University of Houston
Missouri Southern Stampede
UH Cross Country Takes Second in Dual Meet with Tulsa
9/18/2011 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Sept. 18, 2011
HOUSTON - The University of Houston cross country teams concluded this weekend's action. At the Rice Invitational Friday, the men placed ninth, while the women did not place, as they only had two runners compete. The top-8 UH men and women distance runners finished second in a dual meet with defending Conference USA champions Tulsa on Saturday in Tulsa, Okla.
Missouri Southern Stampede UH cross county was set to compete in the Missouri Southern Stampede on Saturday, but the meet was cancelled due to lightning. To replace that meet, the teams traveled to Tulsa to compete in a dual match with the Golden Hurricane.
"Our team was excited to run against some great competition at Missouri Southern," said head coach Ryan Turner. "Unfortunately Mother Nature didn't cooperate. I'd like to thank the staff at Missouri Southern for inviting us up to participate and to Coach Gulley of Tulsa for putting together a great impromptu dual competition."
Both teams finished second in the dual with the Tulsa.
For the men, Wesley Ruttoh finished second in the four mile race, with a time of 19:07, finishing only two seconds behind race winner Paulo Pinheiro. Freshman Yonas Tesfai finished third, crossing the line in 19:27, a week after winning his first collegiate race.
Tulsa took places 4-10, then Houston's David Smith took 11th place, followed by Nate Pineda, Drevan Anderson-Kappa, Andres Santaolalla and Anthony Jordan, who finished in places 19-21, respectively.
On the women's side, Megan Munoz led the Cougars, finishing the two-mile course in 11:02 to place fifth. Kathryn Ducommun added another top-10 finish for Houston as she placed eighth after finishing the course in 11:14. Tulsa took places 9 and 10 before Starla Garcia, Alexis Vick, Julie Reinwald, Taylor Beer, Eryn Barraso and Haili Beam took places 11-16 to conclude the race.
Houston Men
2. Wesley Ruttoh - 19:07
3. Yonas Tesfai - 19:27
11. David Smith - 19:59
18. Nate Pineda - 20:45
19. Drevan Anderson - 21:03
20. Andres Santaolalla - 21:09
21. Anthony Jordan - 21:22
Houston Women
5. Megan Munoz - 11:02
8. Kathryn Ducommun - 11:14
11. Starla Garcia - 11:50
12. Alexis Vick - 11:57
13. Julie Reinwald - 12:08
14. Taylor Beer - 12:14
15. Eryn Barraso - 12:15
16. Haili Beam - 12:57
Rice Invitational At the Rice Invitational on Friday, where freshmen and middle distance runners competed for the Cougars, the men placed fifth. Freshman Anthony Coleman led the men as he placed 47th with an 18:20 mark in the 5K race.
Fellow freshmen Mark Fernando, John Salazar and Sam Dufford finished 63rd, 68th and 75th, respectively. Senior middle distance runner Doug Kelly finished 78th, while freshman Lexington Turner rounded out the bunch as he placed 85th.
For the women, senior Ciera Johnson and sophomore Yasiris Gonzalez represented Houston. Johnson finished 57th with a time of 16:28 in the 4K run, while Gonzalez finished 63rd with a 17:12 mark.
Houston Men - 9th
47. Anthony Coleman - 18:20
63. Mark Fernando - 19:00
68. John Salazar - 19:09
75. Sam Dufford - 19:23
78. Doug Kelley - 19:30
85. Lexington Turner - 19:54
Houston Women - DNP
57. Ciera Johnson - 16:28
63. Yasiris Gonzalez - 17:12
UP NEXT
The Cougars will head to Austin, Texas to compete in the Rouge Grass Routes Festival, hosted by Texas on Friday, Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m.
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