TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Kentucky cross country squads completedcompetition at the 2000 Southeastern Conference Championships on Monday, Oct.30, as the men finished ninth and the women finished 10th at the Harry Pritchett GolfCourse in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
The UK women improved on their 12th-place finish in 1999 with strong effortsfrom freshmen Amy Guard and Caitlin Phillips in the 6,000-meter run. Phillips andGuard had run first and second, respectively, for the Cats this season, but Guard wasable to outrun her teammate to cross the line in 22:20.92 for 20th place. Phillips wasless than 15 seconds behind for 25th. Rounding out the scoring for the Cats weresenior Liz Attig, junior Jennifer Osterhage and freshman April Eaves.
The Wildcat men pulled out a ninth-place finish on the 8,000-meter course behindsophomores Hunter Spencer, Jack Morgan and Thomas Morgan. Spencer crossedthe finish line in 27:11.28 for 38th place, while the Morgan brothers finished 42nd and49th. The Cats also received points from sophomore Kevin O’Connor and freshmanJustin Amason.
Arkansas repeated as SEC champions in both the men’s and women’s raceswith five Razorback men and three women finishing in the top 10. This is the 10thconsecutive title for the UA men and the third straight for the women. UK’s womenfinished with a team score of 221, two points behind No. 9 South Carolina, while themen scored 245 points.
The Cats next meet will be the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships onSaturday, Nov. 11, in Greenville, S.C. It is the same course where the Cats ran theFurman Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 14, a meet the men won.
Womens Individual: (top three and UK finishers)
1. Lili Kleinmann Arkansas 20:11.082. Tracy Robertson Arkansas 20:31.123. Sharon Dickie Tennessee 20:47.1520. Amy Guard Kentucky 22:20.9225. Caitlin Phillips Kentucky 22:35.2656. Liz Attig Kentucky 24:01.3661. Jennifer Osterhage Kentucky 24:19.5165. April Eaves Kentucky 24:36.5075. Marie Patton Kentucky 25:25.44Womens Team:1. Arkansas 432. Georgia 743. Auburn 854. Florida 1215. Alabama 1536. Vanderbilt 1717. Mississippi St. 1918. Tennessee 1969. South Carolina 21910. Kentucky 22111. LSU 22312. Mississippi 358Mens Individual: (top three and UK finishers)1. David Kimani Alabama 24:19.032. James Karanu Arkansas 24:23.753. Murray Link Arkansas 24:30.1538. Hunter Spencer Kentucky 27:11.2842. Jack Morgan Kentucky 27:18.6749. Thomas Morgan Kentucky 27:50.8157. Kevin OConnor Kentucky 28:21.0666. Justin Amason Kentucky 29:10.23Mens Team:1. Arkansas 272. Alabama 433. Florida 984. LSU 1155. Auburn 1346. Georgia 1627. Tennessee 1638. Mississippi 1749. Kentucky 24510. Vanderbilt 292
