Riser edged out both Covenant and Bryan’s number one runner as she continued to sharpen her racing tactics. “Talisa’s win was great. It was great to see her win her first cross country race, especially with her family making the trip all the way from Florida to come see her. Megan once again did fabulous. She has proven to be one of the top five individual contenders for a national qualifying spot,” added Larios.
Also running well for Montreat was Kirsten Gnagy’s 16th place finish in 23:04.48. Elyse Gildernew and Julie Hetu finished in 24:15.29 and 25:56.25 respectively. The Lady Cavs finished in 3rd out of 8 colleges, behind the Univ. of West Georgia and Lincoln Memorial University. They finished ahead of both conference opponents Covenant and Bryan College.
On the men’s side, Montreat’s Ben Hall faired very well on the 8K course. “The men had it much worse, running later in the morning and having to run the hilly course twice, due to the added distance,” said Larios. Hall finished 10th overall in 30:43.38. Justin Edwardsth overall in 32:22.61. Josh Woodward and Peter Taylor also ran well by finishing in 35:26 and 39:38.
Montreat will compete again next weekend at the Furman Invitational in Greenville, SC.
Mountain Top Classic Results:
Event 2 Women 5k Run CC
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Name Year School Avg Mile Finals Points
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1 Bishop, Talisa Jr Montreat College 6:43.6 20:53.65 1
2 Perkins, Katie Sr Univ Of West 6:49.1 21:10.97 2
3 Ratliff, Michelle Sr Lincoln Memo 6:57.3 21:36.50 3
4 Houghton, Deanna Jr Univ Of West 6:59.4 21:43.00 4
5 Riser, Megan Sr Montreat College 7:00.2 21:45.37 5
6 Patton, Kellie Jr Bryan College 7:00.4 21:45.88 6
7 Joslin, Evan Sr Agnes Scott College 7:03.9 21:56.83 7
8 Miller, Lucy Sr Covenant College 7:05.8 22:02.80 8
9 Orendorff, Sarah Fr Univ Of West 7:10.3 22:16.72 9
10 Payne, Bailey So Bryan College 7:11.2 22:19.52 10
11 Ely, Jennifer Jr Lincoln Memo 7:12.5 22:23.50 11
12 Rollet, Kathleen Jr Lincoln Memo 7:16.0 22:34.41 12
13 Reynierson, Jessie Jr Univ Of West 7:19.3 22:44.74 13
14 Jacobs, Megan Fr Univ Of West 7:20.0 22:46.75 14
15 Burke, Emily Jr Lincoln Memo 7:20.6 22:48.77 15
16 Gnagy, Kirsten Fr Montreat College 7:25.7 23:04.48 16
17 Solseng, Jaxen Jr Agnes Scott College 7:28.1 23:12.14 17
18 Kargl, Julia Agnes Scott College 7:29.9 23:17.51 18
19 Cunningham, Emily Sr Covenant College 7:30.4 23:19.31 19
20 Brandes, Jessica Fr Lincoln Memo 7:31.8 23:23.50 20
21 Ratliff, Deidre Sr Lincoln Memo 7:37.5 23:41.20 21
22 Muchene, Monica Fr Brenau Univ 7:40.4 23:50.43 22
23 Barber, Suzanne Unattached 7:43.2 23:59.01
24 Cyr, Taylor Fr Univ Of West 7:44.3 24:02.52 23
25 Hill, Louisa Jr Agnes Scott College 7:46.1 24:08.07 24
26 Gildernew, Elyse Fr Montreat College 7:48.5 24:15.29 25
27 Hulsether, Lucia Fr Agnes Scott College 7:50.1 24:20.37 26
28 Everett, Kristyn Unattached 7:51.7 24:25.46
29 Waleed, Najla So Agnes Scott College 7:57.6 24:43.77 27
30 Dresdow, Laura Jr LaGrange College 8:05.1 25:06.88 28
31 Morgan, Caitlin So Univ Of West 8:06.6 25:11.60 29
32 Velasco, Maya Jr Agnes Scott College 8:07.8 25:15.50 30
33 Cochran, Audra Fr Brenau Univ 8:08.0 25:16.00 31
34 Bone, Lauren Fr Brenau Univ 8:08.0 25:16.15 32
35 Heath, Lisa Sr LaGrange College 8:11.4 25:26.54 33
36 Parda, Lindsey Sr Lincoln Memo 8:11.5 25:26.76 34
37 Hetu, Julie So Montreat College 8:20.9 25:56.25 35
38 Allen, Hannah Fr Bryan College 8:24.7 26:07.93 36
39 Olsen, Amanda Fr LaGrange College 8:26.1 26:12.21 37
40 Bone, Maxine Jr Brenau Univ 8:31.9 26:30.24 38
41 Alberti, Angele So Agnes Scott College 8:37.0 26:46.28
42 Pinkleton, Megan Fr Bryan College 8:43.7 27:06.83 39
43 Barba, Jess So LaGrange College 8:49.3 27:24.41 40
44 Kronberg, Brandi So LaGrange College 8:55.3 27:42.83 41
45 Wagner, Faith Fr Bryan College 8:56.2 27:45.65 42
46 Dunn, Melissa So Covenant College 9:05.0 28:13.18 43
47 Hewitt, Rachel Fr Bryan College 9:09.4 28:26.93 44
