LSU Cross Country: Women Finish 10th, Men 14th At SEC Championships

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LSU's Abigail Chemnagei of Kapenguria, Kenya, paced the Tigers' cross country team to a 10th place finish at the SEC Championships on Friday in Columbia, Missouri. (LSU photo).

TIGER RAG NEWS SERVICES

COLUMBIA, Missouri – The LSU’ women’s cross-country team finished 10th at the Southeastern Conference Cross Country Championships at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course here on Friday, while the men ended the day in 14th out of 16 league teams..

The LSU women scored 254 total points behind Abigael Chemnagei and Edna Chepkemoi in 21st and 22nd, respectively. Chemnagei, a sophomore from Kapenguria, Kenya, clocked a time of 19:47.3, while Chepkemoi had a 19:49.9. Micaela Villarreal turned in a personal best of 20:02.5 for 32nd.

The LSU men put up 418 points as Hugh Carlson led the Tigers with a 79th-place finish and a time of 25:00.3.

LSU returns to action on November 13 at the NCAA South Central Regional at Texas A&M.

Results – SEC Cross Country Championships

Women’s Team Scores

  1. No. 9 Alabama – 48
  2. No. 4 Florida – 80
  3. No. 11 South Carolina – 1310
  4. No. 17 Missouri – 138
  5. Arkansas – 161
  6. Kentucky – 180
  7. Oklahoma – 195
  8. Vanderbilt – 207
  9. Tennessee – 232
  10. LSU – 254
  11. Auburn – 266
  12. Georgia – 290
  13. Texas A&M – 301
  14. Ole Miss – 351
  15. Mississippi State – 381
  16. Texas – 464

LSU Women’s 6k Times

21. Abigael Chemnagei – 19:47.3 (21 pts)
22. Edna Chepkemoi – 19:49.9 (22 pts)
32. Micaela Villarreal – 20:02.5 (32 pts)
87. Ahry Comer – 21:04.9 (78 pts)
114. Maddie Gump – 21:37.3 (101 pts)
139. Stella Junius – 22:37.8
146. Taylor Tarpley – 22:56.8
148. Brynn Kelso – 23:37.1

Men’s Team Scores

  1. No. 4 Alabama – 37
  2. No. 7 Arkansas – 76
  3. No. 9 Florida – 82
  4. Missouri – 145
  5. No. 18 Tennessee – 148
  6. Ole Miss – 187
  7. Kentucky – 199
  8. Texas A&M – 215
  9. Georgia – 226
  10. Auburn – 250
  11. Oklahoma – 271
  12. Texas – 291
  13. Vanderbilt – 320
  14. LSU – 418

LSU Men’s 8k Times

79. Hugh Carlson – 25:00.3 (71 pts)
81. Jayden Williams – 25:52.8 (84 pts)
97. Findlay Belk – 26:21.8 (86 pts)
102. Jackson Burney – 28:16.7 (88 pts)
103. Gabe Tubbs – 29:06.2 (89 pts)

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