SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford College men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Upstate Invite on Saturday morning at the Roger Milliken Research Center. In a competitive meet, the women finished sixth overall and the men were fifth.
 
In the women's 5K race, Taryn Schoen finished 14^th overall in a time of 18:48.89 to lead the Wofford team. Mary Stewart Wilson was 21^st at 19:05.84 and Shannon McAndrew was 27^th in 19:28.11. Anya Bunao crossed the finish in 19:48.82, followed by Madison Paraskeva in 19:56.38 to round out the top five. Also running for the Terriers were Rebeka Parent, Sommer McKenzie, Anna Lyles, Jamie Barnett, Alexandra Christopoulos, Alexa Golbus, Rebaka Fadgyas, Chandler Washburn, Ashley Golbus, Ashley McCreary, Breck Peterson, Sarah Spiro and Morgan Schweers.
 
The men's 8K competition followed and Cisco Ferre was the top finished for the Terriers in 26:15.45 to take 20^th overall. Cristian Widenhouse was 21^st at 26:30.37 and Jack Zemp was 23^rd at 26:37.92. Ethan Epstein ran a 27:02.02 and Jonathan Rice finished in 27:17.59 to round out the scorers. Dane Szalwinski, Joe Harbacevich, Ben Boatwright, Walker Gibbs, David Grant and William Stutts also competed for Wofford.
 
Overall, Florida Gulf Coast won the men's race and Lipscomb took first in the women's event.
 
Both the men's and women's teams will be back in action on Saturday, October 8 at the Furman Cross Country Classic in Greenville.