Murray State University Athletics
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OVC Championships (Tennessee State)
Women's Cross Country Finishes Season With Second Place Finish at OVC Championships
10/31/2009 10:31:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
The Murray State Cross Country seasons came to an end today in Nashville, Tenn., at Vaughn's Gap Course at Edwin Warner Park as the women's team finished second and the men's team finished ninth.
Taylor Crawford and Katelyn Jones were named to the All-OVC First Team as they finished second and fifth, respectively. Crawford turned in a time of 19:42 while Jones finished the 5k course in 20:11. Kayla Crusham earned All-OVC Second Team honors with her 14th place finish.
Asenath Na'Aman finished the race with a time of 20:55 and turned in a 18th place finish. Karissa Magnuson rounded out the Racers scoring as she finished in 24th place with a time of 21:19.
Also running for MSU were seniors, Kristen Miller and Kristin Reffett, who finished 37th and 46th, respectively. Bridget Stichnot was the final Racer runner as she crossed the line in 22:19 to finish 41st.
The Racers finished with 63 total points, which was 31 behind first-place Eastern Kentucky, who finished with 32 points.
The men's season came to a close with a ninth place finish as senior, Andrew Beckman turned in the top Racers performace. He finished 38th with a time of 28:44 on the 8k course. Fellow senior, Jack Findley, was the next Racer to cross the line as he finished 48th. Christopher Dels, Derek Perry, Theron Chalepah and Ryan Millard rounded out the MSU runners, finishing 54th, 55th, 57th and 58th, respectively.
EKU finished first in the men's 8k run with a total of 22 points.
