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Published: Oct 19, 2007 12:00 AM
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St. Aug's runs to CIAA title

 

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The CIAA cross country championships represented the old and the new on Thursday at SAS Soccer Park in Cary.

St. Augustine's won another CIAA title, this time in the women's race, and Virginia State won its first CIAA men's title, ending St. Aug's two-year reign.

St. Aug's runners swept both individual crowns. Erica Young won the women's 5K race in 20:08.9, and Ken Samoei won the men's 8K race in 25:05.7.

The Falcons, who placed five runners in the women's top 10, scored 26 points to win their 15th women's title and first since 2004. Virginia State placed second with 60 points, followed by Shaw with 72 and Bowie State with 91.

The Trojans placed five runners in the top 11 to win the men's crown with 40 points. Shaw finished second with 71 points, one ahead of St. Aug's.

ALSO THURSDAY

WOMEN'S SOCCER

NO. 9 NORTH CAROLINA 1, NO. 14 BOSTON COLLEGE 0: After 105 minutes of scoreless play at Chestnut Hill, Mass., freshman forward Meghan Klingenberg lofted shot from just outside the box to give ACC-leading Tar Heels (12-3-0, 6-1-0) a hard-fought overtime win over the Eagles.

N.C. STATE 2, NO. 20 CLEMSON 2 (2OT): Lindsay Vera and Kara Baldy scored for the host Wolfpack, which led 1-0 at halftime. The Tigers tied on a free kick by Elizabeth Jobe at the 83:43 mark. NCSU's Rachel Barnette made six saves in her first collegiate start.

NO. 21 WAKE FOREST 1, NO. 25 DUKE 1 (2OT): At Winston-Salem, goal by the visiting Blue Devils' C.J. Ludemann in the 79th minute created a tie that couldn't be undone. Each team is 2-2-2 in ACC play, with Duke 7-3-4 overall and Wake 7-5-3.

(From College News Releases)

BASKETBALL

AUBURN'S TOLBERT SETTLES LEGAL ISSUES: Auburn guard Frank Tolbert was found not guilty on a drunk driving charge and convicted of driving on the wrong side of a road. A third-degree criminal mischief charge was dropped Wednesday in Auburn Municipal Court, the Mobile Press-Register reported on its Web site Thursday. Tolbert was fined $117 for the remaining charge.

LETTERS SAY COACH PUSHED PLAYER TO DROP LAWSUIT: In New Brunswick, N.J., Richard B. Ancowitz, a lawyer who represented Rutgers player Kia Vaughn, complained in a letter and an e-mail to the school that coach C. Vivian Stringer pressured the athlete to drop a lawsuit against Don Imus over the radio host's sexist and racist remarks about the women's team. Vaughn told The AP no one pressured her to drop the suit.

MISSOURI SUSPENDS PLAYER: Missouri senior forward Darryl Butterfield was suspended indefinitely Thursday after being arrested for third-degree domestic assault after a dispute with his girlfriend. Coach Mike Anderson said he will seek more information before making a final decision.

WISCONSIN GUARD OUT: Wisconsin senior guard Michael Flowers is going on a temporary leave of absence for unspecified medical reasons

MICHIGAN LOSES PRICE: Sophomore forward Kendric Price is leaving Michigan's men's team but plans to remain enrolled in school on scholarship.

STANFORD CENTER SUSPENDED: Brook Lopez, a 7-foot sophomore who is academically ineligible for the start of Stanford's men's season, has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules.

(The Associated Press)

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