Bulldogs Wrap Up Time at Adidas XC Challenge

Friday, September 20

Cary, N.C.

6 p.m.

The Citadel

adidas XC Challenge

Photo by: Milledge Austin/The Citadel

Bulldogs Wrap Up Time at Adidas XC Challenge

9/20/2019 8:17:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

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

CARY, N.C. – The Citadel men's and women's cross country teams each finished ahead of North Carolina Central and Gardner-Webb Friday afternoon as the Bulldogs competed in the adidas XC Challenge hosted by NC State.

MEET INFORMATION
Race: adidas XC Challenge
Men's Distance: 6,000 meters (6K)
Women's Distance: 5,000 meters (5K)
Location: WakeMed Soccer Park (Cary, N.C.)

MEN'S RACE

The Bulldog men finished eighth out of 10 teams in the NCAA Division I race.
The Citadel was paced by sophomore Lane Johnson, who finished 55^th with a time of 20:06.2.
Finishing second on the squad was freshman Andrew Smith with a time of 20:18.1.
Freshmen Billy Eggers and Ty Duben and junior Jeremy Shipley rounded out the Bulldogs' scoring five. Eggers finished with a time of 20:35.9, Duben cruised home in a time of 20:52.7 and Shipley posted a time of 21:29.0.
Freshman Aidan Richter finished the 6K in a time of 21:58.8 and senior Eric Avalos finished in a time of 22:16.3.

WOMEN'S RACE

The Bulldog women finished seventh out of nine teams.
Junior Amber Opp paced the women's squad with a 46^th-place finish in a time of 19:07.9, setting a season-best time in the 5K.
Freshman Heidi Fortin raced her way to a personal-best 19:22.3, finishing 52^nd.
Junior Casey Miller and senior Jordan Neeley both posted season-best times, Miller racing to a 20:10.5, while Neeley cruised to a 21:34.3.
Freshman Grace Wolfe finished the 5K in a time of 20:51.8, finishing fourth on the team.
Senior Daniela Sanchez-Martinez and junior Kenslee Padgett rounded out the squad for the Bulldogs. Sanchez-Martinez posted a time of 23:15.7, while Padgett finished in a time of 24:10.6.

COMING UP
The Bulldogs will next compete in the Queen City Invite hosted by Queens University (N.C.) in Charlotte, N.C. The invite will be contested on Friday, Sept. 27.

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