MEN'S RESULTS (CHIPPED TIMING) | MEN'S RESULTS | WOMEN'S RESULTS (CHIPPED TIMING) | WOMEN'S RESULTS | PHOTOS
NEW ORLEANS – University of New Orleans freshman
Matthew Hansen had quite a birthday to remember in his cross country debut after finishing in third place to lead the Privateer men at the UNO XC Opener on Friday night at Lake Oaks Park.
Celebrating his 19th birthday, the Brisbane, Australia native ran his five kilometers with precise control finishing in 15:06.92 and steadily picking off runners along the way. It was the second fastest 5K time in program history after former Privateer
Kolyn Saltzman's 14:56 effort in last season's UNO XC Opener. Saltzman ran unattached this year and finished in 22
nd with a time of 16:00.28.
Sophomores
Evan Pardo and
Mason Appleton both collected top-10 finishes on Friday night as well. Pardo, who transferred from LSU last spring, finished fifth with a time of 15:12.77 – ahead of all six Tiger runners at the meet. Appleton improved on his personal best by 40 seconds and finished in ninth place with a time of 15:20.20.
Kelvin Chiku,
Antonio Delgado,
Cade Litolff, and
Alex Soileau also set new personal bests on a strong opening night for the New Orleans men.
Senior
Tshwanelo Maruping paced the Privateer women in the with a seventh place finish in 14:09.57. The time was a 20 second improvement on her time in last season's UNO XC Opener, and a new personal best. Her time on Friday night the third best 4K time in program history.
A trio of Privateer women finished within the top-15 as
Alexandra Weir,
Rebecca DeKay and
Sophia Wolf finished 10
th, 12
th, and 14
th respectively. Weir finished her race in 14:21.51, with DeKay right behind her at 14:30.17. Wolfe, making her Privateer debut, finished in 14:32.27.
Two more Privateer women finished inside the top-20 - former Louisiana Gatorade Runner of the Year
Emma Bourg finished 17
th in her first collegiate race with a time of 14:46.75 and
Irene Bonanomi finished 18
th with a time of 14:48.66.
Freshmen
Agnes Danner and
Ida Danner both ran unattached on Friday and finished 20
th and 32
nd with times of 14:55.30, and 15:22.29.
As a team the Privateer men finished in second place with 47 points after finishing in third place with 81 points a season ago. The Privateer women finished in third place with 56 points after finishing third with 66 points last year.
Tulane won both the men's and women's races with 20 and 31 points respectively. Green Wave runners Bradley Makuvire and Gemma Rebollo took home the individual crowns.
The Privateers return to action in two weeks when they travel to Huntsville, Ala for the Southern Showdown hosted by Jacksonville State on Friday Sept. 15. The men will kick things off at 7:30 a.m. with an 8K run, with the women set to follow with a 5K run at 8:30 a.m.
Privateer Men's Results
3
Matthew Hansen 15:06.92
5
Evan Pardo 15:12.77
9
Mason Appleton 15:20.20 pr
14
Kelvin Chiku 15:35.60 pr
17
Cade Litolff 15:46.86
20
Alex Soileau 15:55.75 pr
25
Baptiste Depril-Dupre 16:12.50
27
Antonio Delgado 16:17.07 pr
28
Gary Sandrock 16:20.76
38
Christian Francisco 17:17.92
Privateer Women's Results
7
Tshwanelo Maruping 14:09.57 pr
10
Alexandra Weir 14:21.51
12 Rebecca Dekay 14:30.17
14
Sophia Wolf 14:32.27
17
Emma Bourg 14:46.75
18
Irene Bonanomi 14:48.66
27
Oxana Bonjorn-Giros 15:04.37
28
Anna Martin 15:04.78
30
Michelle Folk 15:10.3
35
Holly Hedrick 15:41.35
Ran Unattached
20
Agnes Danner 14:55.30
32
Ida Danner 15:22.59
INTERIM HEAD COACH BEN HIBBERT
(on opening night)
"It was great to get the competitive season rolling, and even better to do so on our home course! The women started us off with a smooth run for third place as a team with a great mix of returners and new additions scoring in our top five. The men stepped up next and ran a solid race to place second as a team. Evan and Mason have made great progress since last year and it's showing early."
(on Matthew Hansen)
"I thought Matt ran a really clever race. He went out controlled and steadily picked people off to climb to third overall by the end of the night. I was impressed with his composure, and thought it was a great way to celebrate his birthday and start off his season!"
SOCIAL MEDIA
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