Nov. 1, 2014 COMPLETE RESULTS
THE RUNDOWN
LAWRENCE, Kan. - The Baylor women's cross country squad, led by the All-Big 12 performances of
Rachel Johnson,
Mariah Kelly and
Maggie Montoya placed third, while the men's team recorded its highest finish since 2003 by taking sixth Saturday in the 19th-annual Big 12 Cross Country Championships at Rim Rock Farm.
Johnson, who earned all-league honors for a third straight season, placed third overall in a career-best time of 20:15.1 on the 6,000-meter course. Behind Johnson, Montoya was seventh in a time of 20:32.3, while Kelly was a little over 20 seconds back with a time of 20:55.2 for 14th.
Baylor's final two scoring runners were Alex Davis (21:01. 0) and Ann-Marie Dunlap (21:29.7) in 18th and 28th place, respectively. Those five runners totaled a team score of 70 just 12 points behind West Virginia (58) for second and 60 points ahead of Oklahoma State (130).
All five of the Baylor men's scoring runners finished in the top 54 of the 81-person field.
Kyle Scanlan led the Bears for a second straight race with a time of 25:28.9 to be 41st. Meanwhile, Eric Anderson was only one spot back in 25:32.1 to be 42nd. Matt Galvin (46th, 25:38.1) and Derwin Graham (47th, 25:42.1) were the next two Bears across the finish line. Sophomore Jordan West was the final scoring runner of the Bears with a time of 25:54.1 to be 54th.
As a team, the Baylor men tallied 191 points to finish 68 points behind Kansas (123) point total and nine points ahead of Kansas State's 200 point mark.
HIGHLIGHTS
? Johnson, who posted her best six-kilometer time of her career, has been the top BU runner in all three of her races this fall.
? Johnson is the program's third three-time All-Big 12 performer, joining Brittany Brockman (2003-05) and Erin Bedell (2005, 2008-09).
? Johnson's third-place finish the highest for a BU runner since Bedell was third in 2008.
? Johnson's shoes came up missing an hour before the race and teammate Bree Schrader offered up her spikes.
? The Baylor women had their best finish since being second in 2008.
? The Lady Bears also had their second-lowest point total of all-time, finishing just short of the 69 points posted in 2005.
? Baylor's women were tied with second-place West Virginia in the team standings through the 4,000-meter point.
? The men's finish is its highest being fifth in 2003.
? Oklahoma State took the men's title for a seventh-straight year with 27 points and five runners in the top nine.
? Iowa State won the women's crown for a third straight year with 29 points and five runners in the top 13.
STAT OF THE DAY
3 - the number of runners the women's team had earn All-Big 12 honors. It was the second time BU accomplished that feat (2005). The Lady Bears now have had athletes earn 23 All-Big 12 honors all-time
TOP QUOTE #1
"All our girls ran big today. I was very pleased. Rachel was a little bit off. We were 12 points behind a really good West Virginia team. We had five or six people PR today and it is not an easy course. It has some hills and it was very cold up here." - head coach Todd Harbour on the women's team
TOP QUOTE #2
"I was happy with way our guys raced. They were all very competitive. We knew that the next team up was Kansas, but they ran awesome and they were at home. Kyle has run really well for us the last couple of races and it was great to see him and Eric up there, but I was most pleased with the rest of my crew being right there behind them. Getting those guys to pack up like they did will pay big dividends down the road." - assistant coach Jon Capron on the men's team
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor will next travel to the NCAA South Central Regional Championships Nov. 14 in Fayetteville, Ark. Each team will send its top seven runners to the event in an effort to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
