University of Louisville
Cardinal Classic (Men)
Men Finish Third at Cardinal Cross Country Classic
October 06, 2001 | Cross Country
Oct. 6, 2001
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville men's cross country team placed three runners in the top-12 to finish third overall at the Cardinal Classic Saturday morning at the U of L Shelby Campus.
Kentucky captured the five-team event with 26 points, followed by Morehead State (53) and U of L (58).
Hunter Spencer from UK won the 8000m race with a time of 24:41.40, narrowly edging Morehead State's Paul Gilvin by less than four seconds.
Senior Justin Banks led the Cardinals with a career-best time of 26:12.20 to finish ninth. Freshman Brian Hurst (26:23.20) and junior Mike Horan (26:26.70) finished 11th and 12th, respectively.
"I am pleased with the way we finished today," said U of L head coach Gene Weis. "We were running without our top runner (Curtis Persinger), so all of our guys had to step up and they did."
The Cardinals return to action Friday when they travel to Richmond, Ky., for the Eastern Kentucky Invitational.
CARDINAL CLASSIC
U of L Shelby Campus - Louisville, Ky.
MEN'S TEAM SCORES 1. Kentucky 26 2. Morehead State 53 3. LOUISVILLE 58 4. Berea 87 5. Lindsey Wilson 139
U OF L MEN'S FINISHERS (8,000m) 9. Justin Banks 26:12.20 11. Brian Hurst 26:23.20 12. Mike Horan 26:26.70 15. Tim Franxman 26:45.30 16. Joshua Gentry 26:48.30 17. Chris Cox 26:55.80 19. Billy Riggs 27:04.20 32. John Gilvin 29:20.90 34. Nicholas Bareis 29:32.30
