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ISU Pre-Nationals Invite
Women's Cross Country finishes fifth at ISU Pre-Nationals
10.16.2010 | XC: Women_Old, Track & Field / Cross Country
Oct. 16, 2010
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Freshman Marielle Hall finished 17th to lead the Texas Women's Cross Country team at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational Saturday in Terre Haute, Ind. The Longhorns finished fifth place as a team, improving upon their 12th place finish at the same meet in 2009. The 6K race was ran on the same course that will be used for the 2010 NCAA Cross Country Championships.
Hall recorded a time of 20:41.7 in her first 6K race as a Longhorn. Junior Mia Behm, who captured the individual title in each of the two previous meets in 2010, posted a career-best 20:50.9 for 29th place overall.
Freshman Megan Siebert was close behind, clocking a 21:04.6 for a 38th place finish. Junior Julie Amthor crossed the finish line in 21:22.3 for 59th and redshirt sophomore Laleh Mojtabaeezamani took 90th and PR'ed (21:36.3) to round out the scoring for Texas.
Seniors Allison Mendez (93rd) and Christina Henderson (181st) finished in 21:38.8 and 22:23.7, respectively.
Florida State won the Blue Invitational with 115 points while UTEP's Risper Kimaiyo took home the individual title with a time of 20:03.4.
Also running on Saturday, was a group of Longhorn harriers at the Concordia Invite. Texas placed four of its runners in the top five to win the team title with 37 points. Freshman Sara Sutherland clocked a 17:50 to pick up her first individual title. Burnt Orange runners filled the third through fifth spots as senior Jordan Clark-Mand finished in 18:16 followed by sophomore Ginny Simon (18:18) and senior Megan Vasquez (18:23).
Up next, the Longhorns will travel to Stillwater, Okla., for the Big 12 Championships on Saturday, Oct. 3.
ISU Pre-Nationals
Texas' Results
17. Marielle Hall, 20:41.7
29. Mia Behm, 20:50.9
38. Megan Siebert, 21:04.6
59. Julie Amthor, 21:22.3
90. Laleh Mojtabaeezamani, 21:36.3 PR
93. Allison Mendez, 21:38.8
181. Christina Henderson, 22:23.7
Team Results
1. Florida State, 115 points
2. Arizona, 128 points
3. Iowa State, 175 points
4. Providence, 231 points
5. TEXAS, 233 points
6. Michigan State, 279 points
7. Princeton, 291 points
8. California, 345 points
9. Washington, 352 points
10. Iowa, 353 points
CONCORDIA INVITE
Texas Results
1. Sara Sutherland, 17:50
3. Jordan Clark-Mand, 18:11
4. Ginny Simon, 18:18
5. Megan Vasquez, 18:23
29. Katie Hoaldridge, 20:01
33. Heather Canizales, 20:26
Team Results
1. TEXAS, 37 points
2. Texas State, 51 points
3. Rice, 58 points
4. Texas A&M Kingsville, 125 points
5. Texas A&M International, 150 points
ISU PRE-NATIONALS POST-RACE QUOTES
Head coach Steve Sisson
On how the team performed: I think today was a day that indicated our current fitness and we were hoping to be in a position to be competitive in a competitive field and I'm really proud of the team. The race showed the shape that they're in and we're really looking forward to the later season training where we can work on getting faster and quicker. Our strength is where it needs to be and we'll spend some time getting our speed up as the season continues on.
On how the freshmen performed: I think it is a testament to this group that two freshmen in a sense are leading the team. The good thing is that they stood the test of this competitive meet and they were able to come out and perform well. I'm really proud of Megan [Siebert] and Marielle [Hall], they both raced to the level that their training has gotten them to. It's very good to have two freshmen in the top 40 at this meet and I don't think that's something that happens very often.
