Sept. 22, 2001

NKU MEN FINISH 7TH AT VANDERBILT

Norse women post 11th-place finish

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Northern Kentucky University men’s cross country team posted a seventh-place finish at the Vanderbilt University Commodore Classic Saturday with a score of 203. The NKU men were paced by junior Ryan Carskadon, who finished in 32nd place in the eight-kilometer race with a time of 27:58. Freshman Doug Fulmer was 35th with a time of 28:05. The NKU women posted an 11th-place finish in the five-kilometer race with a score of 327. Sophomore Elaine Koenig paced NKU with a time of 19:59, which was good for a 31st-place finish. Sophomore Lissa Faulkner posted a 50th-place finish with a time of 20:26. Vanderblit Commodore Invitational (Men’s, 8 kilometers) Men’s Team Scores: 1. Emory 69, 2. Murray State 86, 3. Western Kentucky 110, 4. Louisville 113, 5. Belmont 116, 6. Vanderbilt 184, 7. NKU 203, 8. Lynchburg 252, 9. Birmingham Southern 254, 10. Middle Tennessee State 263, 11. Rhodes 264, 12. Covenant 344, 13. Southeast Missouri 355, 14. Hanover 384, 15. Austin Peay 387, 16. University of the South 405, 17. Lipscomb 425, 18. Tennessee Tech 493, 19. Alabama A&M 499, 20. UT-Martin 531, 21. Lee 663, 22. Cumberland 690, 23. Freed-Hardeman 709. NKU Men’s Individuals: 32. Ryan Carskadon 27:58; 35. Doug Fulmer 28:05; 52. Brian Alessandro 28:32; 53. Kevin Alessandro 28:36; 55. Pat Sullivan 28:39; 94. Joe Beck 29:55; 96. Matt King 30:00. (Women’s, 5 kilometers) Women's Team Scores: 1. (tie) Western Kentucky, Belmont 55, 3. Vanderblit 97, 4. Louisville 130, 5. Tennessee 140, 6. Southeast Missouri 144, 7. Rhodes 226, 8. Murray State 262, 9. Hanover 292, 10. Emory 324, 11. NKU 327, 12. Birmingham Southern 337, 13. University of the South 377, 14. Covenant 437, 15. Lipscomb 478, 16. (tie) Austin Peay, Lynchburg 482, 18. Memphis 507, 19. Tennessee Tech 514, 20. UT-Martin 533, 21. Union 545, 22. Alabama A&M 595, 23. Lee 632, 24. Cumberland 717, 25. Fisk 766. NKU Women’s Individuals: 31. Elaine Koenig 19:59; 50. Lissa Faulkner 20:26; 64. Erin Engel 20:50; (ONLY TIMES AVAILABLE). 111. Crystal Brefeld; 115. Lori Goetz; 144. Erin Barone; 150. Anna Moore.