2007 News Archive
LADY FALCONS FINISH NINTH AS TEAM AT GSC CHAMPIONSHIPS
HOOVER (10/20) --
The University of Montevallo women's cross-country team
placed ninth as a team (15 teams) at the 2007 Gulf South
Conference Women's Cross-Country Championships, at
Veterans Park in Hoover on Saturday.
Harding University won the team championship, narrowly
edging out the University of Alabama-Huntsville. HU had
a team score of 31, while UAH finished one point back
with a team score of 32. The University of West Florida
(121) was third. UM posted a team score of 204.
Janee Jones was the GSC Individual Medalist, completing
the 5K course in 18:08. January Waters was the
top finisher for UM, finishing 25th overall in a time of
20:43. Waters finished just outside of the Top 20. All-GSC
awards were given to the Top 20 competitors.
Other UM competitors included Georgia Izard
(21:02, 30th); Ashton Stansberry (21:16, 36th);
Brooke Deason (22:07, 56th). Katie Munkus
(22:09, 57th) and Allyson McKell (23:18, 75th).
UM has concluded competition for the 2007 fall season. WATERS AND IZARD COMPETES AT GREAT AMERICAN RACE --
WATERS A MEDAL RECIPIENT
HOOVER (10/13) --
January Waters and Georgia Izard represented the
University of Montevallo at the Great American Race, a
5K race in Hoover.
Waters received a medal for placing in the top 25. The
Grayson, Georgia native completed the course in a time
of 21:05 to finish 20th overall. Izard completed the
course in 22:01 for 33rd place.
UM will now prepare for the Gulf South Conference
Championships, in Hoover on Oct. 20.
LADY FALCONS COMPETE AT GADSDEN STATE CARDINAL CLASSIC
GADSDEN (10/3) --
The University of Montevallo women's cross-country team
competed at the Gadsden State Community College Cardinal
Classic on Wednesday.
UM had five of the top six runners at the meet.
January Waters posted the best time, completing the
course in 20:38. Georgia Izard was next at 20:59,
while Ashton Stansberry followed at 21:02.
Brooke Deason (21:37), Katie Munkus (21:48),
Lindsey Golay (23:14) and Allyson McKell
(24:04) also competed.
"We had a great race as a team today!" head coach
Michael Marquardt said. "We had a really quick
turnaround since we raced last Saturday and everyone was
still a little beat up. The team is improving and it
showed today on a tough "out and back" course. I am very
happy with our team's performance and I cannot wait to
see how we race at Great American (Oct. 13) and our
Conference Championships (Oct. 20)."
"January, Georgia, and Ashton ran in a nice pack over
the first two miles and maintained pace to finish their
race. We expect them to make a strong push for
All-Conference honors. Brooke and Katie had another
great race today. They were a lot closer to our top
three through two miles today. We will have a great pack
once we get them to finish a little stronger."
UM will next compete in the Great American Open, hosted
by the City of Hoover, on Saturday,
October 13.
LADY FALCONS PLACE SECOND AT UNA INVITATIONAL
FLORENCE (9/29) --
The University of Montevallo women's cross-country team
placed second as a team (five teams) at a meet hosted by the
University of North Alabama at McFarland Park on
Saturday.
Meet host UNA won the team competition, posting a team
score of 22. UM posted a team score of 33. Bevill State,
Gadsden State and Wallace State rounded out the field.
Individually, Jessica Moran of UNA posted the best
time, completing the course in 19:52. January
Waters recorded the best time for UM, finishing
third overall in a time of 20:36. Georgia Izard was
next (5th overall) at 20:52. Ashton Stansberry
followed (6th overall) at 20:55. Brooke Deason
(9th overall) 21:21 and Katie Munkus (10th
overall) 21:41 rounded out the Lady Falcon competitors.
Head coach Michael Marquardt was extremely pleased with
the results.
"January had
another great race today! She
battled the entire race and finished
third overall. She went out really
fast and put herself in position to
win the race, but she did not have
enough to finish strong and I take
full responsibility for that."
"Georgia also had a great race today.
She raced for the first time since
our first meet and finished fifth
overall. Georgia and Ashton ran
stride for stride, which we will need
at our conference meet. Ashton
continues to get better and better
every weekend and I am so proud of
how much she has improved this year."
"Brooke Deason and Katie Munkus
rounded out our scoring and they
both ran really well just like
everyone else. They are both capable
of running with our top three and I
expect them all to be in a nice pack
over the next couple of weeks.
Brooke and Katie both know that we
need them to run better races if we
are going to do well at our
Conference Meet."
