University of Tennessee Athletics
Vols Open Season With Win at Tennessee Intercollegiate
September 02, 2000 | Cross Country
"It was a good first effort," cross country coach George Watts said. "We have a very determined group of guys. We ran the strategy we needed to run. We did a nice job of sticking to the race plan. We competed strong through the hills, and all of our guys passed someone in the stretch. Holding (senior Marcus) Tanner out weakened us. We're better with him in."
The Volunteers placed five runners in the top nine to cement the victory. Sophomore Rob Cloutier ran to third in 15:23. Scott Defilippis, another sophomore Watts is counting on, came through to break the tape in 15:36 and place fifth. Newcomer Keith Kimmons took seventh (15:40) in his first outing as a Vol. Likewise, Clemson transfer Clay Wiggins crossed ninth in 15:51.
Tennessee returns home to host the UT Invitational Friday, Sept. 15, at Lambert Acres Golf Course in Maryville.
| PLACE TEAM | PTS | PLACES OF FINISHERS | AVG. TIME |
| 1 Tennessee | 26 | 2-3-5-7-9-12-15 | 15:34 |
| 2 Belmont | 29 | 1 4 6 8 10 11 14 | 15:37 |
| 3 Vanderbilt | 99 | 13 18 20 22 26 27 28 | 16:46 |
| 4 Evansville | 137 | 17 21 23 31 45 | 17:25 |
| 5 Univ of the South | 157 | 24 30 32 35 36 53 | 17:46 |
| 6 Carson-Newman | 166 | 25 29 33 39 40 43 46 | 17:51 |
| 7 Lipscomb | 183 | 16 34 37 47 49 51 | 18:12 |
| 8 Lincoln Memorial | 184 | 19 38 41 42 44 54 55 | 18:04 |
| 9 Tenn State | 263 | 48 50 52 56 57 58 | 20:53 |
Vols' Individual Performances
| 1. Tennessee | |
| 2 Eric Bell | 15:19 |
| 3 Robert Cloutier | 15:23 |
| 5 Scott Defilippis | 15:36 |
| 7 Keith Kimmons | 15:40 |
| 9 Clay Wiggins | 15:51 |
| Time = 1:17:49 Places = 26 | |
