The University of Mississippi Athletics
Prior, Thompson Lead Cross Country Squads At Saluki Invitational
10/2/1999 | Cross Country
Oct. 2, 1999
CARBONDALE, Ill. - Lady Rebel freshman Cathy Prior placed 35th overall to lead the Ole Miss women's cross country team to an 11th-place finish at the Saluki Invitational on Saturday. Sophomore Scott Thompson was the highest finisher for the men's team, as the Rebels placed 15th.
The Lady Rebels were 11th with a score of 305, and the men's team was 15th with 414 points. The women's race was 5000 meters, while the men's competition was 10,000 meters.
Prior placed 35th in a time of 19:26, while junior Kelly Gable was the squad's second-highest finisher at 45th with a time of 19:50. Other finishers for the Lady Rebels were sophomore Lauren Beaulieu in 58th (20:15), senior Daya Hampton in 79th (21:07) and sophomore Chika Chuku in 88th (21:24).
On the men's side, Thompson finished in 62nd place with a time of 27:30. Sophomore Marcus Christoffersen was the squad's second-highest at 69th in a time of 27:59. The Rebels' other three finishers were sophomore Hank Campbell in 86th (28:49), junior Ben Chisman in 96th (29:29) and freshman Jim Morrison in 101st (30:44).
The Ole Miss cross country teams will return to competition on Oct. 16 at the Tiger Invitational in Memphis, Tenn.
Saluki Cross Country Invitational
Men's Team Results- 1. Indiana State, 50, 2. Missouri-Kansas City, 54, 3. Southern Illinois, 60, 4. Washington University, 130, 5. Murray State, 136, 6. Parkland College, 190, 7. Arkansas-Little Rock, 209, 8. Memphis, 265, 8. Greenville College, 265, 10. Tennessee Tech, 304, 11. Saint Louis, 309, 12. Evansville, 323, 13. Southeast Missouri State, 374, 14. Austin Peay, 379, 15. Ole Miss, 414, 16. Southern Indiana, 467
Ole Miss Men's Individual Results - 62. Scott Thompson, 27:30, 69. Marcus Christoffersen, 27:59, 86. Hank Campbell, 28:49, 96. Ben Chisman, 29:29, 101. Jim Morrison, 30:44
Women's Team Results - 1. Southern Illinois, 36, 2. Missouri-Kansas City, 58, 3. Indiana State, 71, 4. Southeast Missouri State, 90, 5. Arkansas-Little Rock, 149, 6. Washington University, 196, 7. Austin Peay, 254, 8. Vanderbilt, 293, 9. Saint Louis, 295, 10. Memphis, 298, 11. Ole Miss, 305, 12. Parkland College, 313, 13. Tennessee Tech, 334, 14. Murray State, 350, 15. Evansville, 367, 16. Southern Indiana, 391
Ole Miss Women's Individual Results - 35. Cathy Prior, 19:26, 45. Kelly Gable, 19:50, 58. Lauren Beaulieu, 20:15, 79. Daya Hampton, 21:07, 88. Chika Chuku, 21:24
