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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Juniors Courtney Dobbs and Sarah Rapp topped their personal bests and led the way for the women’s cross country team with sixth and 14^th place finishes overall to push the Hokies to a second place team finish at the 2013 Indiana State Pre-National Invational on Saturday morning, while the men finished 19^th led by a quality run by junior Thomas Curtin.

Dobbs led the way for the women with a time of 20:52.22, her personal best in the 6K distance, good enough for a sixth place finish. Junior Sarah Rapp finished with a 6K personal best of 21:28.11 for a 14^th place finish while junior Madalyn Nuckols and freshman Abigail Motley were the next to cross the finish line for Tech 19^th and 23^rd place finishes respectively. Freshman Shannon Morton finished in 48^th place while junior Paige Kvartunas rounded out the Tech scoring with a 58^th place finish.

For the men, Thomas Curtin finished first for the Hokies with a time of 24:01.01 for a 31^st place finish overall. Senior Leoule Degfae was the next finisher for Tech with a time of 24:32.14 and a 90^th place finish. Junior Jared Berman and freshmen Vince Ciattei and Patrick Joseph finished next for the Hokies with 136^th, 163^rd and 202^nd place finishes respectively. Senior Grant Pollock finished in 272^nd place while junior Kevin Dowd rounded out the Tech scoring with a 335^th place finish.

The Tech women finished second out of 35 teams while the men placed 19^th out of 52 teams.

Three Tech men also raced as individuals in the 8K Open Race consisting of 103 runners. Sophomore Stuart Robinson finished second with a time of 24:48.31 while sophomores Ryan Kuhns and George Carter finished 11^th and 14^th respectively.

The Hokies’ next race is the ACC Championships on Nov. 1 in Kernersville, N.C.

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