WOMEN'S 5K RESULTS (PDF)

MEN'S 8K RESULTS (PDF)

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The Citadel men's and women's cross country teams competed in the 2019 Southern Conference Cross Country Championships Saturday morning. Both squads finished 10^th, with young runners leading the way for the men.

MEET INFORMATION
Race: 2019 Southern Conference Cross Country Championships
Location: Pine Oaks Golf Course (Johnson City, Tenn.)
Women's Distance: 5,000 meters (5K)
Men's Distance: 8,000 meters (8K)

WOMEN'S RACE

• Junior Amber Opp led the way for the Bulldog women, finishing 26^th with a time of 19:26.0.
• Freshman Heidi Fortin was second on the team with a 48^th-place time of 20:13.4.
• Junior Casey Miller finished third on the team with a time of 20:47.8.
• Freshman Grace Wolfe placed fourth on the team with a time of 21:07.7.
• Senior Jordan Neeley finished fifth on the squad with a 22:21.4.
• Fellow senior Daniela Sanchez-Martinez finished right behind Neeley with a time of 22:31.3.
• Junior Kenslee Padgett rounded out the Bulldogs' roster with a time of 23:38.9.
• Furman claimed their seventh-straight team title by taking second through fifth individually.
• Wofford's Hannah Steelman claimed the individual title with a time of 17:02.1.

MEN'S RACE

• Freshmen led the way for the Bulldog men with Sam Sharnas, Billy Eggers and Ty Duben claiming the top three spots on the squad.
• Sharnas finished 48^th overall with a time of 28:12.6.
• Eggers finished second on the team with a time of 28:52.0.
• Duben wrapped up the 8K in a time of 28:53.2.
• Sophomore Lane Johnson was fourth on the squad with a time of 29:15.0.
• Freshman Andrew Smith finished fifth on the team with a time of 29:19.5.
• Junior Jeremy Shipley wrapped up his morning with a time of 29:55.5.
• Senior Eric Avalos completed the scoring seven with a time of 31:23.3.
• Furman's men claimed their seventh straight team title by taking the top two spots, and four of the top five.
• Furman's Ryan Adams took home the individual title with a time of 24:40.8.

COMING UP
The Bulldogs will next race in the 2019 NCAA Southeast Regionals hosted by the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia on Friday, Nov. 15.

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