By WRBL Staff
CSU Sports Information
Milledgeville, GA - For the second week in a row, Columbus State's men's and women's cross-country squads out-distanced the field to take team wins on Saturday. CSU took both the titles at the GCSU Pre-Conference meet in Milledgeville, site of the Peach Belt Championships later this season.CSU Sports Information
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Stumble It!The CSU men posted a team total of 28 points, 14 ahead of second-place Clayton State. Host GCSU was third at 89 points, while North Georgia was fourth at 133, Francis Marion fifth at 147, and Savannah College of Art and Design sixth at 153. Fort Valley State also competed but did not have enough runners for a team score.
David Marley was the top finisher for the Cougars, placing third at 26:14, seven seconds in back of meet winner Fidelis Mutiso of Clayton State. Tim English was fourth at 26:31 as CSU placed seven runners in the top 10. Stewart Helton (26:54) was sixth, John Neill (26:57) seventh, Roger Hagues (27:05) eighth, Nathan Prickett (27:08) ninth, and Stephen Waynick (27:08) tenth. Phillip Burks (27:58, 16th), Chris Patrick (28:12, 19th), and Jay Moulton (29:11, 31st) also finished for CSU.
In the women's meet, CSU placed four runners in the top 10 to hold off second place Augusta State by six points. CSU collected 36 points, while ASU had 42. Host GCSU was third at 91, while North Georgia (114) was fourth, and SCAD (153) fifth. Clayton State, USC Aiken, Georgia Southwestern, Fort Valley State, and Francis Marion rounded out the field.
Brittany Skiles was the top CSU finisher, crossing second with a time of 19:18. Just as she did last week at the CSU meet, Clayton State's Allison Kreutzer ran away from the field, finishing with a time of 18:45. Kandace Smith of CSU was third at 19:212.
Ashley Arnold (6th, 1942), and Andrea Lewallen (9th, 19:57) rounded out the top 10 finishers for CSU. Andrea Whitaker (16th, 20:36), Tiara Brown (25th, 21:06), Danielle Reid (47th, 22:40), Latisha Francis (52nd, 22:56), and Jessica Marino (60th, 23:45) rounded out the CSU team.
CSU will next be in action on September 27 as both teams travel to Macon to participate in the Mercer Invitational.
