MEN'S 8K RESULTS | WOMEN'S 5K RESULTS

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – With two weeks until the conference championships, Samford competed in its last tune-up meet Friday night at the Crimson Classic, hosted by the University of Alabama.  Samford's men placed eighth in the 8k while the women placed 16th in the 5k.
 
For the second-straight meet, sophomore Adam Jones was the Bulldogs' lead runner, finishing 28th in 25:37.44.  Luke Weishaar was the next across (31st, 25:41.75), leading a small pack of Bulldogs with Layton Dorsett (37th, 25:45.24) and Brandon Hazouri (38th, 25:47.42) following close behind.  Lucas Sieb (55th, 26:08.49) and James Graham (122nd, 27:26.57) rounded out the Bulldogs' field of six.

"I was really happy with the way the men's team ran," said Head Coach Lori Strand.  "They ran as a team for the majority of the race and all ended up running personal bests on that course and some even ran their own personal bests for an 8k race.  It was great to see them have that success."
 
Frances Bernard continued her successful season, leading the Bulldogs with a season-best time of 18:27.15, placing 56th.  Rachel Wooten crossed the line less than 10 second later (63rd, 18:35.15) with Marie Demedicis finishing near the end of a pack around the 19:00.00 mark, placing 101st in 19:07.46.  Ansley Bos (107th, 19:18.45), Chelsea Treadway (116th, 19:27.16) and Anna Laura Irvine (119th, 19:32.84) rounded out the rest of Samford's competitors.

"I felt like the women's team ran much better than we have over the past few weeks," said Strand.  "We had several individuals who ran to their full potential.  As a whole, we're not where we'd like to be but I am happy with the improvement."
 
In two weeks, Samford will serve as the host for the 2013 Southern Conference Cross Country Championships, which takes place on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 10 a.m.  The meet will take place at Veterans Park in Hoover, Ala., with the men kicking things off with an 8k race at 10 a.m. followed by the women's 5k at 10:45 a.m.