48 Smith, Karis So Covenant College 9:16.6 28:49.18 45
49 Hickson, Amara So LaGrange College 9:19.7 28:58.92 46
50 Simpson, Lauren Fr Bryan College 9:22.5 29:07.47 47
51 Price, Heather Fr Covenant College 9:38.2 29:56.33 48
52 Williams, Elisabeth Fr Bryan College 9:39.4 30:00.08
53 Bumpus, Ginny Sr Lincoln Memo 9:44.6 30:16.06
54 Knox, Kimberly Fr LaGrange College 10:11.3 31:39.03 49
55 Mora, Elvira Fr Brenau Univ 10:13.4 31:45.63 50
56 Soto, Anne-Marie Fr Brenau Univ 10:26.2 32:25.28 51
Team Scores
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Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9
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1 Univ Of West Georgia 42 2 4 9 13 14 23 29
Total Time: 1:50:42.18
Average: 22:08.44
2 Lincoln Memorial Univ 61 3 11 12 15 20 21 34
Total Time: 1:52:46.68
Average: 22:33.34
3 Montreat College 82 1 5 16 25 35
Total Time: 1:55:55.04
Average: 23:11.01
4 Agnes Scott College 92 7 17 18 24 26 27 30
Total Time: 1:56:54.92
Average: 23:22.99
5 Bryan College 133 6 10 36 39 42 44 47
Total Time: 2:05:05.81
Average: 25:01.17
6 Covenant College 163 8 19 43 45 48
Total Time: 2:12:20.80
Average: 26:28.16
7 Brenau Univ 173 22 31 32 38 50 51
Total Time: 2:12:38.45
Average: 26:31.69
8 LaGrange College 179 28 33 37 40 41 46 49
Total Time: 2:11:52.87
MEN's 8K RACE
Event 1 Men 8k Run CC
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Name Year School Avg Mile Finals Points
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1 Asano, Nao Jr Univ Of West 5:44.3 28:31.18 1
2 Johnson, Ted Jr Lincoln Memo 5:49.6 28:57.58 2
3 Donahue, Jeremy Sr Lincoln Memo 5:55.9 29:28.98 3
4 Drankin, Roman So Univ Of West 5:56.1 29:29.79 4
5 Densmore, Robert Fr Univ Of West 6:02.6 30:02.12 5
6 Paulson, Mark Jr Lincoln Memo 6:03.2 30:05.18 6
7 Armentrout, Josh So Lincoln Memo 6:04.0 30:09.40 7
8 Wiley, Danny Sr Univ Of West 6:04.8 30:13.28 8
9 Henderson, Kyle Sr Lincoln Memo 6:10.0 30:39.09 9
10 Hall, Ben Fr Montreat College 6:10.9 30:43.38
11 Katzenberger, Matt Jr Covenant College 6:13.8 30:58.20 10
12 Ritchie, Chris So Univ Of West 6:14.1 30:59.22 11
13 Mullins, David Fr Lincoln Memo 6:14.4 31:00.76 12
14 Irwin, Luke So Covenant College 6:19.0 31:23.79 13
15 Whittier, Carter So Covenant College 6:22.4 31:40.93 14
16 Gall, Aaron So Univ Of West 6:23.9 31:47.92 15
17 Ralston, Bobby Sr Univ Of West 6:28.8 32:12.33 16
18 Liburd, Brian Fr Univ Of West 6:30.6 32:21.53
19 Edwards, Justin Jr Montreat College 6:30.8 32:22.61
20 Mitchell, Bryan So Covenant College 6:32.7 32:32.07 17
21 Musto, Will Fr Unattached 6:33.1 32:34.09
22 Kurhajec, Peter Sr Lincoln Memo 6:34.5 32:41.05 18
23 Nickell, Cole Sr Covenant College 6:35.0 32:43.32 19
24 Kamau, Peter So Hiwassee College 6:37.0 32:53.48 20
25 Pick, Daniel So Covenant College 6:40.6 33:10.98 21
26 Pauko, Andras So Lincoln Memo 6:44.7 33:31.65
27 Cox, Matthew Fr Hiwassee College 6:45.6 33:36.26 22
28 Hamilton, Chad So Univ Of West 6:46.9 33:42.25
29 Mcelrath, Zach So Covenant College 6:49.7 33:56.34 23
30 Bossom, Stephen Jr Covenant College 6:51.0 34:02.86
31 Simons, Bill So LaGrange College 6:55.6 34:25.87 24
32 Jordan, William Jr LaGrange College 6:58.8 34:41.55 25
33 Barnett, Isaac So Covenant College 7:07.9 35:26.71
34 Woodward, Josh Jr Montreat College 7:07.9 35:26.95
35 Wright, Matthew Fr Hiwassee College 7:16.8 36:10.96 26
36 Thompson, Vince Fr LaGrange College 7:32.3 37:28.21 27
37 Kendall, Grant Sr LaGrange College 7:40.0 38:06.68 28
38 Prettyman, Thomas Jr Covenant College 7:40.1 38:06.81
39 Moore, Jarvis Fr Hiwassee College 7:50.2 38:56.94 29
40 Smith, Marquis Fr Hiwassee College 7:50.3 38:57.58 30
41 Watson, Dustin So Hiwassee College 7:50.4 38:58.00 31
42 Frank, Kyle So Covenant College 7:50.7 38:59.51
43 Taylor, Pete Sr Montreat College 7:58.6 39:38.73
44 Farr, Brian Fr LaGrange College 8:29.8 42:13.84 32
45 Kjeldgaard, Andy Fr Hiwassee College 8:53.9 44:13.91 33
46 Hubbard, Ben Unattached 9:00.6 44:46.89
47 Keys, Brandon Fr Hiwassee College 9:03.0 44:58.96