Nov. 15, 2003
ATLANTA – Georgia Tech junior Kyle Rabbitt advanced to the NCAA Cross Country Championships with a fourth-place finish in the NCAA South Regional Championships, which were hosted by Auburn University at the Indian Pines Golf Course in Auburn, Ala. Rabbitt led the Tech men to a seventh-place finish in the meet, while the Yellow Jackets women were 10th.
Rabbit and senior Brendon Mahoney earned all-region honors for their performances in the race, as Mahoney followed Rabbitt in the meet for the Jackets, finishing 25th with a 10-kilometer time of 31:12.19. Neil McDonagh was the third finisher for Tech, with a 39th-place time of 31:39.66, while freshman Cristan Duvall followed in 49th in 31:53.48. Rounding out the scoring for the Yellow Jackets’ men team was freshman David Herren, who finished 55th overall in 32:03.96.
Georgia and Florida State finished one-two on the men’s side, advancing both teams to the Championships, which are to be held November 24th in Waterloo, Iowa. On the women’s side, Tennessee and Florida State finished first and second with 71 and 93 points, respectively.
Senior Katie Griffin earned all-region honors as she led the Tech women in the six-kilometer race by finishing 22nd in 21:41.92. Following her in scoring were Mary Chind (50th, 22:29.49), Kirby Cross (70th, 22:48.60), Neta Ezer (76th, 22:53.44), and Amy Dock (93rd, 23:25.07).
Complete results for all Yellow Jacket competitors can be found below along with full team results. Because Rabbitt was one of the top-10 individual competitors that were not on one of the top two teams in the meet, he was able to advance as an individual entrant to the NCAA Cross Country Championships at the end of November.
Georgia Tech Individuals (Men)4 Rabbitt, Kyle JR Georgia Tech 30:25.11 425 Mahoney, Brendon SR Georgia Tech 31:12.19 2539 MC Donagh, Neil JR Georgia Tech 31:39.66 3849 Duvall, Cristan FR Georgia Tech 31:53.48 4855 Herren, David FR Georgia Tech 32:03.96 5390 Crist, Barton JR Georgia Tech 33:26.76 86116 Kuhn, Rob SO Georgia Tech 34:25.87 109
Team Scores (Men) 1 Georgia 37 2 Florida State 64 3 Florida 86 4 Tennessee 125 5 Alabama 132 6 Chattanooga 156 7 Georgia Tech 168 8 Auburn 214 9 Belmont 277 10 Mississippi State 298 11 South Florida 342 12 Georgia State 369 13 U. C. F. 382 14 East Tennessee 384 15 Samford 411 16 Miami 415 17 Jacksonville State 418 18 Vanderbilt 447 19 Mercer 514 20 Ole Miss 536 21 Birmingham Southern 548
Georgia Tech Individuals (Women) 22 Griffin, Katie SR Georgia Tech _21:41.92_ (22) 50 Chind, Mary FR Georgia Tech _22:29.49_ (49) 70 Cross, Kirby FR Georgia Tech _22:48.60_ (68) 76 Ezer, Neta SR Georgia Tech _22:53.44_ (74) 93 Dock, Amy SR Georgia Tech _23:25.07_ (89) 125 Spoth, Catherine SO Georgia Tech _24:07.01_ (118)
Team Scores (Women) 1 Tennessee 71 2 Florida State 93 3 Georgia 109 4 Auburn 127 5 Vanderbilt 132 6 Mississippi State 186 7 Florida 206 8 South Florida 228 9 Belmont 274 10 Georgia Tech 302 11 Samford 303 11 U. A. B. 303 13 Georgia State 368 14 Alabama 370 15 U. C. F. 388 16 Miami 396 17 Southern Mississippi 416 18 Florida Atlantic 429 19 Ole Miss 547 20 Florida International 553 21 Birmingham Southern 640 22 Memphis 641 23 Georgia Southern 646 24 Lipscomb 647 25 Tennessee- Martin 691
