MEMPHIS—The Christian Brothers University Bucs finished second in the Rhodes Invitational Saturday, paced by individual champion
Stephen Hill (Collierville, Tenn./Houston HS). The Lady Bucs finished 11th.
Hill ran the 8k course in 26:06, finishing 29 seconds behind unattached runner Josh McAdams, who finished ninth in the preliminary round of the 3000-meter steeplechase in the Beijing Olympics last month and has won the NCAA national championship, Pan American Games, and USA Outdoor national championship. Since McAdams is a professional, Hill was declared the race champion as the first college runner to finish.
John Waldorf (South Elgin, Ill./St. Edward HS) finished second for the Bucs in 27:09, followed by
Nate Spears (Dayton, Ohio/Beavercreek HS), who was 14th in 27:45.
Max Group (Dayton, Ohio/Beavercreek HS) and
Rex Hammonds (Memphis, Tenn./Central HS) rounded out the Bucs' scoring, as CBU finished with 62 points, 21 behind team champion Rhodes.
Kelly Summons (Memphis, Tenn./St. Agnes Academy) was the Lady Bucs' first finisher, as she was 52nd in 22:56, followed across the line two seconds later by
Rachael Haag (Memphis, Tenn./St. Agnes Academy).
Brittly Butler (Dyersburg, Tenn./Dyersburg HS),
Porsha Chillis (Memphis, Tenn./East HS), and
Heather Gosnell (Brighton, Tenn./Brighton HS) rounded out the Lady Bucs' scoring.
The CBU cross country teams will be back in action Saturday when they head to Malibu, Calif., for the Pepperdine Invitational.
MEN'S RACE
Team:
1. Rhodes 41
2. Christian Brothers 62
3. Berry 74
4. Union 117
5. Sewanee 123
6. Hendrix 167
7. Blue Mountain 193
8. Xavier (La.) 194
9. ARKTEN Track Club 242
10. Lambuth 250
11. Belhaven 265
12. LeMoyne-Owen 345
Individual:
2*. Stephen Hill 26:06
7. John Waldorf 27:09
14. Nate Spears 27:45
22. Max Group 28:14
25. Rex Hammonds 28:35
38. Kyle Smith 29:32
51. Jimmy Whitaker 30:20
54. Spencer Ridenour 30:28
68. Spencer Cook 31:58
71. Kenny Kindall 32:13
86. Aaron Michael 34:54
WOMEN'S RACE
Team:
1. Rhodes 56
2. Berry 69
3. Hendrix 75
4. Union 95
5. Southern Arkansas 153
6. Sewanee 192
7. Belhaven 196
8. Xavier (La.) 217
9. Blue Mountain 245
10. Delta State 263
11. Christian Brothers 278
12. Millsaps 292
13. Arkansas-Monticello 325
14. Crichton 365
15. LeMoyne-Owen 446
Individual:
52. Kelly Summons 22:56
53. Rachael Haag 22:58
62. Brittly Butler 23:53
70. Porsha Chillis 24:12
72. Heather Gosnell 24:19
80. Emily Wong 25:27
88. Kristi Prevost 26:22
98. Amanda Fitzgerald 29:58