Oct. 4, 2008

AUBURN, Ala. - Mackenzie Howe gave the Owls another impressive performance on Saturday, October 4, leading Kennesaw State to a fourteenth place finish at the Tiger Invitational in Auburn, AL.

"It was an extremely competitive race today," Howe said. "We have been improving pretty steadily every week. Meets like today, where you are facing some of the best competition from around the country, give us a good standard of where we want to be."

Howe placed 28th in the event, running the 5k race with a time of 17:17.47. She was followed by Soibhan Wolcott in 83rd (18:18.70), Caitlin German in 133rd (19:10.49), Kristen Gibson in 137th (19:11.68), and Lorena Jaime in 182nd (20:51.48).

"We are exactly where we want to be," Head Coach Stan Sims said. "The ladies ran well. Mackenzie in particular, ran her personal best."

Washington dominated the women's race, taking seven of the top ten finishes, to come away with first overall. Twenty three teams competed in the event.

The Owls will return to action when they travel to Orlando, FL, to compete in the Walt Disney Classic on Saturday, October 11.

Individual Results
28. Mackenzie Howe -17:17.47
83. Soibhan Wolcott -18:18.70
133. Caitlin German -19:10.49
137. Kristen Gibson -19:11.68
182. Lorena Jaime -20:51.48
197. Katie Charles -22:12.56

Team Results
1. Washington- 19
2. Oregon State- 98
3. Iowa- 99
4. Georgia- 138
5. Purdue- 158
6. Auburn- 162
7. Clemson- 195
8. Stephen F. Austin-234
9. Samford- 262
10. Georgia Tech- 274
11. Emory- 379
12. Tulane- 387
13. Florida State- 441
14. Kennesaw State- 444
15. McNeese State- 473
16. Lamar- 483
17. Florida Atlantic- 502
18. Arkansas State- 508
19. Austin Peay- 513
20. LSU- 517
21. Jacksonville State- 583
22. Alabama State- 595
23. Alabama A&M- 729
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