Alabama Men's Cross Country Wins Crimson Classic
9/20/2002 12:00:00 AM
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TUSCALOOSA, ALA - At the 15th running of the Alabama hosted Crimson Classic cross country meet, the Crimson Tide men's team took its second straight team and individual championship of the season.
Alabama dominated the men's race, scoring a perfect 15 points by sweeping the first five spots, adding this win to the Belmont Opener title they won during the season's first week.
"It was really exciting to see the guys react when they saw the opportunity develop," Alabama cross country coach Joe Walker said of his team's sweep of the top-5 places. "They really pulled together at that point and made it happen."
Walker also noted that this was the first Tide race that had gone much as he had drawn it up.
"We planned to take the race out easy to the first mile and then try and have everyone in the top-10 by the two-mile point, from that point we just kept moving up," Walker said.
Senior Peter Kiprono, who opened the season with a win a the Belmont, posted a 25 minute 13.62 second finish over the 8-kilometer course to win the men's race, finishing nearly a minute better than freshman Peter Etoot's 26:02.47 second place effort.
"Peter (Kiprono) is healthy right now and he's really taking advantage of being our top runner right now," Walker said. "It will make just that much better when we have David (Kimani) back in mix."
David Kimani, Alabama's All-American senior who battled injury last season, will return to action at midseason.
Sophomore Kevin McDonough took third in the race with a 26:03.87 while senior Todd Fayant took fourth and freshman Tyler Stanfield took fifth at 26:09.16 and 26:20.42 respectively.
Auburn finished a distant second to Alabama's men, scoring 47 points. Tiger freshman Andrew Heath was the highest non-Crimson Tide finisher, posting a 26:26.20 good for sixth place.
Alabama's men race again Saturday, Oct. 5 at the Indiana State Invitational held in Terre Haute, Ind.
Women's Collegiate Race - 5k:
1. Auburn 15 pts
2. Alabama 75 pts
3. Ole Miss 120 pts
4. Birmingham Southern 126 pts
5. Troy State 129 pts
6. Southern Mississippi 143 pts
7. UAB 158 pts
8. Arkansas State 226 pts
9. North Alabama 242 pts
10. Mississippi College 304 pts
11. Alabama A&M 308 pts
12. Alabama State 316 pts
13. Bevill State CC 361 pts
Men's Collegiate Race - 8k:
1. Alabama 15 pts
2. Auburn 47 pts
3. Birmingham Southern 101 pts
4. Troy State 121 pts
5. Ole Miss 184 pts
6. Mississippi College 190 pts
7. Arkansas State 233 pts
8. Alabama State 253 pts
9. NW Shoals CC 290 pts
10. Jackson State 296 pts
11. North Alabama 319 pts
12. Alabama A&M 398 pts
Girl's High School Race - 5k:
1. Mountain Brook 20 pts
2. Hoover 64 pts
3. Hewitt-Trussville 77 pts
4. Shades Valley 110 pts
5. Central-Tuscaloosa 146 pts
6. St. James 150 pts
7. Tuscaloosa County 191 pts
8. D.A.R. 229 pts
Boy's High School Race - 5k:
1. Hoover 21 pts
2. Mountain Brook 43 pts
3. Hewitt-Trussville 90 pts
4. Tuscaloosa Country 127 pts
5. Hamilton 179 pts
6. Central-Tuscaloosa 182 pts
7. St. James 186 pts
8. D.A.R. 188 pts
9. Shades Mountain Christian 207 pts