UM has added a race to the 2007 schedule. UM will
compete in a meet hosted by Gadsden State Community
College Wednesday afternoon. LADY FALCONS FINISH 10TH OVERALL AT FLEET FEET SPORTS/UAH
INVITATIONAL
NEW MARKET (9/8) --
The University of Montevallo women's cross-country team
placed tenth as a team (16 teams) at the Fleet Feet Sports/UAH Invitational
at Sharon Johnston Park in New Market on Saturday.
Meet host UAH won the team competition, posting a team
score of 19. The University of Evansville finished
second, while Columbus State University finished third.
Individually, Caitlin Heider of UAH posted the best
time, completing the 5K course in 18:41. January
Waters recorded the best time for UM, finishing 18th
overall in a time of 20:47. Ashton Stansberry was
next (26th overall) at 21:20, while Brooke Deason
had a time of 22:30. Katie Munkus, Allyson
McKell and Lindsey Golay also competed for
UM.
"January Waters had a great race
today!" head coach Michael
Marquardt said after the race.
"This was her first collegiate
5k and she finished 18th overall
with a 20:46. She was aggressive
from the beginning and was able
to hold on for the last mile."
"Ashton (Stansberry) also had
the best race of her career."
Marquardt added. "She has had
races where her time was better,
but she has not run this fast
this early in the season before.
I expect a huge improvement from
her because this is her junior
year."
"Brooke Deason also raced really
well today making a comeback
from missing the 2006 XC
season." Marquardt said. "We
missed her last year and we are
excited to have her back in full
swing."
UM next competes at a meet hosted by the
University of North Alabama on Saturday,
Sept. 29.
LADY FALCONS PLACE FOURTH OVERALL AT JSU SEASON
OPENER
JACKSONVILLE (9/1) --
The University of Montevallo women's cross-country team
placed fourth as a team (seven teams) at the JSU Season
Opener, hosted by Jacksonville State University on
Saturday.
Kennesaw State University won the team competition,
posting a team score of 24. Meet host JSU was second
(41) with the University of West Georgia placing third
(86). UM earned a team score of 92. The University of
Mobile (151), Alabama A&M University (157) and Fort
Valley State University (160) rounded out the field.
Individually, Erin Sutton of KSU posted the best time,
completing the 3000 meter course in 10:53. January
Waters recorded the best time for UM, with a time of
12:07 to place 12th overall. Other UM finishers were
Georgia Izard (14th, 12:15), Ashton Stansberry
(19th, 12:42), Brooke Deason (23rd, 13:37) and
Lindsay Golay (24th, 13:52).
UM next competes at the Fleet Feet Sports/UAH
Invitational in Huntsville on Saturday. The 5K race is
scheduled to start at 9:45 a.m.
LADY FALCONS MAKES A CHANGE
TO 2007 SCHEDULE
MONTEVALLO (8/28) -- The
University of Montevallo women's cross-country team has
made a change to the 2007 schedule.
The team was originally scheduled to compete in Sewanee,
Tenn. this weekend. UM will now compete at a meet hosted
by Jacksonville State University. The 3K race is
scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m.
LADY FALCONS TO PARTICIPATE IN SIX MEETS THIS FALL
MONTEVALLO (8/1) -- The University of
Montevallo women’s cross-country team will be
participating in six meets this fall.
The team will begin the 2006 season at a meet hosted by
Sewanee on Sept. 1. Other meets to follow will be UAH
(Sept. 8), the Great American Classic in Birmingham
(Oct. 13) and a meet to be determined either at Rhodes
or at North Alabama (Sept. 29).
The 2006 Gulf South Conference Meet will be hosted by
the University of West Florida on Oct. 20, while the NCAA South Regional
Championship will be in Huntsville on Nov. 3.
CROSS-COUNTRY ADDS TWO FOR 2007
MONTEVALLO (6/1) -- The University of Montevallo
women's cross-country team has added two
student-athletes for the 2007 season, it has been
announced by head coach Michael Marquardt.
Georgia Izard from
Birmingham and January Waters
from Loganville, Ga. will join
the Lady Falcons for fall 2007.
Izard competed at John Carroll
Catholic High School, where she
qualified for the 5A State Cross
Country Meet and ran a personal
record of 20:04 to finish 17th.
She also qualified for the 800,
1600, and 3200 for the 5A
Outdoor State Meet. She ran
personal records of 2:27 for the
800, 5:36 for the 1600, and she
earned all-state recognition for
the 3200 where she finished 6th
overall.
Waters competed at Grayson High
School and posted a season's
best 20:41 at her regional meet
to help her team qualify for
the Georgia 5A State Meet. Her
team finished 4th out of 32
teams at the state meet.
"I cannot wait until Georgia and
Jan get onto campus." said head
coach Michael Marquardt.
"Both of these ladies are going
to make an immediate impact on
our young team. They bring a lot
of individual and team success
to our program. We are expecting
our team to have a great season
this fall and these two ladies
will play a large role in our
team's success."
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