The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss Cross Country Opens Season at Memphis Twilight
8/5/2006 | Track and Field
Sept. 9, 2005
OXFORD, Miss. - The Ole Miss men's and women's cross country teams will travel to Memphis, Tenn., Saturday Sept. 10 to kick off the season at the Memphis Twilight Classic. The course will take the runners through a world championship style multi-loop layout and finish at Mike Rose Stadium. The women's three-mile race will begin at 8:30 p.m., while the men's four-mile race will follow at 9:00 p.m.
The Rebel men and women will compete against the host school Christians Brothers, as well as UAB (Women), Alabama (Men), Arkansas State (Men & Women), Memphis (Women) and Ohio State (Women), among others.
Participating for the men will be senior Mike Atkins (Oxford, Miss.), sophomore Stephen Clevenger (Decatur, Ill.), freshman Seth Conerly (Hattiesburg, Miss.), junior Devin Darnall (Jackson, Miss.), senior Justin Jernigan (Taylorsville, Miss.), sophomore Kyle Lewis (Bay St. Louis, Miss.), junior Bryce McKay (Tupelo, Miss.), senior Matthew Merritt (Germantown, Tenn.) and freshman Julio Quintana (Marietta, Ga.).
Competing for the women will be junior Shannon Chandler (Germantown, Tenn.), freshman Lindsay Doucett (Sulphur, La.), junior Carolyn Hill (Collierville, Tenn.), freshman Cassie Kipper (Cape Girardeau, Mo.), sophomore Samantha Mazer (Nashville, Tenn.), freshman Kirby Patterson (Daphne, Ala.), junior Micah Pioreck (Memphis, Tenn.), freshman Kay Sanford (Knoxville, Tenn.) and junior Rachel Taff (Coral Springs, Fla.).