Falcons Continue Hot Start with Fourth Place Finish

MACON, Ga.- The University of Montevallo women's cross country team continued it hot start to the 2009 season. The Falcons faced off against teams from the Peach Belt Conference for the first time at the Mercer Run Fit Sports Invitational. The Falcons finished fourth of 20 teams falling to Division I Kennesaw State University, Florida Southern College and the University of West Georgia. The Falcons defeated all four PBC schools in the race.

The Falcons picked up key victories over ranked teams in their region including No. 3 Columbus State University, No. 7 Georgia College and State University and No. 9 North Georgia College and State University. They also beat out Valdosta State University who is ranked ninth in the South Region.

The Falcons were paced by their big three: freshman Haley Evans (Fairhope, Ala./Fairhope), freshman Kaley Glover (Opelika, Ala./Beauregard) and sophomore Ginny Davis (Madison, Ala./Bob Jones). Evans crossed the line first for the Falcons and ninth overall with a time of 19:52.09 good for sixth all-time in the Montevallo record books. Glover was not far behind in 11^th with a time of 20:02.34 which ranks seventh all-time in the Montevallo record book. Davis rounded out the trio with a 16^th place finish with a time of 20:12.78.

The other two scorers for the Falcons were sophomore Georgia Izard (Birmingham, Ala./John Carroll Catholic) who came across 64^th with a time of 21:50.44 and junior January Waters (Grayson, Ga./Grayson) who finished 67^th in a time of 21:59.81.

The Falcons continue to impress this season and will next be in competition Saturday, Oct. 3 at 7:30 a.m. as they compete in the Gulf Coast Stampede in Pensacola, Fla.