WOMEN'S 5K RESULTS

MEN'S 8K RESULTS

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ---- Samford's Lauren D'Alessio was the top overall finisher in the women's 5k as Samford Cross Country competed at the Crimson Classic on Friday, hosted by the University of Alabama.  As a team, the women placed fifth with 110 points while the men place sixth in the 8k with 166 points.
 
D'Alessio led the entire field by nearly 20 seconds, winning the women's 5k convincingly with a time of 17:23.40.  Rachel Roberts was in the lead pack, finishing close behind in third in 17:43.82.  The next Bulldog across was Holly Benson in 29th (18:30.76) followed by Rachel Wooten (36th, 18:36.68) and Frances Bernard (49th, 18:59.31) to wrap up Samford's point scorers.  Marie Demedicis and Chelsea Treadway finished neck-and-neck in 73rd (19:33.20) and 75th (19:35.83), respectively, with Margaret Grogan (92nd, 19:59.75) and Anna Laura Irvine (105th, 20:22.58) rounding out Samford's competitors.
 
On the men's side, the Bulldogs were led by Brandon Hazouri in 24th with a time of 26:30.59.  Hazouri has now been the Bulldogs' top finisher in three of the season's four races.  Fellow freshman Adam Jones was the next across the line in 32nd (26:46.05), followed by Layton Dorsett (40th, 26:53.53), Luke Weishaar (43rd, 26:55.36) and Steven Crain (62nd, 27:28.81) combining for 166 team points.  Ramsey White (85th, 28:12.92) and Lucas Sieb (86th, 28:21.38) rounded out the rest of Samford's runners.
 
In two weeks, Samford will travel to Mount Pleasant, S.C., as The Citadel hosts the 2012 Southern Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 27.  The meet will take place at the Laurel Hill Plantation.  The women's teams will start the event off with a 5,000-meter race at 10 a.m. ET and the men will follow with an 8,000-meter race at 10:45 a.m. ET.