UVa-Wise, Carson-Newman Claim Titles At Tusculum Invitational
August 30, 2008
Courtesy of Tusculum College
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. -- The University of Virginia’s College at Wise men’s cross country team captured their respective titles at the Tusculum Invitational, held Saturday morning at the Greene Valley Development Center.
In the men’s meet, Tusculum sophomore Simon Holzapfel captured the individual title with a time of 27:47.9 which is the fifth fastest 8K time in school history and the best time ever by a Pioneer at the TC Invitational.
UVA-Wise placed four runners in the top seven as the Cavaliers posted 28 points to capture the team title. Milligan College placed second with 61 points, including fourth place finisher Nathan Bordelon with a time of 29:23.7. Carson-Newman College was a close third with 62 points, placing two runners in the top 10 as Chris Cowan-Banker (30:31.4) and Joran Backus (30:41.8) finished eighth and ninth, respectively.
Tusculum finished fourth in the men’s race with 65 points, as also had a pair of top 10 runners in Holzapfel and rookie Elvis MacHado who placed sixth with a time of 30:00.6. Tusculum’s Will Jusino finished 17th with a time of 32:34.2, while Ben Hale recorded a time of 34:04.2 to finish 25th. Matt Ross placed 26th with 35:04.2, while Jason Seaton (47:02.9) and Conner Graves (50:25.6) rounded out the scoring for TC.
LMU did not have enough runners in the meet to compete as a team.
Men’s 8K Meet
Team Results
Pl. Team Pts.
1 UVA-Wise 28
2 Milligan 61
3 Carson-Newman 62
4 Tusculum 65
5 Lincoln Memorial DNS
Individual Results
Pl. Runner School Time
1 Simon Holzapfel Tusculum 27:47.9
2 Collin Skeen UVA-Wise 28:28.6
3 Max Frankel UVA-Wise 29:11.0
4 Nathan Bordelon Milligan 29:23.7
5 Spencer Adams UVA-Wise 29:56.8
6 Elvis MacHado Tusculum 30:00.6
7 Adam Hobbs Carson-Newman 30:17.2
8 Chris Cowan-Banker Carson-Newman 30:31.4
9 Jordan Backus Carson-Newman 30:41.8
10 Derrick Lindsay Lincoln Memorial 30:47.4
11 James Butcher Milligan 30:57.3
12 Jemal Talore Lincoln Memorial 31:08.3
13 Spenser Brenner UVA-Wise 31:25.3
14 Jonathan Madden Carson-Newman 31:35.4
15 Dwayne Jordan Milligan 32:04.0
16 Wyatt Miles Carson-Newman 32:05.4
17 Will Jusino Tusculum 32:34.2
18 Stephen Feryus Milligan 32:35.8
19 Reece Miller UVA-Wise 32:39.8
20 Andras Pauko Lincoln Memorial 33:17.1
21 Reid Ailey Unattached 33:25.9
22 Seth Grindstaff Milligan 33:44.9
23 Ben Fry Carson-Newman 33:58.3
24 Richard Martindell UVA-Wise 34:02.6
25 Ben Hale Tusculum 34:04.2
26 Matt Ross Tusculum 35:04.2
27 Andrew Gouge Milligan 35:13.1
28 Justin Bryant Milligan 35:43.9
29 Jason Seaton Tusculum 47:02.9
30 Conner Graves Tusculum 50:25.6
