LOUISVILLE, Ky. --- Chattanooga's
Lesley Green Boyd outraced the competition Saturday morning at the Live in Lou Cross Country Classic and led the Mocs to a first place finish in the Blue Division at the E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Race Course.
Boyd hung back early, but soon took the lead and won the women's 5-kilometer race with a personal best time of 17:27.4, more than 16 seconds ahead of her nearest competition. The time was nearly 36 seconds better than her previous top time set in 2021 at the North Alabama Showcase.
Sophomore
Maddie Wheatcroft was the second Chattanooga runner across the line finishing seventh overall with a time of 18:11.0, a PR by more than seven seconds. She edged out Western Carolina's top runner by 0.6 seconds.
Kathryn Vradenburgh placed 13
th for the Mocs followed by
Emma Russum in 17
th. Vrandenburgh finished with a time of 18:22.4 and Russum covered the distance in a time of 18:25.6. Lead Boyd was the final scoring runner for the Mocs finishing 61
st with a time of 19:07.7.
In the men's race, junior
Aaron Isbell led the Mocs to a 12
th place finish, one point behind Southern Conference foe Western Carolina. Isbell covered the 8-kilometer distance in a time of 25:10.0. Freshman
Jack Martin was not far behind placing 21
st with a time of 25:15.1.
Senior
Jasper Wilson was the third Chattanooga runner to finish with a time of 26:21.3 followed by freshman
Tristan Gould at 26:22.6 and
Caleb Jarrett with a time of 26:28.8.
The Mocs return to action for the UTC Home Meet on October 13 at Camp Jordan beginning at 9:30 a.m. Admission is free.
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| WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES |
| 1 |
Chattanooga |
97 |
| 2 |
Illinois-Chicago |
133 |
| 2* |
Taylor |
133 |
| 4 |
Grand Valley State |
192 |
| 5 |
Windsor |
320 |
| 6 |
Western Carolina |
323 |
| 7 |
Converse |
329 |
| 8 |
Northern Kentucky |
331 |
| 9 |
Tennessee Tech |
335 |
| 10 |
Cumberlands |
380 |
| 11 |
Centre |
396 |
| 12 |
Morehead State |
398 |
| 13 |
Wittenburg |
399 |
| 14 |
Ferris State |
452 |
| 15 |
Hope |
454 |
| 16 |
Montreat |
460 |
| 17 |
UNC Asheville |
485 |
| 18 |
Truman |
513 |
| 19 |
Malone |
514 |
| 20 |
St. Francis |
523 |
| 21 |
UAB |
559 |
| 22 |
Cornerstone |
587 |
| 23 |
Olivet Nazarene |
605 |
| 24 |
Tennessee Martin |
613 |
| 25 |
Lewis-Clark |
614 |
| 26 |
North Alabama |
628 |
| 27 |
Grace |
636 |
| 28 |
Illinois Springfield |
646 |
| 29 |
Indiana Tech |
684 |
| 30 |
Goshen |
692 |
| 31 |
William Carey |
714 |
| 32 |
Detroit Mercy |
735 |
| 33 |
SIU Edwardsville |
761 |
| 34 |
Wright State |
789 |
| 35 |
Cedarville |
872 |
| 36 |
Ashland |
904 |
| 37 |
Southern Indiana |
1015 |
| 38 |
Aquinas |
1020 |
| 39 |
USC Upstate |
1143 |
| 40 |
Shawnee State |
1222 |
| 41 |
Bellarmine |
1366 |
| -- |
Cincinnati |
NTS |
| -- |
Roberts Wesleyan |
NTS |
| MEN'S TEAM SCORES |
| 1 |
Cumberlands |
133 |
| 2 |
Grand Valley State |
177 |
| 3 |
Montreat |
221 |
| 4 |
Shawnee State |
234 |
| 5 |
Xavier |
327 |
| 5* |
Goshen |
327 |
| 5* |
Aquinas |
327 |
| 8 |
Hope |
362 |
| 9 |
Grace |
375 |
| 10 |
Tennessee Tech |
424 |
| 11 |
Western Carolina |
432 |
| 12 |
Chattanooga |
433 |
| 13 |
Olivet Nazarene |
441 |
| 14 |
Ferris State |
465 |
| 15 |
Missouri – St. Louis |
475 |
| 16 |
Tennessee Martin |
479 |
| 17 |
St. Francis |
480 |
| 18 |
North Central |
505 |
| 19 |
Taylor |
554 |
| 20 |
SIU Edwardsville |
571 |
| 20* |
Morehead State |
571 |
| 22 |
Lewis-Clark |
576 |
| 23 |
Marian (IN) |
581 |
| 24 |
Lansing CC |
588 |
| 25 |
Wright State |
657 |
| 26 |
Cornerstone |
676 |
| 27 |
Rio Grande |
680 |
| 28 |
Windsor |
736 |
| 29 |
Centre |
776 |
| 30 |
Jacksonville State |
793 |
| 31 |
Manchester |
811 |
| 32 |
Bellarmine |
836 |
| 33 |
Northern Kentucky |
891 |
| 34 |
USC Upstate |
902 |
| 36 |
Indiana Tech |
903 |
| 37 |
Detroit Mercy |
913 |
| 38 |
Kenyon |
928 |
| 39 |
College of Charleston |
935 |
| 40 |
Campbellsville |
947 |
| 41 |
Rhodes |
963 |
| 42 |
Ashland |
971 |
| 43 |
Lawrence Tech |
1047 |
| 44 |
Cumberland (TN) |
1050 |
| 45 |
Southern Indiana |
1156 |
| 46 |
Cedarville |
1213 |
| -- |
Cincinnati |
NTS |
| -- |
Louisvile |
NTS |
| -- |
Wittenburg |
NTS |
