September 27, 2008

COMPLETE RESULTS

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- Longwood University men's cross country totaled 194 points to finish sixth among eight teams Saturday at the Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge hosted by the College of William and Mary at the Eastern State Hospital/Dunbar Farms in Williamsburg.  Host William and Mary won its own event with 32 points, while The Tribe's Ben Massam won the individual 8K race with his time of 24:57.  The Lancers will compete again on Saturday, October 4, at the George Mason Invitational in Manassas.
   
In Williamsburg, Longwood was led by senior Matt Gordon/Annandale (Bishop Ireton) with his time of 27:57 to place 67th among the 106 runners.  Gordon was followed by classmate Evan Kearney/Richmond (Douglas Freeman) (28:03, 69th), freshman Darren Simpson/Crewe (FUMA) (28:10, 71st), junior Ross Roberts/Powhatan (Powhatan) (28:32, 75th), along with freshman Alex Strittmater/Haymarket (Battlefield) (28:47, 78th).  Kearney, Simpson, Roberts, and Strittmater each ran season-best times for the 8K distance.
   
Also running for the Lancers were freshman Justin Cooke/Chesterfield (Manchester)?(29:02, 81st), sophomore Dave Jeffers/Virginia Beach (Ocean Lakes) (29:54, 91st), freshman Forrest Williams/Chesapeake (Hickory) (30:17, 94th), sophomores Phil Kada/Arlington (Yorktown) (31:21, 99th) and Tyler Copley/Chesapeake (Western Branch) (33:28, 104th), as well as freshman Justin Golden/Suffolk (King's Fork) (34:13, 105th).