BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The Campbellsville University men's and women's cross country teams made a strong showing in the Mid-South Conference Preview Meet Saturday afternoon at Phil Moore Park, finishing first and second respectively. 

Coach Hilary Lakes was pleased with her runners in the second meet of the season.

"I thought it was a really great race for everybody, women and men," said Lakes. "It was the guys' first 8K of the season and just a really good start to the season."

Brett Pierce lead the Tigers to first place with a time of 26:19.2. He finished third overall but was the first of four Tigers to finish in consecutive order. Sophomore Adam Sandidge and freshman Bret Crawford finished at fourth and fifth with times of 26:49.2 and 27:00.7, respectively. Joey Hartlage closed out the consecutive order at sixth and was one second behind Crawford in a time of 27:01.4.

Other Tigers scoring team points were Dylan Ford (13^th, 28:34.2), freshman Corbin Harris (14^th, 28:42.2), and Zach Napier (18th, 28:55.7).  

Individual runners for the Tigers, who did not count in team points, were Ross Allen (25^th, 29:33.9), Wade Harris (28^th, 29:44.9), Brandon Wiseheart (43^rd, 31:54.2), and Luke Camp (46^th, 32:36.2).

Maggie Calvert led the Lady Tigers to second place with a time of 20:58.6, coming in fifth overall. Mallory Vest and Julianna Bradley finish in the top 15, Vest in eighth at 21:20.1 and Bradley in 10^th at 21:30.4.

Other Lady Tigers scoring team points and individual runners were, Elise Shainfeld (17^th, 22:24.7), Brandi Thomas (18^th, 22:30.6), Abby Wicke (22^nd, 22:55.0), Jessica Cook, (29^th, 24:19.3), and Bailey Foxworth (30^th, 24:23.9). 

The Tigers and Lady Tigers got a look at the MSC course at Phil Moore Park in Bowling Green, Ky. They will compete in the MSC Championships there on Saturday, Nov. 7.  

"Racing today at Phil Moore Park gives us an idea how the course is going to run," said Lakes. "These meets give us comfort. There won't be any fear of the course itself. We can just go in and race.

"It is also special to come to Bowling Green and have a lot of support. It is close enough for parents to come and cheer on the team."

Both the men's and women's teams got a preview of their conference competition as well.

"It's good to see where everybody sits in conference," said Lakes. "Nobody is at their peak yet, but it's a good idea of what we need to work on the rest of the season."

Next weekend, Saturday, Oct. 3, the men's and women's cross country teams will head to Louisville for the Greater Louisville Classic.