Vanderbilt Men’s Cross Country Places 22nd at Auburn Invitational 10/19/02
        
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Vanderbilt men’s cross country team came in 22nd Saturday morning at the 8K Auburn Invitational. The Commodores combined for a total of 594 team points.

Capturing the team title was Southern Methodist University, who totaled 59 points. Claiming individual honors was Dalibor Balgac from SMU with a time of 23:47. Host Auburn finished fourth with 183 points.

Pacing the way for the Commodores was junior John Cote. Cote finished 92nd with a time of 26:10. Other Vanderbilt scorers included Tyler Harlan (112, 26:20), Ryan Williams (130, 26:49), Taylor Hindle (183, 27:52) and Jake LaManna (195, 28:20). Also finishing the race for Vanderbilt was David Brogan (208, 29:06), Ariel Prater (211, 29:08) and Mitchell Chessman (244, 31:28).

The Commodores will be off for two weeks before heading to Gainesville, Fla. for the SEC Championships. The University of Florida will host the Monday, November 2nd event.

Vanderbilt Scorers
92)        John Cote        26:10
112)Tyler Harlan        26:20
130)        Ryan Williams        26:49
183)        Taylor Hindle        27:52
195)        Jake LaManna        28:20