Sept. 20, 2003
College Station, Texas -
The TCU women's cross country team, led by a first place finish from Mary Kinyanjui, placed second at the Texas A&M Invitational, held here today. The TCU men's squad finished seventh among a 16-team field.
Kinyanjui, a junior from Kiambu, Kenya, covered the 6K course in a winning time of 21:34, 10 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor, Kate Gorry of Rice. Katrina Zielinski placed seventh overall with a time of 22:05. Other TCU finishers included Heather Isbell (19th-22:47), Calandra Stewart (21st-22:50), McKale Davis (23rd-22:54), Pattie Parker (78th-24:19) and Katie Cosgrove (111th-25:19).
"Much better performance than last week," said TCU coach Derek Koonts. "Mary looked extremely focused and ran exceptionally well. Katrina Zielinski also ran a very good race. The entire team seemed much better prepared for the competition this week than they did at the season opener a week ago. I think they have adjusted to the training program we've put them through and knew a little more of what to expect. We still have some work to do, but this was certainly a step in the right direction."
On the men's side, TCU was led by Johnathan Bundren, who completed the 8K course in 26:28. Freshman Alex Morris was TCU's second finisher with a time of 26:44, good for 52nd place overall.
"The men showed some signs of improvement," said Koonts. "It will help tremendously when we get (second team all-Conference USA performer) Jackson Langat back for the Jamboree in two weeks."
The Frogs will take next weekend off before resuming action in Stillwater on October 4 when they take part in the Cowboy Jamboree.
Women's Team Scores:
1. Texas A&M 35
2. TCU 58
3. Rice 81
4. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 156
5. Lamar 169
6. Abilene Christian 172
7. Stephen F. Austin 182
8. UT-San Antonio 226
9. Texas 235
10. Texas State 261
11. Southern Arkansas 346
12. Texas A&M-Kingsville 398
13. Texas A&M-Commerce 401
14. St. Mary's 411
15. Texas A&M-International 470
16. Prairie View A&M 538
Men's Team Scores:
1. Texas A&M 27
2. Stephen F. Austin 77
3. Sam Houston 81
4. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 101
5. Northwood 210
6. Southern Arkansas 216
7. TCU 224
8. UT-San Antonio 239
9. Texas A&M-Commerce 241
10. Texas A&M-Kingsville 246
11. Texas State 254
12. Lamar 268
13. UT-Arlington 302
14. Tarleton State 394
15. Texas A&M-International 442
16. Prairie View A&M 451
TCU Women's Individual Results:
1. Mary Kinyanjui 21:34
7. Katrina Zielinski 22:05
19. Heather Isbell 22:47
21. Calandra Stewart 22:50
23. McKale Davis 22:54
78. Pattie Parker 24:19
111. Katie Cosgrove 25:19
TCU Men's Individual Results:
41. Johnathan Bundren 26:28
52. Alex Morris 26:44
67. Chris Benassi 27:08
75. Brad Maciulewicz 27:15
112. J.T. Reinert 28:22
117. David Harris 28:29
129. Steven Lenney 28:57
137. Josh Sharon 29:20
145. Raita Yamanouchi 29:34
