University of Tennessee
Greater Louisville Classic
Tennessee competes at Greater Louisville Classic
October 01, 2016 | Track & Field
Men's Results | Women's Results
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-- Tennessee men's and women's cross country ran at the Greater Louisville Classic on Saturday. The men ran in the 8K gold race taking 16th place. The women's squad took 26th in a 37-team field in the 5K gold race.
Sophomore Zach Long finished in 61st, pacing the UT men with a time of 25:04.29. Sophomore Wesley Robinson recorded a mark of 25:25.55 to finish 90th overall. Dartanian Oakley and Gashaw Duhamel finished back-to-back in 107th and 108th place. Oakley finished in 25:31.58 and Duhamel was .06 seconds behind. Newcomer Nick Brey ran with Duhamel and Oakley on his debut after joining the team this week. Brey crossed the line in 25:33.19 followed by Joe Bindner (25:41.94) and Andre Hillsman (25:54.25).
"We had a great team effort on the men's side. Zach Long has been fighting a cold, but put himself out front as our top finisher," Director of Track and Field & Cross Country Beth Alford-Sullivan said following the race. "We packed up well, we had a great debut from Nick Brey who just joined the team this week, and another great performance from Gashaw again. We did a really great job of pack running and want to see that continue to grow in the second half of the year."
The women's team competed with five individuals led by freshman Megan Murray. Murray took 79th overall with a time of 17:58.40 to lead the Vols. Peighton Meske posted a time of 18:17.40 to finish 128th.
"Megan Murray made her debut and was our number one runner, breaking 18 minutes for the women. Murray and Peighton Meske did a great job, it was a really good effort for the team."
"We'll get some rest and recover over fall break and get ready for the rest of October including the SEC Championship at the end of the month."
The UT cross country teams will return to action on Oct. 14 as they compete in the Crimson Classic in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Cross country fans can stay up to date with the Volunteers on Twitter and Instagram @Vol_Track.
