Cross Country Men and Women Both Win

Saturday, October 15

Dothan, Ala.

10 a.m.

Troy University

Doc Anderson Wiregrass Invitational

10/16/2016 3:13:00 PM | Cross Country

By: Russ Schaffer

Final Results

DOTHAN, Alabama –Troy cross country earned wins on both the men's and women's sides as the Trojans outpaced Albany State and Tuskegee in Dothan on Saturday.

The men had the top-seven finishers en route to a team average time of 27:03.0 in the 8k event for the second win of the year. Sophomore Brennan Garriques registered the first first-place finish of his career with a time of 26:22.5.

The sophomore surge didn't stop with him as fellow classmen Daniel Glick and and Bradley Dixon came in the next two spots at 26:32.0 and 26:58.3, respectively.

The women's team had 12 of 15 runners in the top-15 and won the 5k event by two and a half minutes at an average time of 20:43.4.

Senior Samantha Smith, in her last regular season race, had the best Trojan finish for the second week in a row with a first-place time of 20:00.3.

Freshman Katherine Lowe had her second-best time of the season with a time of 20:34.0 for third place.

Troy took every spot from fifth place to 12^th with junior Sara Zylstra coming in fifth at a time of 20:48.8.

Quotable:
"Despite not having our best day, the men still found a way to win," head coach Elliott Blount said. " I would have liked to see better execution, but we are pretty mature and resilient for such a young group. I don't doubt that we will perform better at conference this season.

"We wanted to see improvement from our last home meet to this one and we saw just that on the women's side. Smith, Zylstra, Lowe, and (Erika) Kulp have been our most consistently competitive runners. This weekend we had an infusion of talent with (Mikayla) Hodges joining the lineup for the first time this year. She is not in her best shape, but her presence will lift our level of competitiveness and confidence heading into the Sun Belt Championships."

Notable
• Hodges, a senior, raced in her first meet this season and placed seventh with a time of 21:47.7.

• Four Trojan women had season-best times led by Kristina Bokenfohr at 22:34.4 for eighth place.

• Senior Tim Bulger, also racing in his last regular season meet, came in sixth place at 28:01.5.

Up Next
The regular season has now concluded and postseason running will begin at the Sun Belt Championships Saturday in Dothan.