October 3, 2009
Complete Men's Results
Complete Women's Results
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Wofford men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the Charlotte Invitational on Friday, with the women’s team taking 12th place overall and the men’s team nabbing 20th place.
The Wofford women were led by freshman Niki Klasnic, who ran the course in a career-best time of 18:49.20 to finish 32nd individually out of 209 participants. Klasnic also set a new school record for the women's 5K.
Freshman Andrea Kelsey ran the third best time in school history, crossing the finish line with a 19:17.00 mark. Fellow freshman Shelby Harris was not far behind, as she ran the fourth-best time in school history with a time of 19:57.00.
Four Terriers set personal bests in the race: sophomore Caroline Burdette came in with a time of 20:14.50, senior Laura Trent recorded a time of 20:21.70, senior Kari Harris finished with a time of 20:43.80, and junior Caitlin Dodd came in with a 20:49.30 mark. Freshmen Emily Gothberg and Kim Stauffer also recorded season best times.
The Terrier women finished 12th out of 23 teams, finishing ahead of Southern Conference rival Georgia Southern.
Women’s Results
32. Niki Klasnic, 18:49.20
61. Andrea Kelsey, 19:17.00
88. Shelby Harris, 19:57.00
105. Caroline Burdette, 20:14.50
112. Laura Trent, 20:21.70
113. Kim Stauffer, 20:22.00
120. Caroline Liddy, 20:27.50
135. Kari Harris, 20:43.80
138. Caitlin Dodd, 20:49.30
182. Emily Gothberg, 23:08.90
Senior Bryan Brooks led the men’s team with a time of 29:53.80 in the 8K race. Brooks was followed by senior Paul Vecchione and freshman Russell Baker, who recorded times of 30:21.40 and 30:22.50, respectively. The Terrier men finished 20th overall. The start time of the race caused confusion for several teams, including Wofford, which led many runners to cross the start line more than two minutes after the start.
Men’s Results
149. Bryan Brooks, 29:53.80
155. Paul Vecchione, 30:21.40
156. Russell Baker, 30:22.50
170. Mavrick Harris, 31:17.90
183. Josh Riley, 32:45.80
193. Alex Elias, 35:02.60
