McKay, Louisville Women Sweep Winthrop Invitational Titles

Saturday, September 20

Rock Hill, S.C.

10:00 AM

University of Louisville

Winthrop Invitational

McKay, Louisville Women Sweep Winthrop Invitational Titles

September 20, 2008 | Women's Cross Country

Sept. 20, 2008

Complete Results

ROCK HILL, S.C. - For the second consecutive time this season, the University of Louisville men's and women's cross country teams swept the individual and team awards with the latest performance coming at Saturday's Winthrop Invitational.

Junior Tarah McKay won her second straight individual title to lead the Louisville women to another race title, while junior Scott McClain won his second straight title to lead the Cardinal men to a second straight win.

McKay, from St. Clements, Ont., covered the 5,000-meter course in a time of 17 minutes, 5 seconds to defeat a field of 159 other runners. The victory gives McKay five career wins, including two straight in 2008. Overall, the Cards had five runners in the top 12 positions to score 31 points overall in the field of 17 teams. South Carolina was a distant second with 109 points, while Davidson was third with 110 points.

Sophomore Emily Borsare earned her second straight impressive finish taking third with a time of 18:15, while Kat Alcorn was sixth with a time of 18:32. Kelsey Page was ninth overall with a time of 18:36, while Kortni Dukes closed the scoring for the Cards with a 12th-place finish and a time of 18:43.

On the men's side, McClain, from Louisville, Ky., earned his second career win just three weeks after winning his first ever title at the Cards' season-opening Mid-America Opener. On Saturday, McClain covered the 8,000-meter course in a time of 24:51 to defeat a field of 121 other runners. Overall, the Cards had five runners in the top nine spots to score 23 points for the win. Appalachian State was second in the field of 14 with 42 points, while Elon was third at 96 points.

Freshman Luke Lovelace earned a career-best third-place finish with a time of 25:11, while newcomer Matt Hughes was fourth at 25:12. Matt Smith finished seventh overall with a time of 25:15, while freshman Chase Violet closed the scoring for the Cards with a ninth-place time of 25:18.

"It was a great meet for us in both the men's and women's races," said Cards' head coach Brice Allen. "Our fifth runners in the men's and women's races really saved the day. We've got work to do for the Greater Louisville Classic, but I'm feeling confident on the progression we've made so far."

Following a week off from competition, the Cards will return to action on Oct. 4 at the Greater Louisville Classic at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park in their only home race of the season.

Winthrop InvitationalRock Hill, S.C. - Sept. 20, 2008Men: 8 km / Women: 5 km
MENS RACE RESULTS (14 Teams)1.  LOUISVILLE  23 points2.  Appalachian State   42 points3.  Elon        96 points4.  UNC-Greensboro  121 points5.  Davidson    139 points6.  Campbell    169 points7.  Winthrop    182 points8.  UNC-Wilmington  198 points9.  USC-Upstate 304 points10. Wofford 310 points11. Winston Salem State 339 points12. North Carolina Central  360 points13. Presbyterian    373 points14. South Carolina State    419 points
U of L Men's Individual Finishers (Field of 122)1.  Scott McClain    24:513.  Luke Lovelace    25:114.  Matt Hughes    25:127.  Matt Smith  25:159.  Chase Violet  25:1820. Matt Bruce  25:4434. Gordon Dooley    26:16
WOMENS RACE RESULTS (17 Teams)1.  LOUISVILLE  31 points2.  South Carolina  109 points3.  Davidson    110 points4.  Appalachian State   118 points5.  Elon        153 points6.  UNC-Wilmington  174 points7.  Charlotte   202 points8.  Campbell    204 points9.  USC-Upstate 231 points10. UNC-Greensboro  241 points11. Winthrop    249 points12. Winston Salem State 389 points13. North Carolina Central  413 points14. Wofford 426 points15. South Carolina State    435 points16. Georgia Southern    437 points17. Presbyterian    492 points
U of L Women's Individual Finishers (Field of 159)1.  Tarah McKay    17:053.  Emily Borsare    18:156.  Kat Alcorn  18:329.  Kelsey Page    18:3612. Kortni Dukes  18:4314. Kim Grieshaber  18:4630. Kathryn Long  19:0948. Lorna Whaley  19:31