Aug. 30, 2014
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MOBILE, Ala. - The Auburn men's and women's cross country teams opened the 2014 season with a sweep at the South Alabama Opener held at the Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, Ala. Both squads scored 15 points as the Tigers defeated in-state foes South Alabama and Troy.
"Today was a really good start to the season," head coach Mark Carroll said. "The weather was tough as it was very humid. For the women, I think we ran really well up front with Veronica (Eder) leading us home, and it was more or less the same with the men with Ty (McCormack) leading us home. Everybody looked good, and we are looking forward to our next meet at Furman."
Sophomore Veronica Eder earned her first collegiate title, defeating freshman teammate Molly McKenna by 14 seconds with a time of 14:22.96. McKenna, was runner-up at 14:37.43 followed by sophomore Rachel Givens with a time of 14:44.53. Sophomore Emily Stevens and junior Kristin Sheehan finished fourth and fifth at 14:55.64 and 15:06.16, respectively.
Senior Ty McCormack led the men's team to victory with an 18:40.57 to earn his first win in an Auburn uniform. Junior Redatu Semeon finished second with a mark of 18:59.92. Senior Niklas Buhner recorded a third place finish at 19:06.70, while freshman Coleman Churitch placed fourth at 19:09.81 and senior Francis Hernandez rounded out the top-5 with a time of 19:12.08.
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