SEPTEMBER 9, 2002

FURMAN CROSS COUNTRY OPENS SEASON WITH SECOND, THIRD PLACE SHOWINGS AT
CATAMOUNT CLASSIC

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina -- Furman's Paladin cross country squad placed second and the Lady Paladins took third Saturday at the 2002 Catamount Classic Cross Country Invitational. It was the opening meet for the Furman squads and featured strong showings by a number of Furman distance runners.

The Furman men tallied 63 points in finishing second to the host Western Carolina Catamounts. Georgia placed third with 71 points, while ETSU took fourth with 75. The Paladins were paced by junior Kevin Crosby (Matthews, N.C.) who covered the 5K course in 15:31 for a sixth-place showing. Senior Matthew Goodwin (Greenville, S.C.) took eighth in 15:35, while Grady Powell (Erie, Pa.) finished 13th in 15:52 and Tyler Johnson, a freshman from Knoxville, Tenn., placed 14th in 16:03.

The Lady Paladin squad recorded 52 points, finishing behind Georgia (44) and Western Carolina (51). Freshman Brittany Thompson (Arvada, Colo.) finished an impressive fourth, with a time of 13:59 over the 4K course, while Whitney Kay Sharp (Roswell, Ga.) took seventh in 14:02 and Bev Roberts (Columbia, S.C.) finished nineth in 14:18.

The Furman cross country squads will return to action next Saturday, September 14, at the U.S. Naval Academy Invitational in Annapolis, Md.

Furman Results

Men - 2nd - 63 points
6th Kevin Crosby 15:31
8th Matthew Goodwin 15:35
13th Grady Powell 15:52
14th Tyler Johnson 16:03
22nd Ben Whitaker 16:25
24th Clay Nolen 16:41
25th Mitchell Gober 16:47
26th Andrew Mullen 16:49
31st Jamie Sternberg 17:06
39th Brennon Pratt 17:41
43rd Matthew Gooch 17:49
44th Nick Reinhardt 17:53
47th Chris DeCamps 18:24
49th Josh Shadle 18:37

Women - 3rd - 52 points
4th Brittany Thompson 13:59
7th Whitney Kay Sharp 14:02
9th Bev Roberts 14:18
15th Carly Smith 14:28
17th Molly Mungovan 14:31
18th Katharine Poole 14:32
22nd Rebekah Potts 14:46
27th Rebecca Singleton 14:54
31st Tessa Cook 14:57
32nd Suzanna Bailey 15:06
39th Sarah Grivas 15:21
41st Sarah Anne Johnson 15:23
44th Holly Harring 15:28
50tth Kelsey Jones 15:45
56th Meg Langhauser 16:22