Saturday, September 15
Nashville, Tenn.
10 am
Southern Miss
at
Commodore Classic
XC Places Top-10 at the Commodore Classic
9/15/2018 3:52:00 PM | Track & Field/Cross Country
The Golden Eagles place eighth in Nashville.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Southern Miss Cross Country team placed eighth at the Commodore Classic hosted by Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn. on Saturday in its second meet of the season.
The Golden Eagles placed eighth among 19 Division I athletic programs with 173 points. The team had runners place 12th, 26th, 33rd, 49th, 53rd, 65th, 78th, 86th, 102ndand 129th. Southern Miss placed above both fellow conference members Middle Tennessee and UAB.
Sandra Szpott, new to the Golden Eagles, led the team placing 12th with a time of 17:49.4. Not far behind her was sophomore Kate Mattox, running her first race of the season, finishing with a time of 18:20.5 and placing 26th. Monika Gebarzewska placed 33rd, clocking in at 18:28.6. Freshman Lina May finished within the top-50 runners at No. 49, finishing with a time of 18:49.2.
Quotable - Aaron Kindt
"I'm really pleased with today's effort. The team ran really hard as a group and were a strong pack led by Sandra Szpott. She ran a very strong first race as a Golden Eagle despite having a long track season and with not a whole lot as far as training for this season. I'm looking forward to watching her progress. Kate Mattox also ran a good race coming off an abbreviated summer and not a lot of training after a long track season; she ran a gutsy race. Lina May our No. 4 ran a heck of a race in the conditions we had today. To be top-50 in a field like this in a big college invitational is really impressive and I'm really excited about her future. Monika Gebarzewska is coming into her own, it's huge for us for her to place 33rd as you can see her confidence and belief in herself growing. We're in a really good spot right now as we start heading into the meaty part of the season, I like where we're at."
Golden Eagle Finishes
12. Sandra Szpott, 17:49.4
26. Kate Mattox, 18:20.5
33. Monika Gebarzewska, 18:28.6
49. Lina May, 18:39.2
53. Emma Kate Holdbrooks, 18:43.4
65. Regen McGee, 18:55.0
78. Theresa Harto, 19:25.8
86. Victoria Hoppe, 19:38.9
102. Madeleine Bell, 19:50.7
129. Chloe Tedder, 20:25.5
The Golden Eagles placed eighth among 19 Division I athletic programs with 173 points. The team had runners place 12th, 26th, 33rd, 49th, 53rd, 65th, 78th, 86th, 102ndand 129th. Southern Miss placed above both fellow conference members Middle Tennessee and UAB.
Sandra Szpott, new to the Golden Eagles, led the team placing 12th with a time of 17:49.4. Not far behind her was sophomore Kate Mattox, running her first race of the season, finishing with a time of 18:20.5 and placing 26th. Monika Gebarzewska placed 33rd, clocking in at 18:28.6. Freshman Lina May finished within the top-50 runners at No. 49, finishing with a time of 18:49.2.
Quotable - Aaron Kindt
"I'm really pleased with today's effort. The team ran really hard as a group and were a strong pack led by Sandra Szpott. She ran a very strong first race as a Golden Eagle despite having a long track season and with not a whole lot as far as training for this season. I'm looking forward to watching her progress. Kate Mattox also ran a good race coming off an abbreviated summer and not a lot of training after a long track season; she ran a gutsy race. Lina May our No. 4 ran a heck of a race in the conditions we had today. To be top-50 in a field like this in a big college invitational is really impressive and I'm really excited about her future. Monika Gebarzewska is coming into her own, it's huge for us for her to place 33rd as you can see her confidence and belief in herself growing. We're in a really good spot right now as we start heading into the meaty part of the season, I like where we're at."
Golden Eagle Finishes
12. Sandra Szpott, 17:49.4
26. Kate Mattox, 18:20.5
33. Monika Gebarzewska, 18:28.6
49. Lina May, 18:39.2
53. Emma Kate Holdbrooks, 18:43.4
65. Regen McGee, 18:55.0
78. Theresa Harto, 19:25.8
86. Victoria Hoppe, 19:38.9
102. Madeleine Bell, 19:50.7
129. Chloe Tedder, 20:25.5
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