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Oct. 4, 2008

Complete Results

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Junior Tarah McKay earned another runner-up finish to lead the Louisville women's team at Saturday's Greater Louisville Classic at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park, while redshirt freshman Matt Hughes led the way for the Cardinal men.

McKay, a native of St. Clements, Ont., covered the 5-kilometer course in a time of 17 minutes, 7.68 seconds to earn her second straight runner-up finish in the event, while Western Kentucky's Janet Jesang led the way in the field of 265 runners with a time of 16:52.95. McKay now has two wins and one runner-up finish in three events in 2008 and she's never finished worse than second in three career appearances at the Greater Louisville Classic.

Hughes, a native of Oshawa, Ont., and transfer from Clemson University, covered the 8-kilometer course in a time of 24:21.36 to finish 14th overall in the field of 294 runners. Louisville junior Cory Thorne, running unattached, won Saturday's individual title with a time of 23:45.74 Overall, the Louisville men finished fourth with 127 points, while Southern Illinois won the men's title with 77 points. On the women's side, Texas led the way with 79 points, followed by Georgia State (198 points) and UAB (201 points), while the Cards were seventh with 238 points.

"We're excited about our top runners, Matt Hughes and Tarah McKay," said Cards' head coach Brice Allen. "Matt is coming into his own right now and that was a strong finish for him and for Tarah, who continues to do a great job for us. We're going to build upon our finishes from today and continue to prepare for Pre-Nationals in two weeks."

Also scoring points for the Louisville men was junior Scott McClain in 20th with a time of 24:34.56, followed by freshman Luke Lovelace in 31st at 24:44.01, junior Matt Smith in 33rd at 24:47.07 and freshman Chase Violet in 49th at 25:04.87.

The Cards will have a week off from competition before competing at the Pre-Nationals on Oct. 18 in Terre Haute, Ind.

Greater Louisville Classic
E.P. `Tom' Sawyer Park - Oct. 4, 2008
Men: 8 km / Women: 5 km
MENS RACE RESULTS (33 Teams)
1.	Southern Illinois	77 points
2.	Eastern Kentucky	91 points
3.	Rend Lake College	120 points
4.	LOUISVILLE	127 points
5.	Tennessee	218 points
6.	Belmont	224 points
7.	Georgia State	233 points
8.	Middle Tennessee	251 points
9.	East Tennessee	275 points
10.	Southern Indiana	287 points
U of L Men's Individual Finishers (Field of 294)
14.	Matt Hughes	24:21.36
20.	Scott McClain	24:34.56
31.	Luke Lovelace	24:44.01
33.	Matt Smith	24:47.07
49.	Chase Violet	25:04.87
52.	Matt Bruce	25:06.92
117.	Gordon Dooley	25:53.01
WOMENS RACE RESULTS (32 Teams)
1.	Texas	79 points
2.	Georgia State	198 points
3.	UAB		201points
4.	Southern Illinois	202 points
5.	Vanderbilt	207 points
6.	Dayton	211 points
7.	LOUISVILLE	238 points
8.	Southern Indiana	251 points
9.	Eastern Kentucky	260 points
10.	Western Kentucky	320 points
U of L Women's Individual Finishers (Field of 265)
2.	Tarah McKay	17:07.68
31.	Emily Borsare	18:15.52
40.	Kelsey Page	18:26.11
72.	Kathryn Long	18:46.64
106.	Kortni Dukes	19:10.41
141.	Lorna Whaley	19:43.48