September 23, 2006

BATON ROUGE, La. - LSU took home the men's and women's team titles at the LSU Tiger Cross Country Festival Saturday morning at Highland Road Park.

Individually, LSU's Rachael Graham picked up her first collegiate victory, finishing the 6K course in a speedy 22:50.84.

Nicholls' Eunice Jepkogei placed 23rd with a time of 25:22.84, while Charlotte Everhardt followed in 25th place, covering the course in 25:31.22.

On the men's side, South Alabama's Vincent covered the 8K course in 25:22.84 to take home the individual crown.

Jory Billiot led all Colonel runners in 36th place, with a time of 31:51.53, followed by Thomas Bourne (36:20.80) in the 48th spot and Kaygen Jones (40:43.45) in 52nd place.

The Colonels and Lady Colonels return to action on October 2, when they participate in the NSU Open on the campus of Northwestern State in Natchitoches, La.

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