Saturday, November 2
Edwardsville, Ill.
9 a.m.
UT Martin
vs
OVC Championship
FIVE SKYHAWKS EARN ALL-OVC HONORS AT OVC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP
11/2/2019 2:17:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – The University of Tennessee at Martin cross country team saw a program-high five athletes earn All-Ohio Valley Conference honors at the OVC Cross Country Championship held in Edwardsville, Ill. on Saturday morning.
The Skyhawks saw reigning OVC Athlete of the Year finish earn All-OVC first team honors while Erica Fisher, Agok Ayuen, Alex Schell and Daniel Smith garnered All-OVC second team selections with top-14 finishes in the championship. UT Martin would finish fourth in the men's race while securing a fifth place finish on the women's side, with both ranking as program-best placements.
"I was impressed with both teams today as they matched or exceeded our best team finishes at this meet in program history," UT Martin head coach Kevin Mangan said. "This is a super fun team that are all in it for each other."
The day began with the men's 8k at 9 a.m. The Skyhawks were paced by Schell with a time of 25:24.6 to finish 10th overall and claim the All-OVC second team nod while Smith wasn't too far behind, finishing 12th with a time of 25:26.6.
Senior John Payne finished 25th with a time of 25:45.6 while Tim Dye crossed at 26:10.1. Sophomore Will Oglesby wrapped up the scoring-five for the Skyhawks with a time of 26:24.5.
"Alex showed the biggest improvement from last year's OVC Championship to today," Mangan said. "Daniel is probably the smartest racer in the OVC while John has been consistent and helped us a lot this fall. We are glad he came here for his fifth year. While it wasn't Tim's best race, he hung tough and was a solid four for us today. Whenever we need someone to step up to be a solid fifth man, we can always count on Will."
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A day after being named the program's first OVC Athlete of the Year, Grandys continued her breakout season by finishing in fourth place to earn All-OVC first team honors with a time of 17:56.8. Joining in the action was a standout performance by Fisher who finished 11th in her debut championship with a time of 18:19.8 while Ayuen finished 14th to also tally All-OVC honors at 18:31.9.
Senior Natalie Motor ranked as the team's fourth scorer with a time of 19:23.7 while junior Lydia Lee wrapped up the morning's scorers at 19:32.9.
"Alexis and Erica took care of business up front as usual," Mangan commented. "Agok had an outstanding race today. To be counted out in August to All-Conference in November is fantastic and a testament to who she is as a person. Then Natalie stepped up big for us today as well. She has come a long way in a year and really helped us when we've needed her."
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"Today was certainly good, but the bump up to 10k and 6k in a couple weeks definitely suits our teams," Mangan said. "We are excited for the NCAA South Regional meet."
UT Martin returns to action when competing at the NCAA South Regional on Friday, Nov. 15.
The Skyhawks saw reigning OVC Athlete of the Year finish earn All-OVC first team honors while Erica Fisher, Agok Ayuen, Alex Schell and Daniel Smith garnered All-OVC second team selections with top-14 finishes in the championship. UT Martin would finish fourth in the men's race while securing a fifth place finish on the women's side, with both ranking as program-best placements.
"I was impressed with both teams today as they matched or exceeded our best team finishes at this meet in program history," UT Martin head coach Kevin Mangan said. "This is a super fun team that are all in it for each other."
The day began with the men's 8k at 9 a.m. The Skyhawks were paced by Schell with a time of 25:24.6 to finish 10th overall and claim the All-OVC second team nod while Smith wasn't too far behind, finishing 12th with a time of 25:26.6.
Senior John Payne finished 25th with a time of 25:45.6 while Tim Dye crossed at 26:10.1. Sophomore Will Oglesby wrapped up the scoring-five for the Skyhawks with a time of 26:24.5.
"Alex showed the biggest improvement from last year's OVC Championship to today," Mangan said. "Daniel is probably the smartest racer in the OVC while John has been consistent and helped us a lot this fall. We are glad he came here for his fifth year. While it wasn't Tim's best race, he hung tough and was a solid four for us today. Whenever we need someone to step up to be a solid fifth man, we can always count on Will."
A day after being named the program's first OVC Athlete of the Year, Grandys continued her breakout season by finishing in fourth place to earn All-OVC first team honors with a time of 17:56.8. Joining in the action was a standout performance by Fisher who finished 11th in her debut championship with a time of 18:19.8 while Ayuen finished 14th to also tally All-OVC honors at 18:31.9.
Senior Natalie Motor ranked as the team's fourth scorer with a time of 19:23.7 while junior Lydia Lee wrapped up the morning's scorers at 19:32.9.
"Alexis and Erica took care of business up front as usual," Mangan commented. "Agok had an outstanding race today. To be counted out in August to All-Conference in November is fantastic and a testament to who she is as a person. Then Natalie stepped up big for us today as well. She has come a long way in a year and really helped us when we've needed her."
"Today was certainly good, but the bump up to 10k and 6k in a couple weeks definitely suits our teams," Mangan said. "We are excited for the NCAA South Regional meet."
UT Martin returns to action when competing at the NCAA South Regional on Friday, Nov. 15.
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