The University of Mississippi Athletics
Cross Country Teams Wrap Up Competition At SEC Championships
10/27/2007 | Track and Field
Hampered by injury most of the season, Ole Miss sophomore Barnabas Kirui opted to compete in the race but was unable to finish the event due to his reoccurring injury. Rebel freshman Ty Gillespie was later disqualified from the race which prevented Ole Miss from earning a team score because only three of the five runners were able to finish the race.
Individually, sophomore Gabriel Ngwiri paced the Rebels with a 50th place finish with a time of 25:49.72. Freshman Jephtah Kenei was second on the team and 73rd overall with his time of 26:27.07, while sophomore Chad Berry took 93rd overall with a time of 27:41.14.
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Individually for Ole Miss, senior Samantha Mazer was the top Lady Rebel finisher with a time of 23:18.65 to earn an overall finish of 65th. Freshman Julie Little finished 75th overall and second on the team as she completed the race with a time of 24:03.31.
Sophomore Anna Adams recorded a 90th place finish with her time of 24:57.67, while freshman Allison Kneip took 92nd with a time of 25:06.24. Junior Lindsay Doucett finished fifth on the team and 97th overall with her time of 25:52.53 before fellow junior Kirby Patterson earned a 99th place finish with a time of 27:08.96.
Ole Miss returns to action Nov. 10 when the Rebels travel to