CHARLOTTE, N.C. – On Friday afternoon, the Wofford College men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Royals Cross Country Challenge hosted by Queens University at McAlpine Creek Park. The women were 13th and the men were 26th overall in the meet.
The women's 5K race was held first, and
Ava Dennis was 22
nd overall with a personal best time of 17:56.0 to lead the Terriers.
Mary Elizabeth Martin was next at 18:47.0 in her first career race, followed by
Madison Sledge (19:06.5/personal best),
Sarah Turner (19:28.1/personal best),
Kristen Hallman (20:00.9/personal best),
Olivia Jansen (20:15.6),
Avah Mallek (20:17.0/personal best),
Taylor Battle (20:25.7),
Jordyn Battle (21:13.8),
The men's 8K competition followed, and
Liam Jones was the top Terrier finisher with a personal best time of 26:02.6.
Andrew York was next for Wofford in 27:38.1, followed by Aidan Sellers (27:52.5/personal best), Ethan Schaefer (29:01.0/personal best), Chap Wilbanks (29:24.5/personal best),
Carson Hodges (30:24.3/personal best), and
Fate Hall (30:49.1).
Aydan Layton was next for Wofford in 29:06.1 for a personal best, with Aidan Sellers (29:18.0/personal best),
Fate Hall (30:23.0/personal best), Ethan Schaefer (30:35.7), and Chap Wilbanks (31:00.3/personal best) rounding out the finishers.
Overall, Catawba was first in the women's race of 26 teams with 66 points, followed by Furman, Davidson, Campbell, and Milligan. The men's race of 27 teams saw Milligan taking first with 70 points, with Catawba, Augusta, Furman, and Wingate rounding out the top five. .
Both the men's and women's teams will be back in action on Saturday, October 17, at the Upstate Invitational at Milliken Park.
