Women 10th, Men 15th at Southern Showcase; Boyd 10th Overall

Friday, September 13

Huntsville, Ala. | Hunt Park

10:00 a.m. Men 8K | 11:00 a.m. Women 5K

Chattanooga

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Photo by: David Martin

9/13/2024 2:08:00 PM | Cross Country & Track & Field

Men's Results Women's Results

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. --- Chattanooga's Lesley Boyd finished 10^th overall and led the Mocs women's cross country team to a 10^th place finish at the Southern Showcase at John Hunt Park in Huntsville, Ala. The men, led by Aaron Isbell, finished 15^th overall.

"Both programs ran and competed well today," Chattanooga head coach Andy Meyer said.

The women finished 10^th overall ahead of Georgia, Middle Tennessee and Auburn. Lesley Boyd finished with a time of 17:02.25 and Maddie Wheatcroft just missed her PR with a time of 17:53.46.

"The women had a very strong showing," Meyer said. "They held back for the first mile and accelerated through the field for the next two miles."

Leah Boyd was the third Chattanooga runner to finish and posted a personal record time of 18:07.99. Brooke Tyll was next, cutting more than a minute off her PR with a time of 18:27.24. Freshman Amanda Ferrante was the fifth scoring runner across the line and Lexi Foley also posted a PR with a time of 18:53.26.

"Maddie and Leah, Brooke, Amanda, Lexi and Audrey [Wade] worked hard the last two kilometers. We had a couple kids not run well, but with the depth of talent we had it still was an impressive showing."

In the men's race, Isbell finished with a time of 25:19.64 with Jack Martin not far behind at 25:36.35.

"The guys ran a little conservative for the first couple miles and then started to work," Meyer said. "The guys as a team were 23rd at the halfway point and finished 15th out of 41 teams."

The men matched Samford at 15^th and finished ahead of ULM, South Florida and Florida Gulf Coast.

"Aaron, Jack and freshmen Ian [Etheridge] and Derek [Mitchell] were under 26," Meyer said. "Kaigen [Mulkey] and Riley [Hanson] were right behind them."

Etheridge was Chattanooga's third finisher (25:41.45) and Mitchell was next with a time of 25:53.86, both running their first collegiate 8-kilometer race. Kaigen Mulkey was the fifth Moc runner across the line and posted a PR of 26:05.68 and Riley Hanson, also with a PR, finished next for UTC with a time of 26:17.74.

"We are pleased with our performances and we will move from a volume based approach now to a more speed specific approach to continue our fitness progression" Meyer said.

Alabama claimed both team and individual titles in each race. The Tide women, ranked 12^th in the USTFCCCA, placed all five scoring runners in the Top 25 and were led by Doris Lemngole in first and Pheline Cheruto in second. The men, ranked ninth, placed all five scoring runners in the Top 22 and placed three in the Top Four. Victor Kiproptook first ahead of Louisville's Ian Kibiwot.

Up next for the Mocs is the prestigious Live in Lou Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 5 at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park in Louisville, Ky.

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Men's Individual Results

73	Aaron Isbell	25:19.64
99	Jack Martin	25:36.35
113	Ian Etheridge	25:41.45	first collegiate 8K
136	Derek Mitchell	25:53.86	first collegiate 8K
152	Kaigen Mulkey	26:05.68	PR (26:13.8)
171	Riley Hanson	26:17.74	PR (26:39.0)
195	Eamonn O'Bryant	26:38.77
250	Tristan Gould	27:12.10
251	Andrew Moore	27:13.88	first collegiate 8K
268	Cash Coggins	27:27.27	first collegiate 8K

Men's Team Results (Top 20/47)

1	Alabama	41
2	Belmont	107
3	Georgia Tech	126
4	Kentucky	142
5	Georgia	153
6	Louisville	164
7	Lee	205
8	Anderson (SC)	263
9	Vanderbilt	289
10	Middle Tennessee	307
11	Florida Southern	346
12	Cumberlands	362
13	North Alabama	396
14	Missouri-St. Louis	439
15	*Chattanooga*	*459*
16	Samford	459
17	ULM	468
18	South Florida	493
19	Cumberland (Tenn.)	575
20	Florida Gulf Coast	608

Women's Individual Results

10	Lesley Boyd	17:02.25
59	Maddie Wheatcroft	17:53.46	just missed PR (17:52.0)
83	Leah Boyd	18:07.99	PR (18:27.3)
113	Brooke Tyll	18:27.24	PR (19:28.1)
153	Amanda Ferrante	18:46.29	first collegiate 5K
161	Lexi Foley	18:53.26	PR (19:26.4)
182	Andrea Ellis	19:05.84
198	Audrey Wade	19:16.08	first collegiate 5K
214	EV McGowan	19:29.62	first collegiate 5K
218	Emma Thweatt	19:31.50	first collegiate 5K
239	Maya McCloskey	19:45.93	first collegiate 5K
253	Ellie vonHerrmann	19:57.46	first collegiate 5K
256	Anna Roberson	20:00.58	first collegiate 5K
261	Aubrey Park	20:05.00	first collegiate 5K
269	Kennedy Reynolds	20:14.82	first collegiate 5K
274	Taylor Crawford	20:17.50	first collegiate 5K

Women's Team Results (Top 20/49)

1	Alabama	52
2	Louisville	68
3	Georgia Tech	86
4	Belmont	116
5	Vanderbilt	125
6	Kentucky	185
7	Samford	225
8	Mississippi State	235
9	Lee	272
10	*Chattanooga*	*331*
11	Georgia	339
12	Middle Tennessee	356
13	Auburn	387
14	Cumberlands	420
15	South Florida	469
16	Florida Gulf Coast	520
17	Florida Southern	560
18	UAB	580
19	Anderson (SC)	589
20	South Alabama	602