Men 2nd, Women 4th in Upstate Trip to Winthrop

Saturday, September 17

Rock Hill, SC

9 A.M.

The Citadel

Winthrop Invitational 8K

Photo by: Dan Graham / The Citadel

Men 2nd, Women 4th in Upstate Trip to Winthrop

9/17/2022 10:27:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Citadel cross country teams traveled upstate Saturday morning for their second meet of the season at the Winthrop/Adidas Invitational. The men and women took part in their first 8K and 5K challenge of the year, respectively, with the men taking a second-place finish with 39 points. The women finished fourth in a crowded field that included the South Carolina Gamecocks.

MEN'S RESULTS

The men finished second with 39 points, securing five in the top 17. They were 14 points behind winner UNC Asheville, whose five placed in the top nine.
Sam Sharnas led the way for the Bulldogs in second place at 25:35.7.
Owen Sharnas took fifth with a 25:59.1 mark.
Andrew Smith was next through the chute in sixth at 26:26.7.
Ty Duben was next for The Citadel, finishing 12th at 26:56.3.
Will Ray anchored the scoring with his 17th-place time of 27:47.1
Robert Perrecone took 24th with a mark of 28:11.5
Aidan O'Donnell ran 25th at 28:12.6
Liam O'Donnell finished 26th at 28:24.3
Sutter Guttery was 30th, coming in at 29:14.9

WOMEN'S RESULTS

The women finished fourth with 99 points, as the top five finished between 7th and 39th place. South Carolina posted a perfect 15 to win the meet.
Heidi Fortin was the first non-South Carolina finisher, placing seventh with a time of 19:13.1.
Emma Cunningham took 22nd with a time of 21:06.7.
Darrian Cole finished 26th, coming in at 21:33.6.
Leska Whitmarsh earned 33rd, clocking in at 23:09.1.
Sara-Grace Melton took 39th at 24:36.3.
Kennedy DeLancy was right behind Melton in 40th at 24:49.5.