Oct. 31, 2011

Results

HOUSTON, Texas -The Southern Miss women's cross country team earned their first All-Conference selection since 2005 as Stephanie Ledgerwood finished 13th overall out of 92 runners in the 2011 Conference USA Cross Country Championship.

Ledgerwood covered the 5K course in a season-best performance of 17:37.8. Krista Moylan was the next finisher for the Eagles (50) as she posted a time of 19:12.2, followed by Jocelyn Lockhart (53) with a time of 19:16.6. Rounding out the Golden Eagle runners were Kara Moylan (77) with a time of 21:22.0, Brittany Ware (78) with a time of 21:57.7, Sarah Thiel with a time of 25:19.3 and Caitilin Canattella at 25:37.0.

The University of Tulsa men and SMU women won the 2011 Conference USA Cross Country Championship at the Wildcat Golf Course on Monday in Houston, Texas. The Golden Hurricane men picked up their second-straight title, and the Mustangs captured their third crown in the last four years.

2011 C-USA WOMEN'S FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. SMU               57
2. Tulsa             59
3. Rice	             83
4. East Carolina     86
5. UTEP	             162
6. UAB	             167
7. Memphis           208
8. Houston           219
9. Tulane            236
10. UCF	             258
11. Southern Miss    271
12. Marshall         281
Individual Medalist: Silje Fjortoft, SMU
Outstanding Senior: Silje Fjortoft, SMU
Freshman of the Year: Lauren Collette, Tulsa
Coach of the Year: Cathy Casey, SMU
2011 C-USA WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
C-USA All-Conference First Team
1. Silje Fjortoft, SMU - 16:06.8
2. Risper Kimaiyo, UTEP - 16:14.7
3. Paula Whiting, Tulsa - 16:43.6
4. Brittany Copeland, East Carolina - 16:56.7
5. Becky Wade, Rice - 16:57.1
6. Allison Pye, Rice - 17:19.9
7. Kristine Eikrem-Engeset, SMU - 17:22.2
C-USA All-Conference Second Team
8. Ashley Scott, Tulsa - 17:33.5
9. Rhiannon Johns, UAB - 17:33.7
10. Tara Wilson, East Carolina - 17:34.6
11. Jaclyn Rollins, Tulsa - 17:37.0
12. Mary Alenbratt, SMU - 17:37.7
13. Stephanie Ledgerwood, Southern Miss - 17:37.8
14. Monika Korra, SMU - 17:49.0
C-USA All-Conference Third Team
15. Brooke Kott, East Carolina - 17:53.4
16. Kristina Vaughn, UAB - 17:54.4
17. Halsey Fowler, Rice - 17:56.6
18. Josie Wilcox, Tulsa - 17:59.5
19. Lauren Collette, Tulsa - 18:00.0
20. Jamie Perzanowski, UCF - 18:01.7
21. Sarah Hudak, UAB - 18:04.1
2011 C-USA MEN'S FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. Tulsa            35
2. UTEP             48
3. Houston          71
4. Rice            108
5. Marshall        133
6. Memphis         135
7. East Carolina   191
8. Tulane          228
Individual Medalist:  Justice Chirchir, UTEP
Outstanding Senior: Wesley Ruttoh, Houston
Freshman of the Year: Yonas Tesfai, Houston
Coach of the Year: Steve Gulley, Tulsa
2011 C-USA MEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
C-USA All-Conference First Team
1. Chirchir, Justice, UTEP - 23:39.0
2. Elkana Rotich, UTEP - 23:51.1
3. Wesley Ruttoh, Houston - 23:55.3
4. Carl Stones, Tulsa - 24:01.5
5. Andy Heyes, Tulsa - 24:02.6
6. Mathew Schiffbauer, Marshall - 24:09.8
7. Gerraint Davies, Tulsa - 24:10.0
C-USA All-Conference Second Team
8. Yonas Tesfai, Houston - 24:11.3
9. Tom Marshall, Tulsa - 24:13.3
10. Paulo Pinheiro, Tulsa - 24:15.6
 11. Dennis Hodapp, Tulsa - 24:18.5
 12. Solomon Gardea, UTEP - 24:30.9
 13. Sam Masters, Tulsa - 24:35.3
 14. Abel Koskey, UTEP - 24:36.6
C-USA All-Conference Third Team
15. James Maglasang, Memphis - 24:39.0
16. David Smith, Houston - 24:47.4
17. Mitch Johnson, Tulsa - 24:55.0
18. Michael Trejo, Rice - 25:02.6
19. Bill Martin, Tulsa - 25:15.7
20. John Cavallo, Rice - 25:18.4
21. Juan Blanco, UTEP - 25:18.4