The Emory men’s and women’s cross country
teams concluded their 2014 seasons on Saturday at the NCAA Division
III Championships in Mason, Ohio.
Both sides recorded 29th-place finishes out of 32
teams. The Emory women totaled 653 points and were led by
senior Tamara Surtees who paced the Emory contingent for the
seventh straight meet, recording a 6K time of 22:26 that placed
34th out of 275 runners. Surtees’ finish enabled her to
capture All-America honors, the first Emory female to accomplish
that feat since 2006 (Melissa Jones.) and the sixth overall. Senior
Marissa Gogniat was the next Eagle to cross the finish line.
Checking in with a 23:51 that ranked 149th in the
field. Rounding out the Emory scorers were senior Elise Viox
(24:01), freshman Halle Markel (24:19) and freshman Gabrielle
Rudolph (24:22). Other competitors for Emory included senior
Stephanie Crane (24:28) and sophomore Sophie Cemaj (24:55). Johns
Hopkins took home the team title with 87 points while MIT was
second with 112 points.
Emory registered 650 points with senior Alex Fleischhacker
finishing as the men’s team No. 1 performer, clocking a
personal-best 8k time of 25:31.5 that slotted him 128th
out of 280 entries. Classmate Tyler Cooke, also running in
his final cross country meet, came through with a career-best
effort of 25:32 that ranked 131st. Junior Lukas
Mees (25:43) was the third Eagle finisher while sophomore Grant
Murphy (25:56.9) and freshman Jordan Flowers (26:10) closed out the
team’s scorers. Other Emory runners included sophomores
Austin Hunt (26:23) and Michael Sisario (26:48). North
Central captured the team trophy with 130 points and was followed
closely by St. Olaf’s 143 points. UW-LaCrosse was third
(188 pts.).
Emory Cross Country Teams Compete At NCAA Championships
Posted: Nov 22, 2014