Lady Mocs Fifth, Men 10th Greater Louisville Classic

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kathleen Turchin, in her first race this season, led the Lady Mocs to a fifth place finish out of 28 teams in the Gold Division at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic Saturday morning at E.P.“Tom” Sawyer Park.

Turchin, a cross country All-American, finished 11^th in a time of 17:34.76 in the 5K race featuring 239 runners. Teammate Shelley Taylor’s 18:03.40 mark placed her 21^st as Chattanooga placed all six runners in the top 60.

Katie Williams was 47^th at 18:39.23 and rookie Tara Gietma was the Lady Mocs’ fourth finisher at 50^th in a time of 18:40.07 while senior Nettie Halcomb rounded out the scoring at 56^th, running the course in a time of 18:51.31. Freshman Jordyn Radke finished 59^th for the Lady Mocs in a time of 18:55.48.

In the men’s race, Michael Mentz was the Mocs’ top finisher at the 24 spot finishing the 8K course in a time of 24:39.92. Chattanooga finished 10^th out of 36 teams in the Gold Division and placed four runners in the top 65.

Freshman Chris Berry placed 38^th at 24:59.45 followed immediately by David Moore just .18 seconds behind at 39^th. Jeff Taylor was 64^th for the Mocs in a time of 25:25.52 while Stuart Chandler rounded out the scoring for UTC at the 106 spot in a time of 25:54.72. Blake Ketron was 131^st at 26:14.72 in the race featuring 310 runners.

Host Louisville placed four runners in the top 10 to claim the title in the men’s race and Kentucky took first in the women’s race.

Individual Finishes:

Women:

11. Kathleen Turchin 17:34.76

21. Shelley Taylor 18:03.40

47. Katie Williams 18:39.23

50. Tara Gietma 18:40.07

56. Nettie Halcomb 18:51.31

59. Jordyn Radke 18:55.48

Men:

24. Michael Mentz 24:39.92

38. Chris Berry 24:59.45

39. David Moore 24:59.63

64. Jeff Taylor 25:25.52

106. Stuart Chandler 25:54.72

131. Blake Ketron 26:14.72

Team Scores:

Women:

   1 University of Kentucky       55    (5, 7, 12, 13, 18, 22, 24)

      Total Time:  1:28:20.02 (Average:    17:40.01)

   2 Univ. of Louisville         103    (2, 6, 28, 32, 35, 46, 49)

      Total Time:  1:29:36.42 (Average:    17:55.29)

   3 Georgia Tech                174   (15, 16, 27, 42, 74, 84, 92)

      Total Time:  1:31:38.52 (Average:    18:19.71)

   4 Eastern KY University       175    (4, 25, 34, 44, 68, 76, 102)

      Total Time:  1:31:34.65 (Average:    18:18.93)

   5 Univ.of TN-Chattanooga      185   (11, 21, 47, 50, 56, 59)

      Total Time:  1:31:48.77 (Average:    18:21.76)

Men:

   1 Univ. of Louisville          58    (2, 3, 9, 10, 34, 41, 43)

      Total Time:  2:00:20.39 (Average:    24:04.08)

   2 Rend Lake College           146    (5, 6, 13, 25, 97, 125, 174)

      Total Time:  2:02:45.52 (Average:    24:33.11)

   3 Eastern KY University       169    (1, 8, 29, 65, 66, 105, 155)

      Total Time:  2:02:56.66 (Average:    24:35.34)

   4 Univ. of Tennessee          199   15   28   49   51   56   59   90

      Total Time:  2:04:59.48 (Average:    24:59.90)

   5 University of Kentucky      210   12   16   48   53   81   88   94

      Total Time:  2:04:58.30 (Average:    24:59.66)

   6 Wake Forest Univ.           214   14   26   50   57   67   74  135

      Total Time:  2:05:11.33 (Average:    25:02.27)

   7 East TN State Univ.         238   17   22   36   45  118  224

      Total Time:  2:05:16.59 (Average:    25:03.32)

   8 University of Southern In   250   18   44   47   62   79  124  141

      Total Time:  2:05:55.23 (Average:    25:11.05)

   9 Edinboro Univ. of Pennsyl   263   19   30   61   70   83  109  112

      Total Time:  2:06:00.42 (Average:    25:12.09)

  10 Univ.of TN-Chattanooga      271   24   38   39   64  106  131

      Total Time:  2:05:59.24 (Average:    25:11.85)