Rice University
Pre-Nationals
Owls Finish Seventh at Pre-Nationals
10/13/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Oct. 13, 2007
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Facing their toughest challenge of the year, the No. 7 Rice women finished seventh among 32 teams and 259 runners competing at the 2007 Pre-Nationals hosted by Indiana State in Terre Haute, Ind., on Saturday.
Battling 11 other teams ranked in the top 30 in the Blue race, the Owls recorded another solid performance through the lineup as all seven runners finished within a 1:03 of one another on the 6,000-meter course. Rice ended the day with 224 points.
Top-ranked Stanford won the team race with 102 points, followed by No. 11 Florida State which scored 123 points with the Seminoles' Susan Kuijken winning the individual race in 19:56. Rounding out the top-five teams were No. 9 Michigan State (178), No. 4 Minnesota (192) and No. 22 Georgetown.
Senior Marissa Daniels (Pearland HS) was once again the top finisher for the Owls, completing the course in 20:46 to finish 17th. Freshman Allison Pye was (Cypress Creek HS) was next, finishing in 20:48 for 33rd. Also scoring for Rice were freshman Becky Wade (Dallas, Texas), and seniors Callie Wells (The Woodlands HS) and Lennie Waite (Austin, Texas).
Saturday's meet marked the Owls' final tune-up before they vie for their second C-USA crown in three years. Rice won the meet in 2005 and finished second a year ago, a single point behind UAB. Teams line up for the league title on Oct. 27 at El Paso.
Pre-Nationals -- Rice Finishers
17. Marissa Daniels, 20:46
33. Allison Pye, 20:59
41. Becky Wade, 21:07
60. Callie Wells, 21:20
73. Lennie Waite, 21:27
74. Nicole Mericle, 21:28
108. Britany Williams, 21:49
Pre-Nationals -- Top 10 Team Finishers
1. #1 Stanford, 102
2. #11 Florida State, 123
3. #9 Michigan State, 178
4. #4 Minnesota, 192
5. #22 Georgetown, 210
6. #14 Colorado State, 216
7. #7 Rice, 224
8. Northern Arizona, 266
9. #25 Wisconsin, 288
10. #26 North Carolina State, 289
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