SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford College men's and women's cross country teams competed on Saturday morning at the Upstate Invite at the Milliken Research Park. The women were 12th and the men were 27
th overall in the meet.
The women's 5K race was held first, and
Ava Dennis was 15
th overall with a time of 18.00.0 to lead the Terriers.
Mary Elizabeth Martin was next at 19.02.9, followed by
Madison Sledge (19:05.0/personal best),
Sarah Turner (19:20.0/personal best),
Taylor Battle (19:53.0/personal best),
Jordyn Battle (20:08.7),
Kristen Hallman (10:10.5),
Olivia Jansen (20:19.1), and
Avah Mallek (20:53.5).
The men's 8K competition followed, and
Liam Jones was the top Terrier finisher with a personal best time of 25:19.8.
Aiden Sellers was next for Wofford in a personal best time of 27:42. 4, followed by Ethan Schaefer (28:56.7/personal best),
Fate Hall (29:24.1/personal best),
Carson Hodges (29:59.3/personal best), and Chap Wilbanks (30:18.1).
Overall, Duke was first in the women's race of 36 teams with 15 points, followed by East Tennessee State, Coastal Carolina, Charleston Southern, and the College of Charleston. The men's race of 37 teams saw Charleston Southern taking first with 44 points, with Duke, Furman, Davidson, and UNC Greensboro rounding out the top five.
Both the men's and women's teams run in the Southern Conference Championship on Saturday, October 31, in Mill Spring, N.C. For championship details, visit:
https://soconsports.com/feature/cross-country-championships?path=mcross
