Men Dominate in Victory, Fortin Logs 2nd-Best 4K Time at CSU Invite

Friday, September 2

Charleston, SC

9 A.M.

The Citadel

CSU Buccaneer Open 6K

Meet Info Results

Men Dominate in Victory, Fortin Logs 2nd-Best 4K Time at CSU Invite

9/2/2022 11:55:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston Southern served as the backdrop for The Citadel's season opener Friday morning at the Buccaneer Invite. The 6K men's race offered perhaps an indication of the season to come, as Sam Sharnas tied the 6K program record to win the race, while his freshman cousin Owen Sharnas placed second to lead the Bulldogs to the team win with 30 points. Heidi Fortin led the women's team in the 4K with her fourth-place finish, setting the second-fastest 4K time in program history.

WOMEN'S RESULTS

The women took third with 82 points, behind winner Charleston Southern and second-place College of Charleston.
Heidi Fortin finished fourth with a time of 15:24, setting the second-best 4K time in The Citadel cross country history. The top mark is held by Sharon Hacker's 15:14 time in 2001.
After the first 14 finishers, the remaining runners mistook the course path, leading to longer runs.
Emma Cunningham was next to finish for The Citadel in 16th place.
Darrian Cole placed 20th.
Claire Thomas finished in 27th.
Leska Whitmarsh was 29th.
Kennedy Delancy took 33rd.
Lilli Inman was 36th.

MEN'S RESULTS

All 14 men's runners finished in the top 30, including five in the first 15 and 11 in the top 25.
Sam Sharnas tied the 6K program record with his 18:58.1 winning finish, putting him in company with Nick Gastley's time of 18:58 from 2004.
Newcomer Owen Sharnas kept up the pace, logging a time of 19:13.6 for the fifth-fastest 6K finish in school history.
The trio of Andrew Smith, Ty Duben, and Jared Campbell sealed the win for the Bulldogs with top-15 finishes. Smith took 12th at 20:24.3, Duben 13th at 20:28.2, and Campbell 15th at 20:51.3.
Aidan O'Donnell took 17th with a time of 20:53.6.
Will Ray was 20th at 21:12.2.
Liam O'Donnell earned 22nd place at 21:26.3.
Jack Kornfeind was 23rd at 21:28.9.
Sutter Guttery earned 24th at 21:45.2.
Aidan Richter finished 25th at 22:02.9.
Robert Perrecone took 28th at 22:42.3.
John Sheppard finished 29th at 22:51.4.
Brett Cobb placed 30th at 23:11.7.