September 3, 2005

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Longwood University totaled 219 points to finish eighth among eight teams at the Virginia Tech/Festival in the Fields men’s cross country race Saturday in Blacksburg.  Liberty University won the event with its 29 points, and a Liberty runner also won the 6K race in 19:20.  The Lancers will compete again next Saturday, September 10, at the Virginia/Lou Onesty Invitational in Charlottesville.

At Virginia Tech, Longwood was led by sophomore D.J. Palmer/Chantilly (Chantilly) with his new personal-best time of 21:12 in the 6K race to finish 52nd among 79 runners.  Palmer was followed by freshmen Matt Gordon/Falls Church (Bishop Ireton) (21:14, 53rd) and Evan Kearney/Richmond (Douglas Freeman) (21:21, 56th), junior Chris Gibbs/Richmond (Lloyd C. Bird) (22:45, 72nd), along with freshman Neal Livesay/Annandale (W.T. Woodson) (22:54, 73rd).
    
Others running for the Lancers included freshman Chris Critzer/Dinwiddie (Dinwiddie) (24:45, 74th) and senior Matt Levine/Waldorf, Md. (Gar-Field) (26:24, 79th).

VIRGINIA TECH/FESTIVAL IN THE FIELDS - 6K
September 3, 2005

Team Results
Liberty, 29
Virginia Tech, 33
East Tennessee State, 80
Radford, 116
UNC Greensboro, 125
Alderson-Broaddus, 132
Concord, 209
Longwood, 219    

LANCERS (19:20, 1st, 79 runners)
D.J. Palmer, 21:12, 52
Matt Gordon, 21:14, 53
Evan Kearney, 21:21, 56
Chris Gibbs, 22:45, 72
Neal Livesay, 22:54, 73
Chris Critzer, 24:45, 77
Matt Levine, 26:24, 79