SLC XC Championships at SLU in Hammond
This was just another oddity for the year as the meet was run on pavement in and around the Southeastern campus rather than on grass.
SugarBears pulled the repeat with an excellent team performance led by Tamara Reeves in 6th place....
Bears took 5th with Alex Hanson leading in 12th in a very good time....
Based on looking over the results the race was fast, especially the men's. Part of that is due to running on pavement which should always be faster than grass but maybe also a bit short. The winner from SLU ran 8K in 22:41 which is 4:32 per mile which is awfully fast...he had run 23:40 at Tallahassee two weeks ago....
SLU easily won Men's race but the women were bunched close with UCA edging past ACU and SFA by a score of 86-89-96....
Good job by our teams and "game ball" to SugarBears!!!
https://live.crescentcitytiming.com/meets/7111/xc-events/234316/resultsHAMMOND, La. – The University of Central Arkansas men's and women's cross country teams ran in the Southland Conference Championships for the last time on Sunday. The Bears were led by Tamara Reeves and Alex Hanson, both earned spots in the UCA record book on the road course throughout the campus of Southeastern Louisiana. The women's team won back-to-back conference titles.
The two teams combined for a total of 11 career bests set at the championships as well as four All-SLC selections.
Reeves paced the Bears with a career-best time of 21:06.94 and set the third-fastest time in UCA history in the process. Reeves' run earned her a sixth-place finish and Second-Team All-SLC honors in the process. Sara Steimel collected second-team honors as well, after she produced a career-best mark of 21:34.17 and finished 10th. Kennedy Timmerman posted a personal-best run of 21:46.84 and earned third-team honors. With the best time of her career, Bekah Bostian notched a 22nd-place effort of 22:16.83. Anna Jeffcoat finished with a career-best time of 22:53.14 and placed 35th. With a personal-best mark of 23:41.30, Anna Bommes finished 49th. Charlotte Blair came in 57th with an effort of 24:05.50.
Hanson led the men with a 12th-place time of 24:13.66, which is the best time in UCA history, and earned a third-team honor. Max Nores recorded a run of 24:43.84 and placed 17th. Thomas Cain produced a 26th-place mark of 25:03.28, which is a new personal best. With a personal-best effort of 25:11.94, Jared Hamilton finished 31st. Hunter Henderson clocked a career-best time of 25:21.29 and placed 35th. Simon Schneider came in 43rd with a personal-best mark of 25:40.78.
From the Coach – Interim Head Coach Beau Theriot
"What a day! Both teams ran as best they could have and the ladies really made something special happen. Three all-conference performances paved the way for the team, but it really came down to the tight spread between our first and fifth finishers. Of course, this being on the road changed things up and gave us an advantage on the ladies' side. The men's team gave it everything they had. It was an incredibly strong field, and honestly fifth is a very respectable finish. Alex Hanson was an all-conference performer. Again, being on the road changed things from our usual routine, it didn't necessarily put the men at a disadvantage, but it definitely gave some other teams a boost. I'm incredibly proud of the teams and our staff, it's been an abnormal year."
Women's Results
1. UCA – 86
2. Abilene Christian – 89
3. Stephen F. Austin – 964. New Orleans – 112
5. UIW – 132
6. McNeese – 137
7. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – 157
8. Nicholls – 204
9. Southeastern Louisiana – 216
10. Sam Houston – 222
11. Houston Baptist – 262
12. Lamar – 276
Men's Results
1. Southeastern Louisiana – 35
2. Stephen F. Austin – 102
3. Lamar – 1114. New Orleans – 113
5. UCA – 121
6. McNeese – 127
7. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – 199
8. Abilene Christian – 200
9. Sam Houston – 206
10. UIW – 210
11. Houston Baptist – 237
12. Nicholls – 340
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