Cross Country: Breaux Named Sun Belt Freshman of the Year

Courtesy: RaginCajuns.com
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Alex Breaux finished in seventh place, earning all-conference honors, and was named the 2008 Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Freshman of the Year here Saturday at Kereiakes Park as Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns competed in the Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championships.

Breaux traversed the 8K course in 25:42.45. He was six seconds away from a Top 5 finish. The Houma native collected his third Top 10 finish of the season and recorded his season-best time in the 8K.

Breaux became the first UL runner to earn All-Sun Belt accolades since the 2004 season (Justin Lemaire, Jake Simmons, Walter Whitfield).

On the women’s side Paula Parker turned in a 16^th place finish to pace the Cajuns. Parker completed the 5K course in 19:39.44 and was 34 seconds away from an all-conference performance.

The UL men finished 10^th out of 11 teams with 222 points. The UL women took home ninth place out of 11 teams with 214 points.

Other runners counting toward the men’s team total were Reese Lee (41^st – 27:57.77), Joby Gisclair (55^th – 28:44.77), Stuart Theriot (61^st – 29:19.87) and Marshall Kemp (64^th – 29:36.42).

Each of the Cajuns’ women recorded a faster 5K time than the team’s only other 5K meet – ULM Warhawk Invitational. Ashley Faulk finished 34^th with a time of 20:22.44 and Torri Choate came in 45^th in 21:08.04 to join Parker in headlining the women’s performance.

For most of the Louisiana runners it marks the end of the 2008 season. Selected runners on both sides will compete in the NCAA Regionals in Waco, Texas, on Saturday, Nov. 15.

RAGIN’ CAJUNS MEN’S 8K RESULTS (76 total runners)
7) Alex Breaux 25:42.45

41) Reese Lee 27:57.77

55) Joby Gisclair 28:44.77

61) Stuart Theriot 29:19.87

64) Marshall Kemp 29:36.42

68) Jacob Delahoussaye 30:00.99

69) Geoffrey Goudeau 30:26.90

71) Jaron Ortego 31:47.58

RAGIN’ CAJUNS WOMEN’S 5K RESULTS (71 total runners)
16) Paula Parker 19:39.44

34) Ashley Faulk 20:22.44

45) Torri Choate 21:06.36

59) Jenna Picou 22:36.00

60) Adrienne Carriere 22:53.34

62) Colby Martin 23:11.63

OVERALL MEN’S TEAM RESULTS
1) Western Kentucky 50
2) UALR 94
3) Middle Tennessee 110
    North Texas 110
5) South Alabama 153
6) Troy 159
7) Florida Atlantic 173
8) Florida International 177
9) ULM 183
10) Louisiana 222
11) Arkansas State 231

OVERALL WOMEN’S TEAM RESULTS
1) Western Kentucky 32
2) Middle Tennessee 74
3) UALR 112
4) North Texas 113
5) South Alabama 138
6) Florida Atlantic 140
7) Arkansas State 166
8) Troy 193
9) Louisiana 214
10) Florida International 231
11) ULM 269

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