Tigers Cross Country Wraps Up 2015 At Friday's NCAA South Regional

Friday, November 13

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

University of Memphis

NCAA South Regional

Corentin Louis, 2015 Men's Cross Country

Photo by: Steve Austell

Tigers Cross Country Wraps Up 2015 At Friday's NCAA South Regional

Nov 13, 2015 | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

Rodriguez Sala, Louis are teams' top finishers.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – University of Memphis junior Martina Rodriguez Sala and senior Corentin Louis were the women's and men's top finishers, respectively, at the 2015 NCAA South Regional Championships Friday. The University of Alabama hosted the regional meet.

Friday's meet wrapped up the 2015 cross country season for both squads.

Rodriguez Sala crossed the finish line in 37^th place in the women's 6k race. She posted a time of 21:26.28. Rodriguez Sala's 37^th-place finish was the third-best performance by a Tigers women's runner at the NCAA South Regional. The only other two better finishes were by Daniele Riendeau (21^st) and Emily Malinowski (29^th), both coming at the 2005 NCAA Regional Championships.

For the seventh time this season, Louis was the men's top finisher. He posted a time of 33:01.07 in the men's 10k run and placed 82^nd. His 82^nd-place finish tied for the 15^th-best in program history at the event.

For the women, junior Abigail Tankersley and sophomore Chelsea Ladd were the team's next two finishers. Tankersley posted a time of 22:31.10 (100^th), and Ladd recorded a 23:08.21 (131^st).

On the men's side, freshmen Brady Steele and Kaleb Simington followed Louis across the finish line. Steele ran a time of 34:14.05 (119^th), while Simington posted a 34:20.73 (121^st).

Memphis Individual Results

Women 6k (top 5 finishers count in team score)/Team Finish: 22^nd

Place	Name	Time
37.	Martina Rodriguez Sala	21:26.28
100.	Abigail Tankersley	22:31.10
131.	Chelsea Ladd	23:08.21
140.	Megan Briley	23:16.49
151.	Meghan Christensen	23:28.68
159.	Melinda Murdock	23:36.57
172.	Lauren Wheeler	23:53.24

Men 10k (top 5 finishers count in team score)/Team Finish: 21^st

Place	Name	Time
82.	Corentin Louis	33:01.07
119.	Brady Steele	34:14.05
121.	Kaleb Simington	34:20.73
126.	James Durkin	34:38.92
135.	Brandon Keys	35:25.20
138.	Godfrey Fayne Jr.	36:02.98