Drury XC Results from UM-Rolla

DRURY MEN FIRST OVERALL:
Led by freshman Jaime Villa Zapatero's second-place finish, Drury placed four runners in the top six to claim the championship of the UMR Miner Invitational on Saturday. Drury amassed 32 points to edge host Missouri-Rolla by five points in the seven-team event.

Joffroi Holcombe of UMR was the individual winner in the 6K event with a time of 15:19.2, while Villa Zapatero finished in 15:28.1. In addition to Zapatero's runner-up finish, sophomore Geoff Hughes finished third, freshman Steven Busch was fifth and sophomore Charles Yeager came in sixth to spark the Panthers.

1. Joffroi Holcombe Missouri-Rolla 15:19.2
2. Jaime Villa Zapatero Drury 15:28.1
3. Geoff Hughes Drury 15:36.3
5. Steven Busch Drury 15:41.5
6. Charles Yeager Drury 15:47.1
16. Chris Yates Drury 16:06.2
19. Derek Berry Drury 16:12.6
26. Brad Lyons Drury 16:25.7
31. Glen Buttrum Drury 16:32.5
37. Matt Van Arkel Drury 16:46.2
40. Andy Chase Drury 16:55.8
42. Tony Lukas Drury 16:59.6
43. Robert Bibens Drury 17:01.6
47. Daniel Childers Drury 17:21.8
Men's results: http://sports.umr.edu/men/track/gamestats/menminer07.html

DRURY WOMEN SECOND OVERALL:

The Drury University women's cross country team opened its season Saturday with a second-place finish in the UMR Miner Invitational.

Senior Elizabeth Hurford finished in third place and freshman Tia Young came in fourth to lead the Panthers who finished with 46 points - 14 points behind winner Truman State. Truman State's Danna Kelly won the event with a time of 18:20.2. Hurford finished in 19:06.0 and Young in 19:12.6. Stephanie Cowherd was seventh and Kim Shigano 10th to give the Panthers four runners in the top 10, with Lindsey Bennett the fifth Panther runner in 20th in the 5K meet.

1. Danna Kelly Truman State 18:20.2
3. Elizabeth Hurford Drury 19:06.0
4. Tia Young Drury 19:12.6
7. Stephanie Cowherd Drury 20:07.5
13. Kim Shigeno Drury 20:34.5
20. Lindsey Bennett Drury 21:42.6
29. Sara Murzynsky Drury 22:21.7
31. Sooner Davenport Drury 22:26.0
37. Stephanie Pickett Drury 22:56.9
Women's results: http://sports.umr.edu/women/track/gamestats/womenminer07.html

Thanks to Jo Van Arkel for the great pictures.
Coach Van Arkel
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Jessica said...
Yay team! Keep it up. And good luck at Joplin!