Alabama Finishes 10th at SEC Women's Cross Country Championships
10/30/2004 12:00:00 AM
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The Alabama women's cross country team, hindered by injuries, ran just five athletes at the 2004 Southeastern Conference Championships held in Fayetteville, Ark. Saturday (Oct. 30) morning, finishing in 10th place.
Tennessee won its second consecutive title, just two points better than host Arkansas. The Lady Vols posted the meet low at 55 points. Alabama scored 257 points to finish eighth points ahead of South Carolina.
The sophomore trio of Elizabeth Wancowicz, Julia Hicks and Megan Carnes led the Crimson Tide, finishing 42nd, 43rd and 48th respectively. Wancowicz turned in a career best 22:40.78 over the 6-kilometer course. Hicks posted a 22:43.80 while Carnes was just behind with a career best of her own at 22:48.99.
Senior Virnetta Greene was 64th with a 23:19.21 while junior Blair Davis was 70th, crossing the line at 23:28.09.
The Tide was without the services of Tara Enebak who has been slowed by a hamstring injury. Enebak was the Tide's top runner early this season and most of last season.
Next up for the Tide is the NCAA South Region Championships in Tuscaloosa. It will be Alabama's first hosting duty of the season after Hurricane Ivan canceled the 2004 Crimson Classic. The regional will be held on the Harry Pritchett Cross Country Course Saturday, Nov. 13.
2004 Southeastern Conference Cross Country Championship
Place School Points
1 Tennessee 55
2 Arkansas 57
3 Georgia 63
4 Florida 160
5 Auburn 168
6 Vanderbilt 177
7 Mississippi State 186
8 Kentucky 193
9 L.S.U. 205
10 Alabama 257
11 South Carolina 265
12 Ole Miss. 334
Alabama Individual Finishes
Place Alabama Athlete CL Time
42 Wancowicz, Elizabeth SO 22:40.78
43 Hicks, Julia SO 22:43.80
48 Carnes, Megan SO 22:48.99
64 Greene, Virnetta SR 23:19.21
70 Davis, Blair JR 23:28.09
