Cross Country competes at conference championships
Women finish second to host A&M-Corpus Christi, men's team takes fourth with 'impressive' times
Issue date: 11/2/09 Section: Sports
Following a disqualification of SFA's top finisher, the Ladyjacks posted a second-place finish Saturday at the Southland Conference Cross Country Championships. This marks the second consecutive year for SFA to finish second in the women's race.
When the initial race results were posted, SFA had three runners among the top 10 individuals, and the Ladyjacks were listed as the conference champions with a 3-point edge over host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
The results were challenged, however, and, following a protest, it was determined that Stephanie Ganter, McKinney sophomore, cut outside the boundary of the course about 100 meters from the finish. Ganter, who initially finished second, was disqualified, and the Ladyjacks wound up in second place with a team score of 82 points, 24 behind first-place A&M-Corpus.
"Our top five girls ran the race they should have run, and I'm proud of them for that," SFA coach Lou Snelling said. "And they won. They stepped up on the day they needed to, and we won the race. The disqualification cost us the meet."
Snelling appealed the disqualification but to no avail.
With Ganter disqualified, Amy Shackelford, Port Neches junior, and Megan Jenkins, Houston junior, became SFA's top two finishers, both taking All-Southland honors. Shackelford finished sixth with a time of 21:26 on the 6,000-meter course. Jenkins turned in a time of 21:37 to finish ninth.
Haley Parsons, Rowlett sophomore, was the next Ladyjack across the line, finishing 13th with a time of 21:44. Randi Wymer, Overton freshman, clocked in at 22:11 to finish 25th. Meredith Blocker, Mineola junior, rounded out SFA's scoring runners by finishing 29th with a time of 22:24.
Marie Flores, Alvin junior, took 34th with a time of 22:34, and Brette Fleming-Wood, Mansfield sophomore, finished 48th, posting a time of 23:23.
In the men's race, SFA took fourth as a team, led by an all-conference performance from Mitch Ownbey, Yukon, Ok. sophomore, who finished fourth. The Jacks put three runners in the top 13 and finished with a team score of 87 points, just a point behind third-place UTSA.
When the initial race results were posted, SFA had three runners among the top 10 individuals, and the Ladyjacks were listed as the conference champions with a 3-point edge over host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
The results were challenged, however, and, following a protest, it was determined that Stephanie Ganter, McKinney sophomore, cut outside the boundary of the course about 100 meters from the finish. Ganter, who initially finished second, was disqualified, and the Ladyjacks wound up in second place with a team score of 82 points, 24 behind first-place A&M-Corpus.
"Our top five girls ran the race they should have run, and I'm proud of them for that," SFA coach Lou Snelling said. "And they won. They stepped up on the day they needed to, and we won the race. The disqualification cost us the meet."
Snelling appealed the disqualification but to no avail.
With Ganter disqualified, Amy Shackelford, Port Neches junior, and Megan Jenkins, Houston junior, became SFA's top two finishers, both taking All-Southland honors. Shackelford finished sixth with a time of 21:26 on the 6,000-meter course. Jenkins turned in a time of 21:37 to finish ninth.
Haley Parsons, Rowlett sophomore, was the next Ladyjack across the line, finishing 13th with a time of 21:44. Randi Wymer, Overton freshman, clocked in at 22:11 to finish 25th. Meredith Blocker, Mineola junior, rounded out SFA's scoring runners by finishing 29th with a time of 22:24.
Marie Flores, Alvin junior, took 34th with a time of 22:34, and Brette Fleming-Wood, Mansfield sophomore, finished 48th, posting a time of 23:23.
In the men's race, SFA took fourth as a team, led by an all-conference performance from Mitch Ownbey, Yukon, Ok. sophomore, who finished fourth. The Jacks put three runners in the top 13 and finished with a team score of 87 points, just a point behind third-place UTSA.
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