SEPTEMBER 28, 2001

FURMAN MEN AND WOMEN WIN BULLDOG CLASSIC/SOCON PRE-MEET

CHARLESTON, South Carolina -- Furman's men's and women's cross country squads won The Citadel's combined Bulldog Classic/Southern Conference Pre-Meet Friday at the James Island County Park.

Tim Briles paced the Paladin men with a college-best time of 25:39 over the 8K course. He was second to Sean Dollman, an unattached runner who posted a 24:59 showing. In addition to Briles, Furman's 26-point team score was helped by a fourth-place showing by Kevin Crosby (26:28), and fifth-place time of 26:31 by Matt Goodwin, and a 27:07, ninth-place finish by Daniel Maurer.

In the women's race, senior Erin Howard placed second with a time of 18:45 to lead the Lady Paladins to a 26-point total also. Freshmen Carly Smith and Holly Harring finished fourth and fifth, respectively, while Tessa Cook placed seventh and Molly Mungovan finished eighth.

Furman Results
(Women)

Team 1st 26
Erin Howard 2nd 18:45
Carly Smith 4th 19:28
Holly Harring 5th 19:33
Tessa Cook 7th 19:39
Molly Mungovan 8th 19:43
Kim Roush 10th 19:47
Whitney Sharp 11th 19:48
Bev Roberts 12th 19:51
Marie Sipe 16th 20:03
Julie Stackhouse 17th 20:22

(Men)

Team 1st 26
Tim Briles 2nd 25:39
Kevin Crosby 4th 26:28
Matt Goodwin 5th 26:31
Daniel Maurer 9th 27:07
Nick Reinhardt 11th 27:24
Jamie Sternberg 16th 27:50
Mitchell Gober 17th 27:51