Bulldogs Sweep Will Wilson Invitational

Saturday, September 26

James Island, S.C.

9 AM

The Citadel

Will Wilson Citadel Invitational

Bulldogs Sweep Will Wilson Invitational

9/26/2015 11:18:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Cross Country

Men's Results | Women's Results

CHARLESTON, S.C. – It was an exciting day for the men's and women's cross country teams at James Island County Park on Saturday with both teams taking first place in their respective races.

Michael Lantz earned first place among Division I competitors finishing in 27:18.82 with Ross Jordan close behind with a time of 27:40.09. Matthew Gill crossed the finish line at the 28:17.80 mark to give the Bulldogs the top three spots in the 8k race.

James Cunningham (28:37.50) and Grant Smith (29:13.44) rounded out the top five for The Citadel, taking seventh and eighth overall. Sophomore James Howlin finished with a time of 29:25.74 and William Sloane finished things off for the Bulldogs with a time of 20:56.36.

For the women, Grace Jenkins led The Citadel recording a time of 20:30.90 and finishing in second place overall. Emani Little (21:15.57) finished fourth, Jessica DeWitte (21:21.00) took fifth, Bethany Reeves (21:22.08) finished sixth and Elizabeth Webster (22:14.58) took eighth place overall. Shona Sulzbach (22:44.06) and Karen Grier (22:58.20) also finished for the Bulldogs, taking 10th and 12th place.

The Citadel men took first in the 8k with a score of 24, followed by Benedict with a score of 48. USC-Beaufort tallied an 86, Charleston Southern scored 88, Savannah State finished with 112 and Morris rounded out the competition with a score of 164.

In the women's 5k the Bulldogs scored 25 and Charleston Southern finished in second with a score of 49. Savannah State tallied 75, Benedict came in fourth with an 84 and Morris finished with 123.

"Both the men and women ran very well today even though the course was a bit slow from the storm on Thursday," head coach Jody Huddleston said. "The top four women had very solid races. Mike and Ross had very good races today as well. We are healthier this week and looking forward to next weekend's races in Spartanburg."

The Bulldogs will return to action on October 3rd when they travel to USC Upstate in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Results will be available at the conclusion of the race at CitadelSports.com.

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