Men's Results Women's Results
WEST CHESTER, OHIO - SMU’s women edged Tulsa in a tight race, while the Tulsa men made it three-straight at the 2016 American Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships, Saturday morning.
The women got things started and SMU came out on top by two points, halting Tulsa’s reign, 45-47. The Mustangs earned the victory with three runners coming in in the top six, led by freshman Hannah Miller, who finished second with a time of 20:23.6. Fellow freshman Charlotte-Tara Murphy (20:44.1) and senior Holly Archer (20:54.5) finished in fifth and sixth, respectively. After SMU and Tulsa, Memphis finished third with 96 points, followed by UConn (145) and UCF (157) to round out the top five.
Individually, no one could catch Anne-Marie Blaney from UCF. The senior blazed through the course in 20:14.0 to finish almost ten second faster than Miller as Blaney took home the prize for top individual finisher.
On the men’s side, Tulsa made it three-straight American Athletic Conference cross country titles cruising to a victory with 22 points. Tulane, who finished second, came in with 101. Luke Traynor led the Golden Hurricane and won the individual title with a time of 23:39.9, almost 25 seconds faster than teammate and runner-up Benjamin Preisner. Tulane’s Emmanuel Rotich took home third, with a time of 24:17.1, but Tulsa rounded out the top five with Henry Pearce (24:20.5) and Adam Roderique (24.22.5) crossing after Rotich. Cincinnati came in third with 109 points, as UConn (114) and Temple (121) rounded out the top five.
Team Results - Women
1. SMU (45)
2. Tulsa (47)
3. Memphis (96)
4. UConn (145)
5. UCF (157)
6. Cincinnati (180)
7. Tulane (201)
8. Temple (216)
9. Houston (220)
10. USF (236)
11. East Carolina (241)
Team Results- Men
1. Tulsa (22)
2. Tulane (101)
3. Cincinnati (109)
4. UConn (114)
5. Temple (121)
6. Memphis (123)
7. East Carolina (143)
8. Houston (215)
9. USF (231)
All-Conference (Top 15 Finishers) - Women
1. Anne-Marie Blaney, UCF
2. Hannah Miller, SMU
3. Martina Rodriguez Sala, Memphis
4. Chelsea Ladd, Memphis
5. Charlotte-Tara Murphy, SMU
6. Holly Archer, SMU
7. Clara Langley, Tulsa
8. Stacie Taylor, Tulsa
9. Nicole Lee, Tulsa
10. Jessica Taylor, USF
11. Olivia Lopez, Tulsa
12. Adrena Mazzei, Tulsa
13. Juliana Madzia, Cincinnati
14. Kaite Leisher, Temple
15. Agnes Sjostrom, SMU
All-Conference (Top 15 Finishers) - Men
1. Luke Traynor, Tulsa
2. Benjamin Preisner, Tulsa
3. Emmanuel Rotich, Tulane
4. Henry Pearce, Tulsa
5. Adam Roderique, Tulsa
6. Mike O’Donnell, UConn
7. Toby Loveridge, Cincinnati
8. Moses Aloiloi, Tulane
9. Marc Steinsberger, Temple
10. Isaac Dobos, Tulsa
11. Dallas Elmore, Tulsa
12. Jorge Montes, East Carolina
13. Dan Huben, Cincinnati
14. Austin Del Rosso, Tulsa
15. Joshua Cheruyot, Tulane
Coaching Staff of the Year - Women
SMU
Coaching Staff of the Year - Men
Tulsa