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Senior Daniel Kuhman and freshman Kristen Adams were the Tigers' top finishers for a second straight meet as the University of Memphis' cross country teams both finished in the top-10 at the Commodore Classic Saturday.

Adams shaved 23 seconds off her collegiate-debut time from two weeks ago at the Brooks Memphis Twilight Classic, running the 5-kilometer course (3.11 miles) through Vaughn's Gap at Percy Warner Park in Nashville in 17:45.29. The time was good for 22nd place overall and helped the Tigers to a ninth-place team finish in the 17 Division I-team field.

Behind Adams, sophomore Martina Rodriguez was the Tigers' next finisher with a 26th-place time of 17:51.83.

Kuhman clocked a time of 25:21.38 in the men's 8K race (4.97 miles) to place 20th individually and lead the Tigers to a 10th-place finish among 15 Division I teams.

Drew Austell was the Tigers' second finisher behind Kuhman, placing 64th overall in a time of 26:05.19.

For the Memphis men, Saturday's even was a mile longer course than the season-opening Brooks Memphis Twilight Classic ran at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex.

Vanderbilt's top-five finished all placed inside the top-10 as the Commodores won the women's event with a team score of 25 points. Mississippi State had 114 points to finish a distant second. Chattanooga's Teghan Henderson clocked a time of 16:53.25 to win the women's individual medal.

Led by freshman Geoffry Cheruiyot's first-place finish (24:06.66), Middle Tennessee won the men's event with 35 points. Louisville finished second with 53 points while Ole Miss was third with 127 points.

Both Memphis teams are back in action in two weeks in the Rhodes College Invitational (Sept. 27).

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