Saints Take 6th at JSU Foothills Invitational
OXFORD, AL – The North Georgia
men’s cross country team competed Saturday morning at the
Jacksonville State University Foothills Invitational, coming in 6th
place in the field of seven as the Saints continue preparation for
the PBC Championships later this month.
Emory University dominated the event, placing three runners in the
top four places to post 17 total points and come away with the
victory. Alabama-Huntsville took second with 64 points, while West
Alabama was fourth, North Alabama fifth, and North Georgia was
sixth with 139 points.
Tyler Mattix led the team for a fifth straight week, finishing in
24th place and recording a time of 27:18, his best mark of the 2009
campaign. Teale Marchette finished ten spots later in 34th
position, crossing the line in 28:00 minutes.
Charlie McKinney finished 44th overall in 28:29, while Charles
Buesse was 47th with a time of 28:40. Nicholas Baba rounded out the
scoring for the Saints, finishing 54th overall with a time of
29:14, his best time of the season.
Emory’s Tommy Fiffe won the individual title with a time of
24:34, while Jacksonville State’s David Nilsson was second
overall at 24:44.
North Georgia will have a week off before returning to action on
Saturday, October 24, at the Peach Belt Conference Championships
hosted this year by UNC Pembroke at Luther Britt Park in Lumberton,
North Carolina.
North Georgia Individual
Results
| Place | Finisher | Total Time |
| 24 | Tyler Mattix | 27:18 |
| 34 | Teale Marchette | 28:00 |
| 44 | Charley McKinney | 28:29 |
| 47 | Charles Buesse | 28:40 |
| 54 | Nicholas Bava | 29:14 |
| 60 | Zachary Loggins | 29:57 |
| 62 | Cody Carlson | 30:34 |
| 64 | Jeremiah Mitchell | 31:38 |