Rice University
Conference USA Championship
Owls Third at C-USA Cross Country Championship
11/1/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
Nov. 1, 2008
Complete Results in PDF Format 
The Rice Owls men's cross country team placed third for the fourth straight year at the Conference USA Cross Country Championship in Memphis, Tenn. The Owls scored 84 points which is an improvement from last year's team total of 110. Tulsa won the team title with 27 points.
The 16th-ranked Tulsa men bettered it second-place showing from the last two years with its first C-USA championship title since joining the league in 2005. The Golden Hurricane was led by individual medalist John Beattie's 8K time of 23:30. The junior outkicked UTEP's Japheth Ngo'joy down the stretch to become the first non-Miner individual champion since 2005. Tulsa also claimed four of the seven All-C-USA first team honors as Eddie Henshaw finished fifth (24:04), Kyle Dekker placed sixth (24:22) and Lewis Timmins was seventh (24:28).
The three-time C-USA team champion UTEP Miners saw its streak end Saturday but placed all five runners among the Top 12 finishers. Ngo'joy (23:31), Patrick Mutai (23:45) and Nicodemus Ngetich (23:53) claimed three of the top four spots for All-C-USA first team accolades. Ngo'joy second-place finish earned him Outstanding Senior of the Year honors.
Freshman of the Year merits went to East Carolina's Zack Montijo. Montijo was also named to the All-C-USA second team after finishing 13th with a time of 25:14. Head coach Steve Gulley was named the men's Coach of the Year.
Rice men came in third-place before all-conference performances by its top-five scorers. Leading the Owls were All-C-USA first teamers Aaron Robson (25:07) and Simon Bucknell (25:30) who placed 11th and 16th overall, respectively.
Marshall came in fourth (114), while East Carolina (145), Houston (156), Memphis (175) and Tulane (235) rounded out the men's results.
84 Rice Results (25:37 2:08:03)
11 Aaron Robson 25:07
16 Simon Bucknell 25:30
18 Brett Olson 25:40
19 Brad Morris 25:49
20 Justin Maxwell 25:57
(23) Michael Trejo 26:13
(24) Scott Zivick 26:23
(28) Alex Solomon 26:29
2008 C-USA MEN'S FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. Tulsa, 27
2. UTEP, 30
3. Rice, 84
4. Marshall, 114
5. East Carolina, 145
6. Houston, 156
7. Memphis, 175
8. Tulane, 235
2008 Men's Cross Country All-Conference Teams
First Team
1. John Beattie, Tulsa 23:30
2. Japheth Ngojoy, UTEP 23:31
3. Patrick Mutai, UTEP 23:45
4. Nicodemus Ngetich, UTEP 23:53
5. Eddie Henshaw, Tulsa 24:04
6. Kyle Dekker, Tulsa 24:22
7. Lewis Timmins, Tulsa 24:28
Second First Team
8. Mark Davidson, Tulsa 24:38
9. Aggrey Chirchir, UTEP 24:50
10. Eric Harris, Tulsa 24:59
11. Aaron Robson, Rice 25:07
12. Dominic Tanui, UTEP 25:13
13. Zack Montijo, East Carolina 25:14
14. Eric Frohnapfel, Marshall 25:15
Third Team
15. Matt Shiffbauer, Marshall 25:23
16. Simon Bucknell, Rice 25:30
17. Stdones Carl, Tulsa 25:38
18. Brett Olson, Rice 25:40
19. Daniel Lepage, Tulsa 25:48
20. Brad Morris, Rice 25:49
21. Justin Maxwell, Rice 25:57
Players Mentioned
