COMBINED RESULTS (PTTiming) | COMBINED RESULTS (TFFRS) |
PHOTOS
TUSCALOOSA – Second-year Privateers
Evan Pardo and
Tshwanelo Maruping paced solid efforts by the University of New Orleans Cross Country programs on Friday morning at the Crimson Classic.
Pardo set a new personal best and finished in 33
rd place overall with a time of 24:44.5. Getting stronger as the race went on Evan moved up nine spots between the 4,000 and 6,000 meter mark, before passing another five runners on his way to the finish line. The Covington native's time on Friday is a ranks 15
th in school history, and he now sits seventh on the Privateer men's performance list.
Three other Privateer men finished inside the top-100:
Matthew Hansen finished 58
th with a time of 25:05.3,
Cade Litolff finished 87
th with a time of 25:27.5 and
Baptiste Depril-Dupre finished 87th with a time of 25:40.3.
Maruping finished her race with a time of 21:09.9. 'Nelo made a strong push during the middle part of the race moving from 57
th place all the way to 26
th place at the 4,000 mater mark. The senior eventually finished in 45
th place with a time that now ranks as the ninth-best women's cross country 5K mark in school history.
Alexandra Weir and
Rebecca DeKay have made a habit of running together throughout their careers, and that continued at Harry Pritchett Running Park. Weir finished 64
th with a time of 21:24.9. DeKay finished right behind her in 68
th with a time of 21:25.8. Those two marks rank 19
th and 21
st in program history.
In her first collegiate 6K freshman
Emma Bourg finished in 80
th place with a time of 21:42.8. Bourg used a strong final push over the last 1,800 meters to move past 30 runners with a split of 7:04. Emma's time on Friday morning ranks ninth all-time on the UNO women's 6K performance list.
Both
Oxana Bonjorn-Giros and
Holly Hedrick set new personal bests for the second-straight race. Bonjorn-GIros clocked in at 22:18.9, with Hedrick clocking in at 23:46.2.
Strong individual finishes were a theme for the Privateers on Friday morning. During the last splits of their respective races seven women and six men passed other competitors. Bourg led the way for the UNO women passing 30 other runners, while Cade passed 12 runners on the men's side.
The UNO men finished in 10
th place with 314 points in their first crack at the Crimsons Classic. They finished ahead of Sam Houston State, Little Rock, Miami, Florida Gulf Coast, Central Arkansas, Samford, South Alabama, ULM, Memphis, Troy, and FIU.
The UNO women finished in 15
th place with 370 points at their second outing at the Crimson Classic. They finished ahead of Southern Miss, South Alabama, Memphis, Florida State (the South Region's No.4), UAB, Little Rock, ULM, Sam Houston State and Troy.
UP NEXT
Privateer Cross Country will head to San Antonio, Texas on Fri. Oct. 27 for the 2023 Southland Conference Championships at Windcrest Golf Club. The women will be looking to become the first UNO women's squad to collect back-to-back conference championships in school history, while the men are looking to improve on last season's program best third place finish. Fans can watch the races live on ESPN+ starting at 8:30 a.m.
MEN'S RESULTS
33
Evan Pardo 24:44.5*
58
Matthew Hansen 25:03.5
87
Cade Litolff 25:27.5
98
Baptiste Depril-Dupre 25:40.3
114
Alex Soileau 25:54.2
128
Mason Appleton 26:07.6
133
Kelvin Chiku 26:14.7
165
Gary Sandrock 26:55.6
190
Antonio Delgado 27:48.8
200
Christian Francisco 28:16.4
* personal best
WOMEN'S RESULTS
45
Tshwanelo Maruping 21:09.9
64
Alexandra Weir 21:24.9
68
Rebecca DeKay 21:25.8
80
Emma Bourg 21:42.8
123
Oxana Bonjorn-Giros 22:18.9*
125
Agnes Danner 22:19.1
155
Ida Danner 22:49.5
158
Irene Bonanomi 22:51.3
196
Holly Hedrick 23:46.2*
201
Michelle Folk 23:58.4
DNF
Sophia Wolf
* personal bests
ASSOCIATE CROSS COUNTRY HEAD COACH CLAYTON O'CALLAGHAN
"It was great to get back on the course today against some great competition. This course offered some different challenges to our team, but we handled them well. I think we moved well throughout the race, which was a point of emphasis going into this meet."
"We have some minor adjustments that will be made for we travel to San Antonio but I feel very good about where we are as a team currently."
(on the men)
"Evan continues to string impressive performances together and really jumpstarts the team in races. Baptiste also had a huge performance for the team today. I think it's a testament to the depth this team has where on any given day any one person can step up and lead the way."
(on the women)
"Nelo was fantastic today and really attacked the race early. Alex had another great performance and looked strong at the end of the race. Emma continues to show so much composure. For a true freshman to step in and have the race awareness and composure she has in only her third collegiate meet is very rare."
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