MEMPHIS—The Ole Miss women and the Western Kentucky men claimed the team titles in the Ninth Annual Brooks Memphis Twilight Classic hosted by Christian Brothers University Saturday night at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex. The Bucs finished 19th, while the Lady Bucs claimed a 22nd-place finish. COMPLETE RESULTS:
Middle School Girls |
Middle School Boys |
Junior Varsity Girls |
Junior Varsity Boys |
Varsity Girls |
Varsity Boys |
College Women |
College Men |
Logan Waites of Ole Miss won the college women's 5k race in 17:44, finishing 23 seconds ahead of Western Kentucky's Marion Kandie. For the Lady Bucs,
Cali Copsey (Leonardtown, Md./Leonardtown HS) was the first across the finish line, finishing 122nd of 206 runners in 21:53.
Cynthia Mullis (Frisco, Texas/Centennial HS) followed in 153rd place in 23:01, and
Porsha Chillis (Memphis, Tenn./East HS) finished 175th in 24:19.
Kaylin Garrett (Cordova, Tenn./Cordova HS) was 192nd in 25:57, and
Jessica Beck (Lakeland, Tenn./Arlington HS) completed the scoring, finishing 198th in 26:51.
Ole Miss won the team title with 43 points, beating out Arkansas-Little Rock and Arkansas State, who tied for second with 79.
Western Kentucky's Deus Rwaheru and David Mokone took the top two spots in the college men's race, with Rwaheru crossing the finish line in 19:46 and Mokone finishing the four-mile course 28 seconds later.
Alex Shipp (Collierville, Tenn./Collierville HS) was the Bucs' fastest runner, finishing 71st of 200 runners in 22:08.
Kyle McLarty (Collierville, Tenn./Collierville HS) finished 110th in 23:07 as he made his CBU debut, followed by
Kyle Smith (Germantown, Tenn./Houston HS) and
Luke Eck (St. Louis, Mo./Central HS), who finished 173rd and 174th less than a second apart in 25:26. James Taylor completed the Bucs' scoring with a 194th-place time of 28:30.
The 1-2 finish lifted Western Kentucky to the team title with 47 points, 33 ahead of second-place Arkansas-Little Rock. Harding took third with 95 points.
The CBU cross country teams hit the road next Saturday for the Fleet Feet Sports/Earl Jacoby Memorial hosted by Alabama-Huntsville.
