September 20, 2003

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Lady Paladin Cross Country Wins Third Straight Race at Winthrop Invitational, Furman Men Finish Third

Rock Hill, South Carolina -- The Furman women's cross country team placed four runners in the top ten as the Lady Paladins captured the Country Inn & Suites Winthrop Invitational 5K race Saturday morning in Rock Hill, S.C. The Furman men placed finished third in their 8K event.

Whitney Sharp (6th), Molly Mungovan (7th), Carly Smith (8th) and Tessa Cook (10th) recorded top ten results to lead Furman to its third straight first place finish of the season. The Lady Paladins opened 2003 by winning the Milliken Invitational in Spartanburg, S.C., and the Davidson Open in Davidson, N.C.

Appalachian State and Winthrop followed Furman with second and third place finishes, respectively, while Sylvia Chelimo of Gardner Webb captured individual medalist honors in the women's 5K.

In the men's race, Furman's one-two punch of senior Kevin Crosby and sophomore Tyler Johnson once again proved effective as Crosby finished third and Johnson fifth to pace the Paladins to a third place showing.

High Point claimed the 8K event led by first place finisher Jeff Fairman. Appalachian State placed second with three runners in the top ten.

Furman's cross country teams return to action next Saturday at The Citadel Invitational in Charleston, S.C.

Furman Results

Men's 8K (3rd)
3. Kevin Crosby Sr. 25:37.20
5. Tyler Johnson So. 25:46.00
20. Eric Albrecht Fr. 26:54.56
22. Mitch Gober Jr. 26:57.49
24. Sam Robinson Fr. 27:00.95
28. Andrew Orr Fr. 27:10.62
29. Jamie Bach Fr. 27:11.61
34. John Dowlen Fr. 27:23.91
41. Matt Gooch So. 28:11.17
46. Nick Reinhardt Jr. 28:36.31
53. Hunter Hicklin Jr. 29:46.99
55. Andrew Mullen So. 30:20.60

Wome's 5K (1st)
6. Whitney Sharp Jr. 19:13.02
7. Molly Mungovan Jr. 19:20.70
8. Carly Smith Jr. 19:21.23
10. Tessa Cook Jr. 19:27.34
12. Katie Poole So. 19:32.67
16. Brittany Thompson So. 19:50.38
20. Sarah Johnson Jr. 19:56.14
25. Suzanna Bailey Jr. 20:19.71
36. Rebecca Singleton Jr. 20:48.93
41. Sarah Grivas Sr. 21:03.14
44. Jessie Stackhouse Jr. 21:17.43
45. Megan Isaacs Fr. 21:27.54
52. Rachel Baxter Fr. 22:16.08