WOMEN'S RESULTS (PDF)
MEN'S RESULTS (PDF)

HARDEEVILLE, S.C. – Thirteen runners, including seven women and six men, set season or personal records for The Citadel men's and women's cross country teams Saturday morning at the 13^th Annual Sand Shark Invitational hosted by USC Beaufort.

Both Bulldog teams finished first among NCAA Division I teams. The women's team finished third out of 19 teams overall across all divisions, while the men's team finished fourth out of 17 teams.

MEET INFORMATION
Race: 13^th Annual Sand Shark Invitational
Location: Hardeeville School Complex (Hardeeville, S.C.)
Men's Distance: 8,000 meters (8K)
Women's Distance: 5,000 meters (5K)

WOMEN'S RACE

• The women's team finished third behind SCAD Atlanta and SCAD Savannah, but beat out NCAA Division I teams Georgia Southern and South Carolina State.
• All seven runners for the women set either personal records or season records in the 5K.
• Senior Daniela Sanchez-Martinez, junior Amber Opp, and freshmen Heidi Fortin and Grace Wolfe all set personal records, while senior Jordan Neeley and juniors Casey Miller and Kenslee Padgett each set season personal records.
• Opp led the way for the Bulldogs, finishing eighth overall, and second among NCAA Division I runners, with a time of 18P21.5.
• Fortin raced to a 12^th–place overall finish, and third among D-1 runners, with a time of 18:58.8.
• Miller finished 24^th, seventh among NCAA Division I, with a time of 19:40.6
• Wolfe finished 32^nd overall, eighth in D-1, with a time of 20:01.7.
• Sanchez-Martinez finished 38^th, ninth amongst NCAA Division I runners, with a time of 20:22.4.
• Neeley wrapped up the race 42^nd, 10^th in D-1, with a time  of 20:28.1.
• Padgett finished 14^th among NCAA Division I runners with a time of 22:09.5.

MEN'S RACE

• The men's team finished fourth overall behind SCAD Atlanta, SCAD Savannah and St. Thomas (Fla.), but beat out fellow NCAA Division I team S.C. State.
• Six Bulldogs set either personal or season personal bests in the 8K.
• Sophomores Lane Johnson and Andrew McNay, and freshmen Andrew Smith, Sam Sharnas and Billy Eggers all set personal records, while senior Eric Avalos recorded a season-best in the 8K.
• Johnson led the way for the Bulldogs with a 26:56.8, finished 12^th overall and second in NCAA Division I.
• Smith finished second on the team, 14^th overall and third in the D-1 ranks with a time of 27:11.0.
• Sharnas made his return to the course, finishing third on the team, 15^th overall and fourth in NCAA Division I with a time of 27:15.1.
• Eggers finished 29^th overall, sixth in D-1, with a time of 27:58.8.
• Ty Duben finished 30^th overall, and seventh in NCAA division I, with a time of 28:00.6.
• Avalos was sixth on the team, 52^nd overall and ninth in D-1 with a time of 28:40.6.
• McNAy finished seventh on the team and 14^th in NCAA Division I with a time of 30:36.9.

COMING UP
The Bulldogs will now be off until racing in the 2019 Southern Conference Cross Country Championships in Johnson City, Tennessee on Saturday, Nov. 2.

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