Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Cross Country Wins Its Second Straight South Atlantic Conference Title
October 24, 2009
L-R men’s squad places second overall
 The Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Cross Country Team won the 2009 Food Lion SAC Championship and finished first in the league for the second straight year. |
Newton, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Cross Country Team won its second consecutive South Atlantic Conference Title with its first-place finish at the 2009 Food Lion SAC Championships Saturday morning at Southside Park.
L-R sophomore Kate Griewisch (Banner Elk, N.C.) was first overall after running an 18:27 on the 5K course and winning by one minute and 48 seconds.
The Bear women were fueled by three runners finishing in the top six. In addition to Griewisch, sophomore Tiffany Payne (Painted Post, N.Y.) and senior Alyssa Lowe (Maiden, N.C.) placed fifth and sixth overall with times of 20:38 and 20:44, respectively. All three runners earned All-SAC First-Team honors.
Freshman Elizabeth Chaffee (Winston-Salem, N.C.) earned second-team all-league honors after placing 10th overall with a 21:08 for the Bears.
On the men’s side, Lenoir-Rhyne finished second and was led by junior Tyler Mooney’s (Reidsville, N.C.) fifth-place finish. Mooney ran a 26:50 over 8K and earned First-Team All-SAC accolades.
Sophomore Jakob Maidens (Lebanon, Va.) and freshman Patrick Ryan (Fort Myers, Fla.) were named to the all-conference second team after placing ninth and 13th overall, respectively. Maidens ran a 27:15 while Ryan finished with a 27:39.
Mars Hill, with three of the top four runners in the race, won its 13th straight SAC Men’s Cross Country Championship while Tusculum’s Simon Holzapfel finished first with a 25:53 and claimed the individual title.
In addition, L-R’s Jason Stewart was named the South Atlantic Conference Women’s Cross Country Coach Of The Year while Griewisch was chosen as the 2009 SAC Women’s Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Of The Year.
Finally, Chaffee, Ryan and Zack Queen (Gastonia, N.C.) garnered conference all-freshman team accolades.
Lenoir-Rhyne next competes in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Championship on Saturday, November 7, 2009, in Wingate, N.C. Wingate University will serve as the host school.
2009 Food Lion SAC Women’s Cross Country Championship
Newton, N.C. – Southside Park
1. Lenoir-Rhyne 37
2. Carson-Newman 47
3. Wingate 85
4. Lincoln Memorial 94
5. Catawba 117
6. Mars Hill 192
7. Brevard 203
8. Newberry 219
9. Tusculum 236
Lenoir-Rhyne Individual
1. Kate Griewisch 18:27
5. Tiffany Payne 20:38
6. Alyssa Lowe 20:44
10. Elizabeth Chaffee 21:08
15. Amanda Barnes 21:46
23. Elycia Zempel 22:29
24. Miranda Annas 22:39
54. Elizabeth Ramsay 26:02
57. Amber Bowles 27:02
2009 Food Lion SAC Men’s Cross Country Championship
Newton, N.C. – Southside Park
1. Mars Hill 27
2. Lenoir-Rhyne 66
3. Wingate 75
4. Catawba 129
5. Carson-Newman 156
6t. Brevard 165
6t. Newberry 165
8. Lincoln Memorial 181
9. Tusculum 194
Lenoir-Rhyne Individual
5. Tyler Mooney 26:50
9. Jakob Maidens 27:15
13. Patrick Ryan 27:39
16. Zack Queen 28:06
23. Jake Stuckey 28:41
32. Eugene Cochran 29:37
39. Jamie Fisher 30:17
51. Andrew Short 32:32
56. Caleb Kingery 34:06
