The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss Cross Country Teams Compete at NCAA South Regional
8/1/2006 | Track and Field
OXFORD, Miss. - The Ole Miss men's and women's cross country teams ran Saturday in the NCAA Division I South Regional, hosted by Auburn University at Indian Pines Golf Course in Auburn, Ala. The women competed in the 6K race while the men took part in the 10K.
Georgia's Simon Ngata captured 1st place in the men's 10K with a time of 30:10.48. His top finish helped Georgia take home the men's title. The women's 6K was won by Vicky Gill of Florida State, who crossed the finish line in 19:48.04. The Lady Volunteers of Tennessee captured the team title on the women's side.
The Lady Rebels were led once again by sophomore Rachel Ellison, whose 6K time of 22:34.04 earned her 53rd place. Following Ellison were Beth Brorby (103rd, 23:40.06), Erin Jordan (116th, 23:57.36), Micah Pioreck (149th, 24:57.50) and Mallory Hamsher (154th, 25:15.42).
For the third meet in a row, the Ole Miss men were paced by junior Justin Jernigan. His 10K time of 32:32.26 earned him 69th place overall. Jimmy Lohmar (105th, 33:56.78), Matthew Merritt (127th, 34:49.84), Bryce McKay (133rd, 35:39.15), John Carroll (138th, 36:00.61) and Michael Atkins (143rd, 36:44.38) rounded out the top five runners for the Rebels.
Team Scores
Men
1. Georgia, 37, 2. Florida State, 64, 3. Florida, 86, 4. Tennessee, 125, 5. Alabama, 132, 6. UT-Chattanooga, 156, 7. Georgia Tech, 168, 8. Auburn, 214, 9. Belmont, 277, 10. Mississippi State, 298, 20. Ole Miss, 536
Women
1. Tennessee, 71, 2. Florida State, 93, 3. Georgia, 109, 4. Auburn, 127, 5. Vanderbilt, 132, 6. Mississippi State, 186, 7. Florida, 206, 8. South Florida, 228, 9. Belmont, 274, 10. Georgia Tech, 302, 19. Ole Miss, 547
Individual Results
Ole Miss Men
69. Justin Jernigan, 32:32.26; 105. Jimmy Lohmar, 33:56.78; 127. Matthew Merritt, 34:49.84; 133. Bryce McKay, 35:39.15; 138. John Carroll, 36:00.61; 143. Michael Atkins, 36:44.38; 150. Devin Darnall, 38:29.93
Ole Miss Women
53. Rachel Ellison, 22:34.04, 103. Beth Brorby, 23:40.06, 116. Erin Jordan, 23:57.36, 149. Micah Pioreck, 24:57.50, 154. Mallory Hamsher, 25:15.42, 163. Shannon Chandler, 25:36.78, 172. Rachel Taff, 26:32.99