XC Finishes in Eighth at the Commodore Classic

NASHVILLE, Tenn.– The ladies of Southern Miss cross country finished in eighth place at Vanderbilt's annual Commodore Classic at Percy Warner Park.

Southern Miss had a total time of 1:52:27 and an average time of 22:30 with a spread of 0:57.8. This is only the third time Vanderbilt has had the race as a 6k. It is also the second year in a row that the Golden Eagles have finished eighth at the Commodore Classic.

Head Cross Country Coach Aaron Kindt
"I'm very pleased with the team as a whole, they had a really great team effort. They did a great job finding each other and grouping up in this race. I knew if we ran together we could finish as a top-10 team, but we had to have a really tight team finish in order to do that. Sandra was excellent up at the front finishing top-15 in a really stacked field. She has potential to have a great year. I was also pleased with Kate, Regen, Monika, Emma Kate and Lina working together and really putting together a great team performance. We're off to a really good start; I like how we've run as a team so far and I look forward to getting back to work and seeing what we can do in a few weeks."

Sandra Szpott finished in the top-20 with a time of 21:47.2, placing 14th. Kate Mattox finished in 53rd with a time of 22:34.8, and Regen McGee was in 56th at 22:38.3. In 60th was Monika Gebarzewska at 22:41.0, and in 63rd was Emma Kate Holdbrooks with a time of 22:45.0. Lina May finished in 80th at 23:00.1. Savannah McMillon finished in 122nd with a time of 23:42.7 and Sarah McMillon came in 128th at 23:47.2. Theresa Harto finished in 160th place with a time of 24:38.5.

Southern Miss placed behind Ole Miss (1), Ohio State (2), Indiana (3), Missouri (4), Vanderbilt (5), Georgia (6), and Middle Tennessee (7). They finished ahead of Xavier (Ohio) (9), Lipscomb (10), Louisville (11), Auburn (12), High Point (13), Mississippi State (14), Santa Clara (15), Belmont (16), Kennesaw State (17), UAB (18), Tennessee Tech (19) and WKU (20). The field was deeper than the Golden Eagles faced last year, as Ohio State is ranked fifth, Indiana ranked sixth and Xavier ranked 13th in the Great Lakes Region. Mizzou is ranked eighth in the Midwest Region. For the South Region, Ole Miss is first, Vanderbilt is fifth, Georgia in sixth, Southern Miss in seventh, Lipscomb in sixth, Middle Tennessee in ninth, Auburn in 12th, and Belmont in 13th. Louisville was tabbed 11th in the Southeast, with High Point in 14th.

XC Finishes in Eighth at the Commodore Classic

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Players Mentioned

Monika Gebarzewska

Theresa Harto

Emma Kate Holdbrooks

Kate Mattox

Lina May

Regen McGee

Sarah McMillon

Savannah McMillon

Sandra Szpott