2010 MEN’S SEASON IN REVIEW The 2010 campaign was a learning experience for a young University of Kentucky men’s cross country team. Led by a trio of underclassmen in sophomore Luis Orta, junior Josh Nadzam and freshman Stacey Eden, the Wildcats earned two top-five team finishes and advanced to the NCAA Southeast Regional. The Wildcats got off to a strong start, finishing in second place at the San Francisco Invitational in the season’s first meet. Orta led the way for Kentucky, running the 8K race in a time of 24:52 to finish in first place and later earn Southeastern Conference Freshman Runner of the Week honors. Junior Walter Luttrell finished
Luis Orta led the Kentucky men’s cross country team in five of its six races.
season with a 19th-place mark. second on the team and in fifth place overall Eden led the Wildcats in the Southeastern with a time of 25:06. Nadzam, Eden and Adam Conference Championship. It was the first time Kahleifeh finished in third, fourth and fifth the freshman had recorded the fastest time on place on the team, respectively. the team in a race. Kentucky finished in eighth Two weeks later, the Wildcats headed north place overall at the meet. to compete in New York at the Iona College Heading into the NCAA Southeast Regional Meet of Champions. Orta, a native of Caracas, in Louisville, Ky., Eden rose to the occasion with Venezuela, had another strong performance, finthe best time on the team in the 10K event. ishing in fifth place overall with a time of Nadzam finished in second on the team, fol25:20.47. As a team, Kentucky finished in 10th lowed by Heenan, Orta and Matt Wagner. The place out of the 19 teams competing. Wildcat men finished in 21st place out of 34 In a race much closer to home, Kentucky teams with 572 points. competed in Louisville, Ky., at the Greater Louisville Classic against 37 other schools. Led by MEN’S 2010 TEAM FINISHES Orta, who finished first on the team in five of the 9-4 • San Francisco Invitational • 8K • San Francisco, Calif. six races the Wildcats 2nd out of eight teams, 54 points competed in, Kentucky Overall winner: Luis Orta, University of Kentucky, 24:52 finished in 19th place. 9-18 • Iona College Meet of Champions • 8K • New York, N.Y. Despite his freshman 10th out of 19 teams, 236 points standing, Eden recorded Overall winner: Eric Finan, University of Cincinnati, 24:48.45 the second fastest time 10-2 • Greater Louisville Classic • 8K • Louisville, Ky. on the team for the sec19th out of 38 teams, 566 points ond-straight race. Overall winner: Meshack Koyiaki, Columbus St. University, 23:20.75 Kentucky closed out the regular season sched10-15 • Blue Ridge Open • 8K • Boone, N.C. ule with a fourth place 4th out of 18 teams, 143 points finish at the Blue Ridge Overall winner: Neal Darmody, High Point, 24:35.9 Open. Orta led the way 11-1 • Southeastern Conference Championship • 8K • Columbia, S.C. with a time of 24:49.30 8th out of 11 teams, 222 points on the 8K course in Overall winner: Barnabas Kirui, Ole Miss, 23:52.07 Boone, N.C., finishing 11-13 • NCAA Southeast Regional • 10K • Louisville, Ky. in second place overall. 21st out of 34 teams, 572 points Nadzam recorded his secOverall winner: Samuel Chelanga, Liberty, 29:55.80 ond top-20 time of the
2010 MEN’S RESULTS Race
Peter Coffey Stacey Eden Trent Halasek Colin Heenan Matt Hillenbrand J.D. Horton William James Adam Kahleifeh Walter Luttrell Josh Nadzam Luis Orta Robert Scharold Matt Wagner Sharif Webb
San Francisco Invitational San Francisco, Calif. 8K
Iona College Meet of Champions New York, N.Y. 8K
Greater Louisville Invitational Louisville, Ky. 8K
Blue Ridge Open
SEC Championship
Boone, N.C. 8K
Columbia, S.C. 8K
NCAA Southeast Regional Louisville, Ky. 10K
27:10-9-47 25:27-4-15 27:42-10-53 26:22-7-36 26:42-8-43 --25:54-5-28 25:06-2-5 25:24-3-13 24:52-1-1 27:45-11-54 26:20-6-35 --
-26:12.85-2-41 27:26.01-7-131 26:17.17-3-51 28:35.45-9-174 ---26:41.19-5-80 26:29.22-4-64 25:20.47-1-5 29:34.09-10-193 27:07.99-6-116 27:20.34-7-126
26:48.40 25:07.70-2-91 27:03.60 25:09.66-3-94 26:18.80 28:41.40 -26:.39.10 -25:29.51-4-129 24:18.60-1-23 27:55.60 26:40.43-5-229 26:07.60
27:28.50-10-112* 25:44.20-3-25 28:39.70-12-138* 26:21.30-4-47 27:21.10-9-108* -26:41.70-7-64 26:34.90-6-55 26:49.60-8-88* 25:33.80-2-19 24:49.30-1-2 -26:27.30-5-50 27:51.30-11-124*
-26:18.24-4-48 -26:15.60-3-46 27:16.37-7-70 -27:28.35-8-80* 26:35.65-5-57 -25:50.44-2-40 25:25.19-1-31 -27:11.55-6-69 --
-32:54.36-1-88 -33:25.08-3-114 35:28.31-7-189 --34:14.72-6-153 -32:58.53-2-91 33:41.53-4-131 -34:06.73-5-148 --
key=time-team finish-overall finish (does not count unattached runners) *Ran unattached
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