HOOVER, Ala. – University of South Alabama Carolien Millenaar set a new personal best with a time of 20:53.87 to place second in the women's 6k Friday morning at the Blazer Classic held at Veterans Park, while Onesmus Kemboi (24:38.24) and Kirami Yego (24:39.71), finished 11th and 12th, respectively, to pace the Jaguar men.

The South men finished fourth overall in the men's 8k Gold race, while the women placed eighth in the women's 6k Gold event.

Date: 10//16
Meet: Blazer Classic
Host: UAB
Place: Veterans Park (Hoover, Ala.)

TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS
WOMEN'S – 6K – GOLD
1. Purity Sanga, Louisville (20:43.04); 2. Carolien Millenaar, SOUTH ALABAMA (20:53.87); 3. Celine Ritter, Lee [Tenn.] (20:58.13); 4. Bailey Beery, Louisville (21:00.61); 5. Laurie Barton, Clemson (21:06.69); 6. Madlen Kappeler, Florida Atlantic (21:11.38); 7. Pauline Meyer, Arkansas State (21:18.68); 8. Ivine Chemutai, Louisville, (21:21.31); 9. Emma Bryant, Louisville (21:24.71); 10. Heather Stone, South Carolina (21:30.21)

MEN'S – 8K – GOLD
1. Christian Noble, Lee [Tenn.] (23:24.41); 2. Jay Day, Alabama-Huntsville (25:15.12); 3. Jacob Potson, Augusta (24:17.37); 4. John Ward, Clemson (24:17.85); 5. Bennett Pascoe, Arkansas State (24:22.93); 6. Chase Kennedy, Augusta (24:32.46); 7. Joseph Leventry, Montevallo (24:32.78); 8. Alex Herbst, Alabama-Huntsville (24:34.68); 9. Hunter Kimball, Augusta (24:36.15); 10. Harold LaCroix, Alabama-Huntsville (24:36.38)
11. Onesmus Kemboi, SOUTH ALABAMA (24:38.24)

TEAM FINISHES
WOMEN'S – 6K – GOLD
1. Louisville (77 pts); 2. Clemson (106 pts); 3. South Carolina (115 pts); 4. Arkansas State (116 pts); 5. Auburn (117 pts); 6. Lee [Tenn.] (118 pts); 7. Southern Mississippi (136 pts); 8. SOUTH ALABAMA (177 pts); 9. UAB (203 pts); 10. Florida Atlantic (211 pts)

MEN'S – 8K – GOLD
1. Alabama-Huntsville (48 pts); 2. Augusta (58 pts); 3. Lee [Tenn.] (93 pts); 4. SOUTH ALABAMA (111 pts); 5. Arkansas State (115 pts); 6. Clemson (116 pts); 7. Montevallo (178 pts); 8. Mercer (226 pts); 9. Troy (293 pts)

SOUTH ALABAMA INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES
WOMEN'S – 6K – GOLD
2. Carolien Millenaar (20:53.87); 20. Silje Lindstad (22:09.35); 40. Susanna Pudner (22:47.80); 50. Andonet Cheruiyot (23:10.66); 76. Abby Weitenbeck (24:12.56); 91. Shay Lee (25:30.66); 94. Meredith Bass (26:19.40); --. Lindsay Scifers (DNF)

MEN'S – 8K – GOLD
11. Onesmus Kemboi (24:38.24); 12. Kirami Yego (24:39.71); 26. Warno Potgieter (25:21.22); 28. Thomas Sand (25:22.83); 36. Charlie Slaughter (25:39.01); 40. Jared Peaslee (25:46.04); 45. Nate Pudner (25:59.23); 94. Colton Collier (28:41.58)

NOTES
- Millenaar has led the South women in all three races this season, placing either first or second.
- In addition to setting a new 6k personal best, the second-place finish marked the 12th time in her 17 career races that she has finished inside the top 15.
- With her 20th-place finish, Silje Linstad has now finished 25th or better in eight of her last nine races.
- The race marked the first of the season for senior runner Susanna Pudner.
- Friday was sophomore Meredith Bass' first career 6k event.
- The Jaguar men were paced by Onesmus Kemboi, crossed the line with a time of 24:38.24 to finish 11th, which was his 16th-career top 15 finish, and his eighth in his last nine races.
- Over his two years with the program, Kemboi has now finished as the top runner for the men in seven of his nine races.
- Yego also set a season-best in the 8k with his time of 24:39.71.
- Warno Potgieter placed 26th for South at the Blazer Classic, marking his 30th top 30 finish and the eighth time in his last nine races that he has done so.
- With his 28th-place finish, Thomas Sand has finished inside the top 30 in 10 of his 13 races as a Jag.
- The UAB meet marked the final regular-season meet for the Jaguars of the fall.

THEY SAID IT
Head coach Parker Cowles
- On his thoughts on today's meet: "I thought the races went well today. Carolien [Millenaar] did well and I was happy with how she timed her race and moved up. As a tea, we need to continue to improve and strengthen our pack time.
"The men were all a little flat today, but competed hard. I think we have a lot of room to improve as we get rested over the next two weeks. Our strength is our depth and it was for that reason that we beat Arkansas State and Clemson."

UP NEXT
- South Alabama will now host the 2020 Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championships at the Old Brookley Gulf Pines Golf Course on Sat., Oct. 31.

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