Friday, September 28
Charlotte, NC
3:30 p.m. ET
Samford University
at
Charlotte Cross Country Invitational
Cross Country Travels to Charlotte Friday
9.27.12 | Cross Country
CROSS COUNTRY TRAVELS TO CHARLOTTE FRIDAY
Samford cross country travels to Charlotte, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 28 for the Fourth Annual Charlotte Cross Country Invitational, hosted by UNC-Charlotte. The women will compete in two heats of a 6,000-meter course, with the “Gold” race at 3:30 p.m. ET and the “Green” race at 4:50 p.m. The men will do the same on an 8,000-meter course, running the “Gold” race at 4:15 p.m. and the “Green” Race at 5:20 p.m.
Over 40 colleges will be competing at Charlotte's McAlpine Park.
LAST TIME OUT: AUBURN INVITATIONAL
Newcomers and veterans both shined at the Auburn Invitational as the Bulldog squad showed its depth and talent. The women's team placed second in the 4k while the men's team placed fourth in the 6k.
Freshman and Birmingham native Rachel Roberts made her Samford debut, cruising to a second-place finish in 14:30.19. Holly Benson was the next Bulldog to cross, timing in at 15:07.32. Frances Bernard was close behind (17th, 15:16.41) as was Rachel Wooten (22nd, 15:33.30) and Marie Demedicis (31st, 15:56.21). Their five finishes gave Samford a team total of 83 points, just four points ahead of third-place Southern Mississippi. Rounding out the rest of Samford's competitors were Margaret Grogan (40th, 16:21.14), Anna Laura Irvine (42nd, 16:28.34) and Chelsea Treadway (43rd, 16:30.40).
For the second-straight week, newcomers Luke Weishaar and Brandon Hazouri earned top ten finishes as they placed back-to-back in ninth (19:39.19) and tenth (19:44.00), respectively. Fellow freshmen Adam Jones (14th, 20:06.76) and Steven Crain (24th, 20:50.96) were the next Bulldogs across, followed shortly after by James Graham (27th, 21:06.41), Layton Dorsett (28th, 21:13.58) and Nicholas Cork (38th, 22:08.09).
SOCON PRIMER
This meet will provide the Bulldogs with a chance to compete head-to-head against some conference opponents before they meet at the SoCon Championships in late October. Other conference schools in the field include Appalachian State, College of Charleston, Davidson and Elon.
ABOUT THE CHARLOTTE CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL
This will be the fourth Charlotte Cross Country Invitational as it has quickly grown to one of the premiere meets on the east coast. It started in 2009 with about 25 teams and has expanded rapidly, with this season's attendance at over 40 schools. UNC-Charlotte won the inaugural team titles and since then, Clemson (M) and Wake Forest (W) won in 2010 with Virginia Tech taking the men's and women's titles last season.
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs resume competition in two weeks at the Crimson Classic in Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Saturday, Oct. 13. Events are set to begin at 8:30 a.m. CT.
Samford cross country travels to Charlotte, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 28 for the Fourth Annual Charlotte Cross Country Invitational, hosted by UNC-Charlotte. The women will compete in two heats of a 6,000-meter course, with the “Gold” race at 3:30 p.m. ET and the “Green” race at 4:50 p.m. The men will do the same on an 8,000-meter course, running the “Gold” race at 4:15 p.m. and the “Green” Race at 5:20 p.m.
Over 40 colleges will be competing at Charlotte's McAlpine Park.
LAST TIME OUT: AUBURN INVITATIONAL
Newcomers and veterans both shined at the Auburn Invitational as the Bulldog squad showed its depth and talent. The women's team placed second in the 4k while the men's team placed fourth in the 6k.
Freshman and Birmingham native Rachel Roberts made her Samford debut, cruising to a second-place finish in 14:30.19. Holly Benson was the next Bulldog to cross, timing in at 15:07.32. Frances Bernard was close behind (17th, 15:16.41) as was Rachel Wooten (22nd, 15:33.30) and Marie Demedicis (31st, 15:56.21). Their five finishes gave Samford a team total of 83 points, just four points ahead of third-place Southern Mississippi. Rounding out the rest of Samford's competitors were Margaret Grogan (40th, 16:21.14), Anna Laura Irvine (42nd, 16:28.34) and Chelsea Treadway (43rd, 16:30.40).
For the second-straight week, newcomers Luke Weishaar and Brandon Hazouri earned top ten finishes as they placed back-to-back in ninth (19:39.19) and tenth (19:44.00), respectively. Fellow freshmen Adam Jones (14th, 20:06.76) and Steven Crain (24th, 20:50.96) were the next Bulldogs across, followed shortly after by James Graham (27th, 21:06.41), Layton Dorsett (28th, 21:13.58) and Nicholas Cork (38th, 22:08.09).
SOCON PRIMER
This meet will provide the Bulldogs with a chance to compete head-to-head against some conference opponents before they meet at the SoCon Championships in late October. Other conference schools in the field include Appalachian State, College of Charleston, Davidson and Elon.
ABOUT THE CHARLOTTE CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL
This will be the fourth Charlotte Cross Country Invitational as it has quickly grown to one of the premiere meets on the east coast. It started in 2009 with about 25 teams and has expanded rapidly, with this season's attendance at over 40 schools. UNC-Charlotte won the inaugural team titles and since then, Clemson (M) and Wake Forest (W) won in 2010 with Virginia Tech taking the men's and women's titles last season.
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs resume competition in two weeks at the Crimson Classic in Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Saturday, Oct. 13. Events are set to begin at 8:30 a.m. CT.
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