 29:46.28 57
58 Joanne Huck ASU 30:16.25 58
59 Fran Haas MT 30:24.64 59
60 Chelsea Taylor MT 30:57.73 60
61 Rosa White UNO 31:45.75 61
62 Jamella Mallick FIU 31:52.72 62
63 Rosemary Okafor MT 32:48.14 63
64 Brandy Merritt USA 33:03.37 64
65 Laura Smith MT 33:49.47 65
66 Karen Maynard USA 34:49.26 66
67 Amy Galimore USA 34:51.89 67
-- Laura Credeur UL DNF
-- Kishara George MT DNF
-- Catherine Boudreaux UL DNF
-- Jennifer Verheul UNO DNF
-- Sunnie Butcher UALR DNF
-- Genea Long NMSU DNF
-- Taneshia Johnson ASU DNF
-- Laura Leigh MT DNF
-- Mary Woodrum WKU DNF
-- Dawn Crawford UALR DNF
-- Rebecca Rodriguez FIU DNF
-- Rebecca Sanford WKU DNF
-- Shaveattea Milton USA DNF
-- Rata Ouadraogo USA DNF
-- Susan Beraun WKU DNF
-- Courtney Starling NT DNF
-- Nina Karvonen DENVER DNS
-- Ashley Hogg ASU DNS
MEN (8000m) =================================================================================
Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9
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1 UALR 21 1 3 4 6 7 11 23
Total Time: 2:13:01.28
Average: 26:36.26
2 WKU 80 8 9 16 21 26 29 47
Total Time: 2:18:55.19
Average: 27:47.04
3 MT 89 2 10 19 20 38 62
Total Time: 2:18:54.01
Average: 27:46.81
4 FIU 115 14 15 18 24 44 52
Total Time: 2:21:41.77
Average: 28:20.36
5 NT 118 13 17 22 31 35 42
Total Time: 2:21:43.65
Average: 28:20.73
6 NMSU 130 12 25 27 32 34 40 46
Total Time: 2:22:06.08
Average: 28:25.22
7 UL 157 5 28 30 41 53 56
Total Time: 2:24:25.63
Average: 28:53.13
8 DENVER 222 33 37 43 54 55 59
Total Time: 2:29:55.61
Average: 29:59.12
9 ASU 240 36 39 50 57 58 60 66
Total Time: 2:31:47.41
Average: 30:21.49
10 USA 285 45 51 61 63 65 67 70
Total Time: 2:37:03.37
Average: 31:24.68
11 UNO 298 48 49 64 68 69 71
Total Time: 2:44:18.17
Average: 32:51.64
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Brent Corbitt UALR 25:43.26 1
2 Geoffrey Lagat MT 26:22.63 2
3 Eric Gross UALR 26:33.77 3
4 Andrey Shokur UALR 26:43.57 4
5 Walter Whitfield UL 26:49.89 5
6 Dmitry Shokur UALR 26:59.90 6
7 John Eckart UALR 27:00.78 7
8 Daniel Roberts WKU 27:07.69 8
9 Enda Grandfield WKU 27:12.93 9
10 Levi Sybert MT 27:13.34 10
11 Matt Hill UALR 27:17.42 11
12 Louis Cuellar NMSU 27:24.63 12
13 Matt Gieringer NT 27:37.78 13
14 Jorge Palmerola FIU 27:40.91 14
15 Mike Felsberg FIU 27:54.31 15
16 Jean Pierre Joubert WKU 27:57.14 16
17 Justin Kauffman NT 27:57.75 17
18 Elliott Mason FIU 27:57.85 18
19 Anthony McGary MT 28:00.86 19
20 Edwin Koech MT 28:05.05 20
21 Kevin Dick WKU 28:07.01 21
22 Mario Arroyave NT 28:14.86 22
23 John Jennings UALR 28:18.24 23
24 Robbie Infante FIU 28:19.89 24
25 Cody Robertson NMSU 28:24.68 25
26 Gregory Threat WKU 28:30.42 26
27 Santos Contreras NMSU 28:31.79 27
28 Justin Lemaire UL 28:35.71 28
29 Anthony Cambron WKU 28:40.33 29
30 Quentin Guy UL 28:47.03 30
31 Brad Thompson NT 28:48.27 31
32 Stephan Arnold NMSU 28:51.61 32
33 Hans Leithe DENVER 28:53.35 33
34 Marc Bourdon NMSU 28:53.37 34
35 Jason Bacchus NT 29:04.98 35
36 Philbert Amuzu ASU 29:06.78 36
37 Amund Hanson DENVER 29:08.31 37
38 Josh Carroll MT 29:12.13 38
39 Anderson Kirui ASU 29:13.55 39
40 Karl Meier NMSU 29:14.85 40
41 Nick Meaux UL 29:17.32 41
42 Matt Teeter NT 29:28.62 42
43 Dylan Prosser DENVER 29:41.23 43
44 Joe Huston FIU 29:48.80 44
45 Samson Kipchichir USA 29:51.78 45
46 Scott Payne NMSU 30:01.23 46
47 Thomas Howell WKU 30:06.40 47
48 Jameel Wilson UNO 30:09.63 48
49 Omar Smith UNO 30:12.30 49
50 Tony Chambers ASU 30:25.43 50
51 Jeremiah Carter USA 30:30.30 51
52 Joe Mazzeo FIU 30:31.93 52
53 Matthew Martin UL 30:55.68 53
54 Henry Kashiwa DENVER 30:56.06 54
55 Justin Rose DENVER 31:16.65 55
56 Chris Meaux UL 31:29.10 56
57 Zack Plair ASU 31:30.36 57
58 Steve Helmick ASU 31:31.29 58
59 Martin Bartnes DENVER 31:59.04 59
60 Edward Kirui ASU 31:59.10 60
61 Cam Snow USA 32:01.66 61
62 Sean Rabe MT 32:08.12 62
63 Laronious Reddick USA 32:12.64 63
64 Kwesi Cudjoe-Chow UNO 32:23.92 64
65 Brandon McLeod USA 32:26.99 65
66 Keith Heinrich ASU 33:05.42 66
67 Chad Garrett USA 33:37.34 67
68 Terrance Wills UNO 35:33.97 68
69 Spenser Robinson UNO 35:58.35 69
70 Casey Dunn USA 36:05.17 70
71 Brian Oldenstam UNO 47:13.82 71
-- Tim Darmstedter NT DNF
-- Gabriel Conway WKU DNF
-- Robert Munoz NMSU DNF
-- Steve Safstrom MT DNF
-- Peter Marston UALR DNF
-- Istvan Meszaros UALR DNF
-- August Teague DENVER DNF
-- Calum Neff UALR DNF
-- Adrian Garcia UL DNF
-- John Mack UNO DNF
-- David Altmaier WKU DNF
-- Justin Groves WKU DNF
-- Nicholas Bacon WKU DNF
-- Terry Goertz WKU DNF
-- Christopher Young WKU DNF
-- Joseph Van Zee WKU DNF
-- Caleb McCain WKU DNF
-- Augustine Otieno WKU DNF
-- Justin Miller WKU DNF
-- Eric Brock UALR DNF
-- Bradley Meredith WKU DNF
-- Eddie Melendez NT DNF
-- Benjamin McClure WKU DNF
-- Wensher Maurice WKU DNF
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