College of Charleston
Southern Conference Championships
Women Fifth, Men Eighth at SoCon Championships
10/29/2011 6:10:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The College of Charleston women's cross country team finished fifth and the men finished eighth as the Cougars competed in the 2011 Southern Conference Championships Saturday at Trophy Lakes. Individually sophomore Dena O'Brien broke her own school record for the 5K distance.
O'Brien finished third in the women's 5K race as she crossed the finish line in 17:05.40, breaking her previous mark of 17:11.75, which she set at the Charlotte Invitational earlier this year. O'Brien, who earned a spot on the All-SoCon First Team, helped lead the team to their best finish since they finished fifth in 2006.
Freshman Hayley McMahon stepped up for the Cougars and finished in 24th place in a career-best time of 18:04.20. McMahon was the fifth best freshman in the race and earned a place on the All-SoCon Freshman Team. McMahon's time is the 11th best all-time in the school record book.
Seniors Kristen Wolfe and Callen Powers were the next two runners for the Cougars as they both set career best times on the course. Wolfe finished 31st in 18:13.80, while Powers finished 40th in 18:30.40. Freshman Danielle Sams rounded out the scoring for CofC as she finished 43rd in 18:32.80, beating her career-best by nearly a minute.
On the men's side two runners nearly broke the school record of 25:33.60 as sophomore Andrew Nelson finished 34th in 25:35.09 and senior Eric Robertson finished 35th in 25:35.49. Their times are third and fourth best in school history.
The Cougars next three runners were very close together as sophomore Ross Ochs finished 45th in 25:51.57, freshman Adam Seften finished 48th in 25:57.57 and senior David Lamberson finished 49th in 26:02.34.
CofC Women's Finishers
O'Brien, Dena SO Col. of Charleston 17:05.40
McMahon, Hayley FR Col. of Charleston 18:04.20
Wolfe, Kristen SR Col. of Charleston 18:13.80
Powers, Callen SR Col. of Charleston 18:30.40
Sams, Danielle FR Col. of Charleston 18:32.80
Hobbs, Dannielle SO Col. of Charleston 19:08.00
Brewer, Elle SO Col. of Charleston 19:12.40
Walsh, Dana SO Col. of Charleston 19:21.60
Nokes, McKenna SO Col. of Charleston 19:35.00
CofC Men's Finishers
Nelson, Andrew SO Col. of Charleston 25:35.09
Robertson, Eric SR Col. of Charleston 25:35.17
Ochs, Ross SO Col. of Charleston 25:51.57
Seften, Adam FR Col. of Charleston 25:57.57
Lamberson, David SR Col. of Charleston 26:02.34
Miller, Manning JR Col. of Charleston 26:32.85
Johnston, Mackenzie FR Col. of Charleston 26:53.05
Mactavish, Cameron FR Col. of Charleston 27:20.03
Boccard, Alex SO Col. of Charleston 27:22.98
Team Scores - Men
1. UNCG 26
2. Davidson 73
3. Furman 82
4. Appalachian State 91
5. Chattanooga 103
6. Western Carolina 166
T6. Elon 166
8. College of Charleston 205
9. The Citadel 260
10. Wofford 279
11. Samford 288
Team Scores - Women
1. UNCG 35
2. Furman 80
3. Elon 111
4. Appalachian State 117
5. College of Charleston 141
6. Western Carolina 143
7. Samford 145
8. Davidson 178
9. Wofford 242
10. Georgia Southern 244
11. Chattanooga 295
12. The Citadel 329
All-SoCon First Team - Men
1. Paul Chelimo-UNCG
2. Ryan Hopkins-Davidson
3. Joey Thompson-UNCG
4. Paul Katam-UNCG
5. Chris Berry-Chattanooga
6. Lucas Cotter-Chattanooga
7. Abraham Kemboi-UNCG
All-SoCon First Team - Women
1. Ashley Schnell-UNCG
2. Lauren D'Alessio-Samford
3. Dena O'Brien-College of Charleston
4. Erin Barker-Furman
5. Chelsea Sumney-UNCG
6. Kerry Harman-UNCG
7. Shaina Sumney-UNCG
All-SoCon Second Team - Men
8. Alex Taylor-Appalachian State
9. Will Raby-Appalachian State
10. Luis Vargas-Elon
11. Mike Koech-UNCG
12. Tripp Hurt-Furman
13. Chris Caldwell-Furman
14. Mark Cole--Chattanooga
All-SoCon Second Team - Women
8. Brooke Mosteller-Furman
9. Allyson Oram-Elon
10. Mara Smith-Western Carolina
11. Amanda Hamilton-Appalachian State
12. Sarah Paddon-Davidson
13. Hannah Orders-Appalachian State
14. Morgan Denecke-Elon
T14. Sinead Haughey-Furman
All-SoCon Freshman Team - Men
4. Paul Katam-UNCG
10. Luis Vargas-Elon
12. Tripp Hurt-Furman
25. Sean Magee-Elon
31. Travis Alfaro-Western Carolina
37. Whitner Chase-Davidson
40. Henry Falotico--Davidson
All-SoCon Freshman Team - Women
12. Sarah Paddon-Davidson
T14. Sinead Haughey-Furman
21. Haylee Dawe-Elon
22. Rebecca Greenwall-Georgia Southern
24. Hayley McMahon-College of Charleston
27. Erin Osment-Davidson
29. Alissa Williams-Wofford
Coach of the Year - Men
Linh Nguyen -UNCG
Coach of the Year - Women
Linh Nguyen -UNCG
Runner of the Year - Men
Paul Chelimo--UNCG
Runner of the Year - Women
Ashley Schnell - UNCG
Freshman of the Year - Men
Luis Vargas-Elon
Freshman of the Year - Women
Sarah Paddon-Davidson
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