Oct. 27, 2007
Lexington, Ky.– Arkansas continued its distance-running dynasty by capturing both the men’s and women’s team titles at the 2007 Southeastern Conference Cross Country Championships, hosted on Saturday by the University of Kentucky at the Kentucky Horse Park.
The No. 8 Arkansas men placed four runners in the individual top 10 and each of its five scorers in the top 11 to claim its 35th consecutive conference title and its 19th SEC team crown in a row. Florida finished second with Alabama third and Tennessee fourth.
Alabama’s Emmanuel Bor, the two-time reigning SEC Male Runner of the Week, captured the 8K individual title in a time of 23:50.45, while Florida’s Jeremy Criscione was second with a mark of 23:56.28.
The No. 13 Lady `Backs won their league-leading 12th SEC title and their third consecutive championship with four runners finishing in the top 10. Tennessee finished second, while Georgia and Florida concluded the race in third and fourth place, respectively.
Georgia’s Sarah Madebach, the reigning SEC Female Runner of the Week, won the individual women’s 6K title, concluding the race in 20:49.11, while Arkansas’ Christine Kalmer was four seconds behind in second place, finishing in a time of 20:53.02.
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All-Southeastern Conference Teams
Men’s First Team
Emmanuel Bor – Alabama
Jeremy Criscione – Florida
Shawn Forrest – Arkansas
Abraham Kutingala – Alabama
Tyler Hill – Arkansas
Felix Kiboiywo – Auburn
Andrew Kirway – Alabama
Men’s Second Team
Chris Barnicle – Arkansas
Scott MacPherson – Arkansas
Joseph Simuchimba – LSU
Matt Munzo – Arkansas
Sean Blaney – Florida
Andrew Press – Tennessee
Steve Tobin – Tennessee
Men’s All-Freshman Team
Andrew Kirway – Alabama
Ben Blankenship – Mississippi State
Lane Boyer – Arkansas
Duncan Phillips – Arkansas
Michael Spooner – Tennessee
Michael Chinchar – Arkansas
Adam Henken – Kentucky
Women’s First Team
Sarah Madebach – Georgia
Christine Kalmer – Arkansas
Natalie Picchetti – Georgia
Sarah Bowman – Tennessee
Jillian Rosen – Arkansas
Denise Bargiachi – Arkansas
Katie Van Horn – Tennessee
Women’s Second Team
Jacy Kruzel – Florida
Heidi Magill-Dahl – Tennessee
Dani Parry – Arkansas
Hollie Knight – Auburn
Rebecca Lowe – Florida
Haley Moody – Alabama
Andrea Halasek – Kentucky
Women’s All-Freshman Team
Jillian Rosen – Arkansas
Hollie Knight – Auburn
Rebecca Lowe – Florida
Haley Moody – Alabama
Sarah Hammes – Mississippi State
Catherine White – Arkansas
Simone Domingue – Mississippi State
