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UT-Arlington Invite
Tech Women Take First at UTA-Invitational
September 06, 2003 | Cross Country
Sept. 6, 2003
LUBBOCK, Texas - Tech's cross country teams made a great start to their season today with a women's first place finish and a men's second place finish at the UTA Invitational in Arlington, Texas. In his first collegiate run, Benson Cheserek claimed first, leading the team to a second place finish while Brionne Yosten claimed a team-best third place finish for the women.
The field included North Texas, SMU, UT-Arlington and Texas Tech. The women scored 29 points, nine points ahead of second-place SMU. The men's race was a tight one with Tech finishing at 36, one point behind SMU. Karin VanRooyen of SMU won the women's division.
The following are the finishes of the top seven Texas Tech runners. Times were not available at the time of release. Further results can be accessed at www.utmavs.com.
Mens: Benson Cheserek, 1; Joe McCellon, 3; Dwayne Benoit, 6; Adam Lawless, 12; Adam Barrett, 14; Nicolai Luksza, 17 and Steven Morales, 22. Womens: Yosten, 3; Irene Kimaiyo, 4; Katie Leonard, 5; Abby Schubert, 7; Kelly Blikre, 10; Tracie Akerheilm, 11 and Stephanie Calhoun, 15.
Tech will make its appearance next weekend at the UNM Lobo Invite in Albuquerque, N.M.
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