DeLAND, Fla. (October 12, 2007) ' The Rollins
men finished 15th and the women checked in at 17th as the Tars
cross country teams competed in the Stetson Sodexho/Hatter
Invitational on Friday. Jesse Hugo led the way for the men and
Kristen Hechler was the top finisher for the women.
In the men's division, Rollins totaled 329 points with winner
UCF earning 39. Xavier was second and Nova Southeastern third.
Hugo ran a time of 28:55 to come in 45th and lead the Tars.
Aleks Markovic came in 73rd with a time of 30:28 and Rob Hoffman
was 91st in 31:49. John Watson came in 108th place in 33:57 with
Daniel Galvez taking 117th in 35:10.
For the women, Rollins rang up 398 points. Xavier won with 45
points, followed by Florida International in second and UCF in
third.
Hechler stopped the clock in 21:16 to take 58th place for
Rollins. Erica Tibbetts was 110th in 23:08, Jaci Nora 125th in
25:06 and Monica Pena 127th in 25:11. Tawny Najjar finished 131st
with a time of 25:41, Lisa Thatcher came in 142nd in 26:56 and
Katie Powell took 145th in 27:50.
The Rollins men's and women's cross country team will be back in
action on Saturday, October 20 at the 2007 Sunshine State
Conference Championships in Saint Leo, Florida.
