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TCU Lady Harriers Place Ninth at Regional Meet
Nov. 16, 2002 Conference USA cross country Freshman of the Year Alayne Thompson earned All-Region honors, helping the TCU women's cross country team to a ninth place finish at the South Central Regional meet held in Waco on Saturday. Thompson covered the 6K course in 21:51, placing 23rd overall. The top 25 finishers earn All-Region status. Freshman teammates Heather Isbell and Katie Zielinski each finished in 22:27 to place 38th and 39th overall. Senior Shannon McKinney placed 87th with a time of 24:04, while freshman Katie Cosgrove rounded out the TCU contingent with a time of 24:35 and a 105th place finish. "We did better than I expected," said TCU cross country coach Derek Koonts. "Alayne ran well despite an ankle injury and sickness she has been battling this week. The other two freshmen, Heather Isbell and Katie Ziekinski, ran well, so I foresee good things coming in the future."
The Frogs tallied 259 points to place ninth, just six points in back of Houston. Arkansas placed three of the top four runners and easily captured the team title with 29 points.
On the men's side, TCU sent just three runners to the regional meet and did not compete for the team title. Sophomore Steven Lenney was the Frogs' top finisher, placing 86th overall. He covered the 8K course in 33:46. Brad Maciulewicz and Case Martinec finished 112th and 113th respectively, logging times of 34:39 and 34:41 respectively.
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