TCU
Mountain West Conference Championships
Cross Country Competes At MWC Championships
10/31/2009 12:00:00 AM | General
Oct. 31, 2009
MEN'S RESULTS | WOMEN'S RESULTS
OREM, Utah - Agnes Kemboi finished 16th overall on Saturday morning to lead TCU at the 2009 Mountain West Conference Championships.Kemboi, a freshman from Kenya, crossed the finish line in 22:25.7 at the Cascade Golf Course to earn the highest finish on the women's side since 2006. BYU's Cecily Lemmon captured the event-title with a time of 20:47.4.
"We did some good things today," said distance coach Shawn Winget. "I am pleased with the women's performance, we just missed finishing in the top 6, but we still have a long ways to go as well. We just have to continue to get better on both sides and continue to work. I thought Louie did a decent job today for us for the men."
Freshman Katie Dalton and junior Tanja Ivandic followed in 40th and 41st-place overall, respectively.
On the men's side, Louis Tijerina posted a time of 26:45.1 to finish in 36th-place, while Douglas Moore posted a 43rd-place showing on Saturday in Orem.
Overall, the TCU women, who just missed finishing in the top 6, recorded a seventh-place finish in the team standings with 196 points. The Horned Frog men closed the day in sixth-place with 186 points. New Mexico claimed both the men's and women's championship on Saturday.
Members of the TCU cross country program will compete at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships in Waco on Nov. 14.
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