Loveridge Named All-Conference at American Championships

Oct. 31, 2015

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Men's Team Results Men's Overall Results Women's Team Results Women's Overall Results

CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati men's and women's cross country teams competed at the American Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday morning at Overton's Lake Kristi in Grimesland, North Carolina. Junior Toby Loveridge (London, England/St. Mary's) led the Bearcats with a seventh-place finish in the men's 8K race with a time of 24:03.11. Overall, the men finished fifth while the women were 11th.

// MEN'S 8K RACE
Loveridge's seventh-place finish earned him All-American Athletic Conference honors, marking the third-straight season that the Bearcats have placed someone on the men's all-conference team. The Bearcats also received quality runs from Dan Huben (Williamsville, N.Y./Clarence) and Greg Sanders (Cincinnati, Ohio/St.Xavier), who both picked up top-30 finishes.
Scorers
7th | Toby Loveridge | 24:03.11
21st | Dan Huben | 24:44.19
27th | Greg Sanders | 24:55.98
33rd | Anthony Car | 25:07.57
34th | Spencer Clark | 25:08.71

// WOMEN'S 6K RACE
The women finished in 11th place and were led by Hannah Christ (North Canton, Ohio/Hoover) who crossed the finish line in 22:11.23 for a 36th place finish.
Scorers
36th | Hannah Christ | 22:11.23
41st | Grace O'Donnell | 22:18.41
48th | Vanessa Robinson | 22:32.73
49th | Emma Hensley | 22:32.92
59th | Ari Surles | 22:51.48

// PERSONAL BESTS
The Bearcats saw a lot of individual success at the American Championships as 12 student-athletes set personal records. On the men's side, Loveridge's time was a 10-second PR while Huben, Sanders, Car, Clark Collins and Franklins all raced their best time. For the women's team, Christ concluded her race 29 second ahead of her previous best time. Also earning PR's for the women were O'Donnell, Robinson, Hensley and Surles.

// COACH'S THOUGHTS
We had some great individual times today" said associate head cross country coach Sam Burroughs. "We only had one senior in our top-5 from either gender so our future is very promising down the road."

// UP NEXT
The Bearcats turn their attention to the NCAA Great Lakes Regional to be held in Madison, Wisconsin, on Nov. 13.