Carson-Newman Women, Mars Hill Men Claim SAC Cross Country Titles
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Several records were established as the Carson-Newman women and Mars Hill men claimed the team titles at the 2005 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Cross Country Championships, held Saturday morning at the Greene Valley Development Center.
The Lady Eagles recorded 47 points, edging second place Mars Hill by one point in the narrowest margin of victory in the 13-year history of the women's championship. C-N placed four runners in the top 10 as it captures its fifth SAC title and first since 2002, the last time the championship was contested in Greeneville.
MHC's Rachel Retallick finished first with a time of 19:01.52 on the 5,000-meter course to claim SAC Runner of the Year honors. Retallick, who was also named the 2005 SAC Scholar Athlete for Women's Cross Country for a third time in her career, joined teammate Kate Prichard on the All-SAC First Team.
C-N's Margaux Cowan-Banker finished third with a time of 19:26.05, while teammate Vanessa Gibson placed fourth at 19:31.05. C-N rookie Aubrey Morris rounded out the top five at 19:44.40 and was named SAC Freshman Runner of the Year.
Wingate's Natalie Creech (19:48.55) and Lenoir-Rhyne's Whitney Heavner (19:59.31) complete the All-Conference First Team.
Ashley Condrey of Wingate finished eighth, followed by Gennilee Eisenmann (Lenoir-Rhyne), Lisa Massey (Carson-Newman), Rori Godsey (Catawba), Erin McKee (Mars Hill), Amber Hines (Wingate), and Karen Porter (Wingate) make up the All-SAC Second Team.
In the team competition, Wingate finished third with 58 points, followed by Lenoir-Rhyne (98), host Tusculum (142), Presbyterian (158), Catawba (177) and Newberry (197).
Carson-Newman head coach Whitney Lee was named SAC Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year for the second time in his career.
Joining Morris on the five-person SAC All-Freshmen squad are Condrey, Eisenmann, Hines and Tusculum's Alicja Dembna.
In the men's championship, Mars Hill recorded the top four runners and five of the top six as the Lions claimed their ninth consecutive SAC title. Mars Hill tied a championship record with 16 points, matching the best score which the Lions posted in 1998 SAC meet.
MHC's Daniel Amick was named the SAC Runner of the Year as he won the 8,000-meter race with a course-record time of 25:44.87. SAC Scholar Athlete of the Year Jon Stoehr finished second for the Lions with a time of 25:49.86, which also bested the previous course record. MHC's James Thompson (26:08.56) and Dustin Whitlow (26:31.25) finished third and fourth, respectively.
Carson-Newman's Ryan Althaus finished fifth, followed by Mars Hill's Elliott Austin and Matthew Elliott of Presbyterian to round out the All-SAC First Team.
The All-SAC Second Team consists of Jose Zavala (Lenoir-Rhyne), Jayce Watson (Wingate), Tyler Wilkinson (Mars Hill), Adam Stewart (Lenoir-Rhyne), Brandon DiBianca (Wingate), Dave Jaeger (Mars Hill) and Jon Sharp (Lenoir-Rhyne). Watson was also the top rookie finisher in the men's championship and was named SAC Freshman Runner of the Year.
Joining Watson on the 2005 SAC All-Freshmen Team are Jaeger, John Halter (Mars Hill), David Somers (Wingate) and Brad Johnson (Lenoir-Rhyne).
For an incredible 10th consecutive time, Mars Hill's Mike Owens was named the SAC Coach of the Year.
Lenoir-Rhyne finished second with 65 points, followed by Wingate (79), Presbyterian (126), Carson-Newman (130), Tusculum (152), Newberry (186) and Catawba (did not score).
Men
First Team
Daniel Amick, Mars Hill
Jon Stoehr, Mars Hill
James Thompson, Mars Hill
Dustin Whitlow, Mars Hill
Ryan Althaus, Carson-Newman
Elliott Austin, Mars Hill
Matthew Elliott, Presbyterian
Second Team
Jose Zavala, Lenoir-Rhyne
Jayce Watson, Wingate
Tyler Wilkinson, Mars Hill
Adam Stewart, Lenoir-Rhyne
Brandon DiBianca, Wingate
Dave Jaeger, Mars Hill
Jon Sharp, Lenoir-Rhyne
SAC All-Freshman Team
Jayce Watson, Wingate
Dave Jaeger, Mars Hill
John Halter, Mars Hill
David Somers, Wingate
Brad Johnson, Lenoir-Rhyne
SAC Runner of the Year:
Daniel Amick, Mars Hill
SAC Freshman Runner of the Year:
Jayce Watson, Wingate
SAC Scholar Athlete:
Jon Stoehr, Mars Hill
SAC Coach of the Year:
Mike Owens, Mars Hill
2005 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Cross Country
Championship
Men's Results
Saturday, October 22, 2005
Greeneville, Tenn.
