Trojan runners enjoy record outings
By MOC Sports Information
Published in Sports on September 19, 2011 1:49 PM
MOC Sports Information
ROCK HILL, S.C. -- Four Mount Olive College runners eclipsed the existing eighth-fastest 8k time in school history during the Winthrop University Men's Cross Country Invitational.
Dalton Souza, who holds the MOC school record, ran the course in 26 minutes, 11.26 minutes. Ronnie Sturgill turned in a time of 26:15.58, while Kerry "Bear" Maloney logged a time of 26:19.92. The trio recorded a 6-7-8 finish overall.
Fellow Trojan Nick Washizaki, a freshman, was 10th in 26:23.15. Erasmo Ordonez rounded out the team's scoring with a 12th-place run of 26:26.31. The Trojans, ranked No. 6 in the Division II Southeast Region, took six of the top eight spots among the 54 non-Division I competitors and ended up second behind Winthrop in the team-title chase.
On the women's side, MOC's Chelsea Long crossed the line fifth in 18:33.79 and seized fifth out 121 runners during the women's portion of the invitational. Long came within two seconds of her school-record time she established two weeks ago at the MOC Invitational.
The Trojans' Amber Thompson, Courtney Seifert, Jess McKinnis and Crissy Petro captured the top five spots among competitors from non-Division I schools. Thompson shattered her personal best time by 25 seconds. McKinnis and Petro also recorded their best times.
Mount Olive returns to action Sept. 30 at the Paul Short Invitational, which is hosted by Lehigh (Pa.) University.
Volleyball loses two
BELMONT -- Sophomore Carly White cranked out a match-high 17 kills in Mount Olive's 19-25, 24-26, 23-25 loss to Conference Carolinas women's volleyball foe Belmont Abbey.
Erika Conner added 12 kills and two service aces for the Trojans. Lauren Lee paced the defense with 11 digs, and setter Destiny Ma'ave-Kuewa handed out a season-high 38 assists.
Perennial conference powerhouse Lees-McRae handed MOC a 25-20, 25-20, 25-16 loss. White collected eight kills. Lee had 10 digs and Ma'ave-Kuewa managed just 13 assists.
It was the Trojans' fifth three-set loss of the season.
MOC (4-6 overall, 1-2 CC) continues play at home Tuesday against Coker (S.C.) College. First serve is 7 p.m. at Kornegay Arena.