Nov. 1, 2008

Results

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The SMU Mustangs captured their first Conference USA Women's Cross Country title Saturday at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex in Memphis, Tenn.

The 16th-ranked Tulsa men bettered it second-place showing from the last two years with its first C-USA championship title since joining the league in 2005.

Rounding out the women's team finishes were Rice in second place (50), Tulsa (77), UAB (116), Houston (145), East Carolina (177), UTEP (182), UCF (198), Tulane (209), Marshall (270), Southern Miss (344) and Memphis (357).

Southern Miss'Zuna Portillo was the top finisher for Golden Eagles, covering the course in a time of 19:44. Faith Ngobiro ran a time of 21:33, followed by Terria Wheeler with a time of 21:36, Cheris Fletcher was next at 21:38, LeSheika Dinkins ran a time of 23:51, Jolisa Evans posted a time of 23:04 and Ke'Aura Lawason came in with a time of 25:26.

Tulsa's men finished second with 30 points, followed by Rice in third-place (84). Marshall came in fourth (114), while East Carolina (145), Houston (156), Memphis (175) and Tulane (235) rounded out the men's results. Numerous C-USA teams will be competing in the upcoming NCAA Regionals on Nov. 15, followed by the NCAA Championship on Nov. 24.

2008 C-USA WOMEN'S FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. SMU, 40
2. Rice, 50
3. Tulsa, 77
4. UAB 116
5. Houston , 145
6. East Carolina, 177
7. UTEP, 182
8. UCF, 198
9. Tulane, 209
10. Marshall, 270
11. Southern Miss, 344
12. Memphis, 357

2008 C-USA MEN'S FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. Tulsa, 27
2. UTEP, 30
3. Rice, 84
4. Marshall, 114
5. East Carolina, 145
6. Houston, 156
8. Memphis, 175
7. Tulane, 235

2008 Women's Cross Country All-Conference Teams
First Team
1. Silje Fjortoft, SMU 16:46
2. Alex Becker, Tulsa 17:03
3. Nicole Mericle, Rice 17:08
4. Lennie Waite, Rice 17:18
5. Allison Pye, Rice 17:21
6. Rachael Forish, SMU 17:24
7. Happy Mary Bacia, UTEP 17:26

Second Team
8. Katie Wright, Tulsa 17:29
9. Stephanie Aldea, Houston 17:38
10. Monika Korra, SMU 17:39
11. Claire Hardwick, SMU 17:41
12. Jessa Simmons, SMU 17:42
13. Britany Williams, Rice 17:43
14. Brittany Copeland, East Carolina 17:45

Third Team
15. Stephanie Gammon, UAB 17:51
16. Sandra Lundberg, UAB 18:10
17. Sierra Anderson, SMU 18:15
18. Jepchirchir Kigen, UTEP 18:17
19. Dawn Nagazina, Tulsa 18:17
20. Ilyssa Pettigrew, SMU 18:18
21. Starla Garcia, Houston 18:19

2008 Men's Cross Country All-Conference Teams
First Team
1. John Beattie, Tulsa 23:30
2. Japheth Ngojoy, UTEP 23:31
3. Patrick Mutai, UTEP 23:45
4. Nicodemus Ngetich, UTEP 23:53
5. Eddie Henshaw, Tulsa 24:04
6. Kyle Dekker, Tulsa 24:22
7. Lewis Timmins, Tulsa 24:28

Second First Team
8. Mark Davidson, Tulsa 24:38
9. Aggrey Chirchir, UTEP 24:50
10. Eric Harris, Tulsa 24:59
11. Aaron Robson, Rice 25:07
12. Dominic Tanui, UTEP 25:13
13. Zack Montijo, East Carolina 25:14
14. Eric Frohnapfel, Marshall 25:15

Third Team
15. Matt Shiffbauer, Marshall 25:23
16. Simon Bucknell, Rice 25:30
17. Stdones Carl, Tulsa 25:38
18. Brett Olson, Rice 25:40
19. Daniel Lepage, Tulsa 25:48
20. Brad Morris, Rice 25:49
21. Justin Maxwell, Rice 25:57