KERNERSVILLE, N.C. – The Wofford College men's and women's cross country teams competed at the VertCross Invitational hosted by High Point University on Friday afternoon at the Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex. The women finished 12^th overall, while the men were 13^th in the field.
 
In the men's 8k race, Cristian Widehouse was the first Terrier to cross the line in 26:27.82. He was followed by Jack Zemp (26:48.84), Ethan Epstein (27:05.60), Cisco Ferre (27:06.38) and Jonathan Rice (27:23.76) to round out the top five. Also competing for Wofford were Joe Harbacevich, Dane Szalwinski, Ben Boatwright and Walker Gibbs.
 
The women's 6k race followed and Taryn Schoen was the top finisher for Wofford in 23:18.34. Anya Bunao (23:28.15), Mary Stewart Wilson (23:32.29), Shannon McAndrew (23:55.27) and Sommer McKenzie (24:30.98) completed the top five scorers. The Terriers were also represented by Alexandra Christopoulos, Jamie Barnett, Anna Lyles, Rebeka Fadgyas, Rebeka Parent, and Madison Paraskeva.
 
George Mason took first place for the men out of 21 total teams, while Duke was first for the women out of 19 teams. The competitive field of included regionally-ranked teams NC State (No. 4 Southeast), Campbell (No. 5 Southeast), Davidson (No. 10 Southeast), George Mason (No. 13 Southeast), Appalachian State (No. 14 Southeast) and East Tennessee State (No. 15 South).
 
Next for both the men's and women's teams will be the Southern Conference Championship on Saturday, October 29 in Chattanooga.