September 8, 2006

HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Tulane had the top three finishers in the 5K race and placed five in the top 10, on its way to winning the women's cross country race with 21 points, while Southeastern Louisiana men's won team championship with 27 points on Friday evening at Tatum Park.

Keriann Langley covered the course in 18:13.19, followed by teammate Aubrey Phillips with a time of 18:58.90 and Rachel Bryan was third with a time of 19:37.32.

The Lady Colonels' Charlotte Everhardt finished 11th with a time of 21:02.83, while Eunice Jepkogei covered the course in 21:09.29 to finish in 13th place.

On the men's side, Southeastern's Shane Rayners was the top collegiate, covering the 4-mile course in a time of 20:46.16. The Lions placed four runners in the top 10.

Jackson State men's team finished second with 44 points, Mississippi State was third with 66 points, followed by Alcorn State with 106 points, Millsaps had 120 points, Belhaven College had 136 points and Tougaloo College had 193 points.

The Colonels' Jory Billiot finished in the 15th spot with a time of 22:44.35, while Calip Jenkins ran the course in 32:09.03.

The Nicholls cross country team returns to action on Saturday, September 16, as they will participate in the Ragin Cajun Invite, hosted by Louisiana-Lafayette.

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