RESULTS

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Citadel women's and men's cross country teams competed in the Queen City Invitational Friday afternoon, with the Bulldog women finishing 15^th, while the men wrapped up the event 18^th.

MEET INFORMATION
Race: Queen City Invitational
Location: McAlpine Creek Park (Charlotte, N.C.)
Women's Distance: 5,000 meters (5K)
Men's Distance: 8,000 meters (8K)

WOMEN'S RACE

• The Citadel women's team finished 15^th out of 39 teams, including ahead of NCAA Division I teams like Presbyterian, Longwood, Gardner-Webb, Coastal Carolina and Savannah State.
• Junior Amber Opp finished 22^nd overall with a personal-record time of 18:47.
• Freshman Heidi Fortin finished second on the team with a 44^th-place finish with a seasn-best time of 19:18.
• Junior Casey Miller finished third for the Bulldogs with a time of 20:36, while senior Jordan Neeley was fourth with a time of 21:11.
• Freshman Grace Wolfe wrapped up the race in a time of 21:15, and Kenslee Padgett raced her way to a time of 23:58.

MEN'S RACE

• The men's team finished 18^th out of 42 teams, including besting NCAA Division I opponents like Presbyterian, Longwood, Savannah State and Gardner-Webb.
• Sophomore Lane Johnson led the way for the second straight week, finishing the 8K in a time of 27:35.
• Freshman Ty Duben finished second for the men with a time of 27:53, while fellow freshman Andrew Smith was third on the squad with a time of 28:01.
• Junior Jeremy Shipley finished in a time of 28:29 with freshman Billy Eggers wrapping up the top five for the Bulldogs with a time of 28:43.
• Freshman Aidan Richter was the sixth Bulldogs across the finish line with a time of 29:31, while senior Eric Avalos rounded out the top seven for The Citadel with a time of 29:52.

COMING UP
The Citadel will next race at the Disney Cross Country Classic in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, Oct. 12.

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