Cross Country Results at Louisville Invitational

9/30/2006

Men’s Results / Women’s Results

LOUISVILLE, Kent. — Vanderbilt cross country took sixth and eleventh places at the Louisville Invitational Saturday in Kentucky. The Commodores will take next week off competition before heading to the Blue Ridge Open in North Carolina on October 13.

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

Senior Brittany Sizer helped the Commodores seal a sixth place team finish, when she finished fifth overall at the Louisville Invitational Saturday, a race featuring over 250 runners.

“Brittany really had a great race. She set a personal record [17:56] and she looked strong, it’s just the kind of thing you want to see,” VU Head Coach Steve Keith said.

Junior Julie Eckerly (18:50), sophomore Amanda Scott (18:55), senior Ashleigh Wetzel (19:00), and junior Val Kazmer (19:08) rounded out the VU top five in the largest collegiate 5k event in Kentucky.

The Commodores placed just behind SEC opponent Kentucky with 205 points and an average time of 18:46.

Complete VU Women’s Results
Place Runner Class / Time
5 Sizer, Brittany SR 17:56.05
42 Eckerly, Julie JR 18:50.30
48 Scott, Amanda SO 18:55.00
55 Wetzel, Ashleigh SR 19:00.91
64 Kazmer, Val JR 19:08.38
96 Brown, Christine SO 19:33.48
133 Skelton, Mindy SO 19:52.83
168 McMahon, Allie FR 20:16.85
169 Black, Ellen FR 20:17.80
172 Scott, Sarah SO 20:20.53
187 Pence, Lauren SR 20:36.80


MEN’s CROSS COUNTRY

Senior Austin Weaver led the Commodores to an 11th place finish out of 27 competing teams at the Louisville Invitational on Saturday.

The 8k race was Weaver’s first finish as the Commodore’s top runner with a time of 25:16. Junior Austin Williamson was the next Commodore to cross the line with an overall time of 25:26.

Vanderbilt finished with 366 points and an average time of 25:56.

Complete VU Men’s Results
Place Runner Class / Time
36 Weaver, Austin SR 25:16.66
45 Williamson, Austin JR 25:26.79
93 Davis, Thomas FR 26:07.84
106 Noel, Chris JR 26:18.16
138 Whiting, Rob SO 26:33.63
215 Nordlund, Michael SO 27:22.77
253 Semones, Rick JR 27:47.59
277 Banks, Adam JR 28:11.13