HOOVER, Ala. - Led by senior Marcie Milner's 36th place finish, the USC Aiken Lady Pacers were 16th out of 20 teams at the Great American Cross Country Festival on Saturday afternoon. The 5K event was held at Spain Park in Hoover, Ala. Emory University won the event with 32 total points.

Samford's Stephanie Dueringer captured the individual title with a time of 19:00.60, nearly 29 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Amy DiBianca of Emory. 

In the team standings, UAB (92) was second, 60 points back of Emory. Mercer (125) came in third followed by Birmingham Southern (151) and Columbus State (177) rounding out the top five. 

Milner turned in a time of 21:53.80, less than 17 seconds outside of the top 25 in the impressive field. Freshman Jani Linde crossed the line in a time of 23:26.60 to finish 86th. Sophomores Alley Dachenhaus and Renea Marshall placed 105th and 107th respectively, separated by only seven ticks. Dachenhaus' time was 24:24.60 while Marshall clocked in at 24:31.10. 

Senior Jen Mascarin placed 124th at 25:28.10 and Mamie Foreman was 138th with a time of 28:18.50. 

USC Aiken will next compete in The Citadel Invitational on Saturday, September 30 in Charleston, S.C.

Great American Cross Country Festival
Hoover, Ala., 5K, September 23, 2006

USCA Individual Results
36. Marcie Milner.......................21:55.80
86. Jani Linde............................23:26.60
105. Alley Dachenhaus.............24:24.60
107. Renea Marshall.................24:31.10
124. Jen Mascarin....................25:28.10
138. Mamie Foreman................28:19.00

Team Results
1. Emory.................................................32
2. UAB....................................................92
3. Mercer..............................................125
4. Birmingham Southern.......................151
5. Columbus State................................177
6. Warner Southern.............................198
7. West Georgia...................................204
8. Wofford...........................................244
9. Florida State....................................245
10. Webber International.....................249
11. Alabama State...............................252
12. Augusta State...............................255
13. Daemen College............................336
14. North Georgia...............................349
15. Young Harris................................382
16. USC Aiken...................................395
17. Spring Hill......................................414
18. Belmont Abbey..............................491
19. West Alabama..............................500
20. Georgia Southwestern.................505