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Cross Country Dominates Rice Meet
Bo Price, Debbie Thornhill give Baylor sweep.
Junior Debbie Thornhill finished 37 seconds ahead of the field Friday night in winning her first race with the Baylor cross country program.

Junior Debbie Thornhill finished 37 seconds ahead of the field Friday night in winning her first race with the Baylor cross country program.

Aug. 31, 2002

MONTGOMERY, Texas - Bo Price and Debbie Thornhill both posted first-place finishes here late Friday night as Baylor opened its 2002 season with a dominating performance at the Rice Cross Country Meet.

Price ran the men's 5,000 meters in a time of 15 minutes, 39 seconds; he was one of four Bears to place in the top 10. Kyle King, a senior transfer from North Texas, finished second at 15:43, Nick Devenport finished fourth at 15:53 and Matt Chance was eighth at 16:05. Baylor also got strong outings from Sam Bernal (23rd, 17:10) and Robert Harris (26th, 17:24).

Thornhill, a junior transfer from North Texas who claimed the 10,000 meters title at last spring's Big 12 Conference Outdoor Championships, dominated the women's field. She finished the 5,000-meter run in 18:00, 37 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher.

In all, Baylor placed four women in the top 10 and seven in the top 20. Leah Marbach finished fifth (18:50), Megan McCoin was eighth (18:55), Lisa Cornelius was ninth (19:14), Emily Bonilla was 15th (19:46), Katherine Duncan was 16th (19:47) and Anna Kaczmarek finished 20th (19:59). Lindsey Price finished 29th for Baylor with a time of 21:59, one spot ahead of teammate April Hurst (22:01).

Both teams return to action in two weeks at the Rice Invitational in Houston, Texas.