Cross Country Completes Pre-Nationals
Oct. 15, 2005
Terre Haute, Ind. - The Charlotte 49ers cross country teams took on the nation's best at Indiana State's Pre-Nationals meet on Saturday morning. Senior Cassie Ficken led the women's team with a 38th place finish in a 232-runner field.
WOMEN'S RECAP In the women's blue race, Charlotte finished in a tie for 28th place with Purdue. They placed ahead of Long Beach State, Indiana State, SMU, Belmont, Milwaukee and Loyola of Chicago in a 35-team field.
Senior Cassie Ficken led the women's team for the fifth straight meet, finishing 38th overall out of 232 runners. She finished the 6,000-meter course in 21:07.1. Tsehaye Dagnachew was also in the top 100, finishing 71st at 21:40.6. Aja Jackson was third on the team and 169th overall with a time of 22:49.6. Amelia Slagle and Liana Blue also scored for the 49ers.
MEN'S RECAP In the men's blue race, the 49ers didn't fare as well as they probably would have liked in the 217-runner field. Sophomore Ryan Jank (who led the team in two of the first four meets) did not race, hurting the 49ers chances. They finished 33rd.
Senior Russell Slade paced the men's team with a 119th-place finish, covering the 8,000-meter course in 25:15. Ken Simeone was second on the team and 166th overall at 25:46, while senior Jamil Muhaimin finished 181st overall.
Also scoring for the men were freshman Adu Dentamo and Nick Sunseri.
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Both 49ers' teams are off next weekend ahead of their first-ever Atlantic 10 Championships on Saturday, October 29 in Philadelphia.
