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Cross Country 10/18/2014 12:00:00 AM
Oct. 18, 2014

COMPLETE RESULTS

THE RUNDOWN
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -
Senior Rachel Johnson claimed the Pre-National Invitational title to help the 22nd-ranked Baylor women's cross country team place seventh on Saturday at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course.

Johnson finished the 6,000-meter course in 20:21.1, which was 15.3 seconds faster than second-place finisher, Megan Curham of Princeton. The race was run on the course that will also host next month's NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.

Behind Johnson, Alex Davis took 22nd in a time of 21:13.7, while Maggie Montoya was 45th in 21:30.7. Rounding out BU's scoring runners where Mariah Kelly (94th, 22:01.6) and Ann-Marie Dunlap (140th, 22:19.7).

Those five runners combined to tally 302 points, which was only 14 points behind sixth-place Princeton (288) and 43 ahead of eighth-place Lamar (345).

Meanwhile, the men's squad took 38th at the meet. The Bears were led by Kyle Scanlan (151st, 25:47.5) and Eric Anderson (162nd, 25:51.0).

HIGHLIGHTS
? Last season, the Baylor women were 31st at the meet as a team.
? Johnson has now won five individual meet titles in her career.
? Johnson last won a meet at the Iowa Black & Gold Invite on Sept. 13, 2013.
? This is the second-straight week that a BU runner has won a meet, after Peyton Thomas took the title at the HBU Invitational in Houston on Oct. 10.
? Baylor's other scoring runners on the men's side included Jordan West (202nd, 26:09.8), Jonathan Tijerina (212th, 26:14.2) and Chris McElroy (245th, 26:30.0).
? In the men's race 310 runners finished for 46 teams, while on the women's side there were 43 teams with 293 runners finishing the race.

TOP QUOTE #1:
"It was a very good day overall. Rachel ran a very controlled race. She looked very good. Alex Davis also came through with one of her best races. The conditions were tough with a course that was very wet. We can still run better." - head coach Todd Harbour on the women's team

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor now will be off next week before traveling to the Big 12 Championships on Nov. 1 in Lawrence, Kan.

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Players Mentioned

Eric Anderson

Eric Anderson

511' 5"
Freshman
Jordan West

Jordan West

5' 10"
Freshman
Chris McElroy

Chris McElroy

5' 11"
Freshman
Kyle Scanlan

Kyle Scanlan

5' 11"
Freshman
Jonathan Tijerina

Jonathan Tijerina

6' 0"
Sophomore
Ann-Marie Dunlap

Ann-Marie Dunlap

5' 6"
Freshman
Alex Davis

Alex Davis

5' 8"
Freshman
Maggie Montoya

Maggie Montoya

5' 5"
Freshman
Peyton Thomas

Peyton Thomas

56' 5"
Freshman
Rachel Johnson

Rachel Johnson

5' 5"
Sophomore
Mariah Kelly

Mariah Kelly

5' 7"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Eric Anderson

Eric Anderson

511' 5"
Freshman
Jordan West

Jordan West

5' 10"
Freshman
Chris McElroy

Chris McElroy

5' 11"
Freshman
Kyle Scanlan

Kyle Scanlan

5' 11"
Freshman
Jonathan Tijerina

Jonathan Tijerina

6' 0"
Sophomore
Ann-Marie Dunlap

Ann-Marie Dunlap

5' 6"
Freshman
Alex Davis

Alex Davis

5' 8"
Freshman
Maggie Montoya

Maggie Montoya

5' 5"
Freshman
Peyton Thomas

Peyton Thomas

56' 5"
Freshman
Rachel Johnson

Rachel Johnson

5' 5"
Sophomore
Mariah Kelly

Mariah Kelly

5' 7"
Sophomore