St. Andrews places 4th at Conference Carolinas Championships
Three Knights garner All-Conference recognition

October 20, 2007

Men's 8k Results

SPARTANBURG, S.C.—Junior Mitch Cooper (Virginia Beach, Va.) ran a personal record (PR) at the 2007 Conference Carolinas Championships to lead the St. Andrews Presbyterian College men’s cross country team to a fourth place finish on Saturday morning.

The Knights concluded in fourth place out of nine conference schools with 89 points. St. Andrews was sitting just one point out of second place after its three All-Conference runners crossed the finish line but strong depth on a couple other teams kept the Knights from a top-three finish.

Cooper, the 2006 Conference Runner of the Year and 2005 Conference Freshman of the Year, blazed the trails at the Roger Milliken Research Park in a PR time of 25:59. Cooper’s first collegiate 8,000-meter time under 26 minutes was good for fourth place out of 80 runners to acquire his third straight First Team All-Conference honors.

Sophomore Pedro Tapia Jr. (Sanford, N.C.), the 2006 Conference Freshman of the Year, posted a Second Team All-Conference performance with a sixth place finish. Tapia’s 8k speed of 26:33 was good for his second straight All-Conference credit.

Freshman Doug Holt (Toms River, N.J.) just missed becoming the fourth straight St. Andrews men’s harrier to be the Conference Freshman of the Year by finishing 11th overall with a time of 26:57. Holt was the second fastest freshman in the field by setting a PR while earning All-Conference Honorable Mention admiration.

Freshman Josh Pickett (Asheville, N.C.) logged a 31st place performance with a time of 28:18. Sophomore James Lloyd (Lusby, Md.) also finished in the top-half of the field in 37th place to conclude the Knights scoring five runners at 29:23.

Other Knights results included junior Perry Morris (Austin, Texas) clocking in at 29:49; freshman Tommy Wilson (Salisbury, N.C.) finishing in 30:11; freshman Brad McKee (Kings Mountain, N.C.) following in 30:28; and senior Patrick Hogan (Denton, N.C.) running a PR of 30:55.

The 2007 NCAA Southeast Regional at the Wingate University Athletics Complex will take place on Saturday, November 3 with the women’s 6k race scheduled at 9:30 a.m. and the men’s 10k race at 10:15 a.m.

SAPC Individual Results
4. Mitch Cooper (25:59)
6. Pedro Tapia Jr. (26:33)
11. Doug Holt (26:57)
31. Josh Pickett (28:18)
37. James Lloyd (29:23)
40. Perry Morris (29:49)
44. Tommy Wilson (30:11)
46. Brad McKee (30:28)
49. Patrick Hogan (30:55)