Oct. 28, 2000

BOULDER, Colo. - The University of Missouri men's and women's cross country teams turned in third place performances at the Big 12 Conference Championships here Saturday morning.

The MU men scored 113 points beating out 23rd-ranked Nebraska by 40 points and 26th-ranked Texas by 28 points. Senior Nick Smith paced the Tigers with a time of 25:34.13 and a 12th-place finish. Rounding out the scoring for the Tigers were junior Mike Pitts (25:47) in 17th place, senior Adam MacDowell (26:01) in 25th place, junior Ryan Fitzgerald (26:09) in 28th place, and senior Lee Tittle (26:13) in 31st place.

The Missouri women scored 100 points coming in 14 points ahead of no. 21 Texas A&M. Mizzou got season-high performances from sophomore Kerry Hils (21:01) and Ann Marie Brooks (21:03), who finished 10th and 11th respectively. Also scoring for the Tigers was senior Katie Meyer (21:48) in 23rd place, sophomore Amy Chipman (22:02) and senior Sunny Gilbert (22:10).

"Our team ran well today and we got great performances from Nick Smith, Kerry Hils and Ann Marie Brooks," said cross country Head Coach Jared Wilmes.