University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Cajuns Capture 2nd at NSU
10/2/2006 4:00:00 AM | Cross Country
NATCHITOCHES ? Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns men's and women's cross country teams both turned in second place finishes here Monday evening in the NSU Cross Country Invitational at Demon Hills Golf Course.
For the men it was the second time the squad finished second this season. The squad tallied 72 points in Monday's 8K race, beating
The women's team scored 65 points in its second 5K meet of the season. Aided by five Top 20 finishes the squad was able to distance itself from the rest of the pack ? third-place finisher Northwestern State trailed UL by 48 points (113 points).
Philip Guidry was the top finisher for the UL men for the third straight meet. His time of 27:33.18 earned him a sixth-place finish and was his best time of the season. Guidry collected his second Top 10 outing (finished 4th in the Ragin' Cajuns Invitational).
D.J. Hebert followed Guidry once again. Hebert ran the 8K event in 28:02.74 which was also a season-best.
Also counting toward the points total for the Cajuns' men were Joby Gisclair (14th, 28:49.65), Peter Stelly (21st, 29:35.05) and Brandon Orso (23rd, 30:04.76). Gisclair and Stelly each recorded season-best times with Stelly besting his previous high by over one minute.
The Cajuns women had a different leader this time.
Jasmine Collins was the women's teams' top runner in the previous two meets. Collins, who finished fourth in the Ragin' Cajuns Invitational 5K, slipped down to 12th running Monday's meet in 20:40.16 ? 36 seconds off her RCI effort.
Starting with Stelly at 10th place, the UL women added Casey Brown in 11th (20:32.50), Collins in 12th, Suzanne Boudreaux in 13th (, 20:48.85) and Callie Picou in 19th (21:30.44) to give the squad all of its point scorers in the Top 20.
Monday's performance marked the second time this season that the Cajuns' women had five runners in the Top 20. UL also had five Top 20 runners in the Ragin' Cajuns Invitational.
Lamar took home the championship in both the men's and women's races. The Cardinals had the top three individual finishers on both sides.
The Ragin' Cajuns cross country team takes the weekend off and won't return to action until Friday, Oct. 13 when a delegation heads back to
TEAM RESULTS
Men
1. Lamar, 18
2. Louisiana-Lafayette, 72
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4. Centenary, 127
5. Northwestern State, 139
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7. East
8. Southern, 247
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Women
1. Lamar, 18
2. Louisiana-Lafayette, 65
3. Northwestern State, 113
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5. Southern, 177
6. Centenary, 186
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8. East
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RAGIN' CAJUNS RESULTS
MEN ? 8K
6. Philip Guidry, 27:33.18; 8. D.J. Hebert, 28:02.74; 14. Joby Gisclair, 28:49.65; 21. Peter Stelly, 29:35.05; 23. Brandon Orso, 30:04.76; 40. James King, 32:35.39
WOMEN ? 5K
10. Alix Stelly, 20:29.32; 11. Casey Brown,, 20:32.50; 12. Jasmine Collins, 20:40.16; 13. Suzanne Boudreaux, 20:48.85; 19. Callie Picou, 21:30.44; 26. Ashley Faulk, 22:18.36; 27. Lindsey Mertens, 22:23.63; 50. Tiffany Saltzman, ULL, 25:14.02