Team Scores
1. Mars Hill 16
2. Lenoir-Rhyne 65
3. Wingate 79
4. Presbyterian 126
5. Carson-Newman 130
6. Tusculum 152
7. Newberry 186
8. Catawba -
Race Results
Pl. Runner School
Time
1. Daniel Amick Mars Hill
25:44.87
2. Jon Stoehr Mars Hill
25:49.86
3. James Thompson Mars Hill
26:08.56
4. Dustin Whitlow Mars Hill
26:31.25
5. Ryan Althaus Carson-Newman
26:39.12
6. Elliott Austin Mars Hill
26:54.36
7. Matthew Elliott Presbyterian
27:03.15
8. Jose Zavala Lenoir-Rhyne
27:08.79
9. Jayce Watson Wingate
27:12.17
10. Tyler Wilkinson Mars Hill
27:13.06
11. Adam Stewart Lenoir-Rhyne
27:23.25
12. Brandon DiBianca Wingate
27:32.24
13. Dave Jaeger Mars Hill
27:32.59
14. Jon Sharp Lenoir-Rhyne
27:37.42
15. Perrell Bess Lenoir-Rhyne
27:43.80
16. John Halter Mars Hill
28:10.38
17. Ross Lewis Tusculum
28:24.22
18. Nolan Winters Lenoir-Rhyne
28:29.24
19. David Sommers Wingate
28:35.53
20. Brad Topper Wingate
28:38.24
21. Brad Johnson Lenoir-Rhyne
28:39.17
22. Mark Deweese Wingate
28:46.08
23. Nick Stump Wingate
28:51.24
24. Todd Laughridge Wingate
28:55.58
25. Chris Haney Tusculum
29:04.34
26. Joshua Stuckey Lenoir-Rhyne
29:04.65
27. Paul Testa Wingate
29:07.78
28. Brian Wetherington Carson-Newman
29:15.31
29. Alex Hunter Wingate
29:27.61
30. Nicholas Williams Presbyterian
29:40.12
31. Thad Palmer Presbyterian
29:42.48
32. Brad Herron Catawba
29:49.97
33. Nate Price Presbyterian
29:50.83
34. Jack Holden Newberry
29:59.31
35. Kevin Ramos Lenoir-Rhyne
30:10.22
36. Stephen Jones Tusculum
30:14.37
37. Matt Smith Lenoir-Rhyne
30:18.60
38. Brent Johnson Catawba
30:20.06
39. Lee Swanson Mars Hill
30:32.06
40. Josh Shumaker Carson-Newman
30:37.91
41. Mark Silva Mars Hill
30:38.12
42. Brent Anderson Carson-Newman
30:40.60
43. Douglas Marion Lenoir-Rhyne
31:29.44
44. Eric McAnly Carson-Newman
31:40.84
45. Alex Durie Lenoir-Rhyne
31:52.48
46. Trey McNamee Catawba
32:06.13
47. Mohammed Kaleel Wingate
32:09.21
48. Matthew Morrisette Presbyterian
32:20.66
49. Jordan Bullard Presbyterian
32:24.45
50. Bobby Burgess Newberry
32:30.65
51. Josh Smith Newberry
32:43.43
52. Richard Neese Tusculum
32:46.24
53. Josh Williams Newberry
33:14.05
54. Louis Fulmore Newberry
33:22.20
55. Ben Ayers Lenoir-Rhyne
34:16.84
56. Scott Howard Tusculum
34:21.92
57. Mark Robinson Carson-Newman
34:49.70
58. Richard Dunbar Catawba
36:51.25
59. David Hileman Tusculum
38:23.45
60. Thomas Whitley Tusculum
40:10.24
61. Phillip Fitzhugh Mars Hill
40:57.46
62. Alonzo Hinds Newberry
48:46.13
63. Antoinne Frazier Newberry
48:47.96