OMAHA, Neb.  -- The Creighton men's and women's cross country teams both finished second at the Creighton/UNO Cross Country Invitational on Saturday morning at Chili Greens in Omaha. There were three teams in the 8,000 meter men's race and four teams competed in the 5,000 meter women's race. The meet was Creighton's first of the year and the only one the teams will host.

Creighton's men were led by freshman Mike Hitt who finished 10th overall with a time of 28:30. Brad Doering from Nebraska won the race with a time of 26:19.

Freshman Tom Shimp was the second-best Jays finisher, He ran the course in 28:58, good for 13th place. Freshmen Mike Neisus, Michael Farley and Collin McDonald crossed the finish line right behind Shimp in 14th, 15th and 16th place to round out the scoring for Creighton. Their times were 29:03, 29:06 and 29:13 respectively.

"It's going to be as tough a competition on the men's side for our top squad as we've ever had," said head coach Chas Davis. "I saw a lot of great things. I wasn't so concerned about the times for this race. We got a lot of confidence today. That's what we needed and that's what we got."

The women's team was paced by freshman Hannah Connealy. Competing in a cross country race for the first time ever, she ran the course in 20:23 and finished sixth overall. Nebraska's Erica Hamik was the individual champion with a time of 18:57.

Freshman Kara Telfer was the next-best runner for Creighton, finishing just behing Connealy in seventh place, Her time was 20:27. Senior Celeste Lorenzo finsiehd in 10th place with a time of 20:42, and freshman Ashley Loerts ran the course in 20:46, good enough for 12th place. The Jays' scoring was rounded out by sophomore Ally Lynn. She finished13th in 21:08.

"A lot of what happened today you're not going to be able to see on paper," said Davis. "There was a lot more to this race than that. Confidence, team feeling -- I thought everyone felt like they were in this together. We really haven't done a whole lot of work yet, so this is just the tip of the iceberg. Very promising of things to come."

The next meet for both the men and women is the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational in Lincoln, Neb., on Sep. 19. 

UNO/Creighton Cross Country Invitational

September 5, 2009

Omaha. Neb.

Chili Greens

Men's Race

8,000 Meters

Team Results

• 1. Nebraska-Lincoln 15
• 2. Creighton 49
• - York

Individual Results

• 1. Brad Doering UNL 26:19 1
• 2. John Krumsee Unattached 26:24
• 3. Jesse Adams UNL 27:16 2
• 4. Bryce Somer UNL 27:20 3
• 5. Eric Thies UNL 27:27 4
• 6. Anthony Oberle UNL 27:30 5
• 7. Brian Werner Unattached 28:08
• 8. Zane Berner York 28:20
• 9. Tommy Brinn UNL 28:25 6
• 10. Mike Hitt Creighton 28:30 7
• 11. Matt Conahan UNL 28:52 8
• 12. Trevor Vidlak UNL 28:53
• 13. Tom Shimp Creighton 28:58 9
• 14. Mike Neisius Creighton 29:03 10
• 15. Michael Farley Creighton 29:06 11
• 16. Collin McDonald Creighton 29:13 12
• 17. Chris Boitano Creighton 29:21 13
• 18. Evan Daugherty Creighton 29:27 14
• 19. Brennan Jarvis Unattached 29:42
• 20. Ben McAnany Creighton 30:08
• 21. Adam Mitteis UNL 30:10
• 22. Matt Shipp UNL 30:30
• 23. Daniel Barnett Creighton 30:44
• 24. Trent Rogers Creighton 31:58
• 25. James Tidei York 33:21
• 26. Jerome Taylor York 33:28
• 27. Bo Flora York 45:00

UNO/Creighton Cross Country Invitational

September 5, 2009

Omaha. Neb.

Chili Greens

Women's Race

5,000 Meters

Team Results

• 1. Nebraska-Lincoln 15
• 2. Creighton 48
• 3. Nebraska-Omaha 64
• - York

Individual Results

• 1. Erica Hamik UNL 18:57 1
• 2. Jennifer Webers UNL 19:00 2
• 3. Ashley Miller UNL 19:06 3
• 4. Ari Goldstein UNL 19:08 4
• 5. Katie White UNL 20:12 5
• 6. Hannah Connealy Creighton 20:23 6
• 7. Kara Telfer Creighton 20:27 7
• 8. Brittany Phillips UNO 20:30 8
• 9. Megan Oddo UNO 20:37 9
• 10. Celseste Lorenzo Creighton 20:42 10
• 11. Elizabeth Marsh UNL 20:46 11
• 12. Ashley Loerts Creighton 20:46 12
• 13. Ally Lynn Creighton 21:08 13
• 14. Dina Luka UNO 21:41 14
• 15. Nicole Behm UNO 21:48 15
• 16. Kameryn Brewster York 21:48
• 17. Lizzie Philbin Creighton 22:18 16
• 18. Isabelle Squires Creighton 22:26 17
• 19. Zenah Chepkwony UNO 22:42 18
• 20. Aubrey Inman Unattached 22:44
• 21. Kylie Regan Creighton 22:45
• 22. Carleen O'Brien Creighton 22:48
• 23. Lisa Tesarek UNO 23:10 19
• 24. Elizabeth Eklund York 24:00