FULL WOMEN'S 6K RESULTS

FULL MEN'S 8K RESULTS

CHARLOTTE, N.C. ---- Samford cross country continued its season Friday at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational, hosted by UNC-Charlotte.  The women earned a stellar fourth-place finish out of 33 teams in the 6,000-meter race while the men also impressed with a tenth-place finish out of 35 teams in the 8,000 meters.

"Several of our girls really ran well today," said Samford Head Coach Lori Strand.  "Lauren D'Alessio helped lead the team to their fourth-place finish while freshmen Rachel Roberts and Rachel Wooten stepped up and ran well.  Several of our girls struggled a bit today but we are hoping to iron out the kinks before our next meet."
 
D'Alessio and Roberts earned top-ten finishes for the Bulldogs, with D'Alessio in fourth (21:19.01) and Roberts closely behind in sixth (21:34.56).  Among the collegiate competitors, the two placed third and fifth overall, respectively.  Wooten was the next across one minute later, finishing 31st in 22:36.08.  Holly Benson (54th, 22:59.39) and Frances Bernard (65th, 23:06.56) were the final two team-point scorers for Samford and Marie Demedicis (78th, 23:17.15) and Margaret Grogan (130th, 24:38.61) wrapped up the Bulldogs' seven competitors.
 
On the men's side, Brandon Hazouri was the team's highest finisher coming in 53rd in 25:45.38.  Luke Weishaar was close behind (56th, 25:49.71) with Steven Crain (86th, 26:13.55), James Graham (94th, 26:21.75) and Layton Dorsett (97th, 26:24.53) rounding out Samford's point-scorers.  The Bulldogs' sixth and seventh competitors were Adam Jones (137th, 27:04.29) and Ramsey White (149th, 27:19.35).

"It's exciting to watch the freshmen on the men's side step up and run well," said Strand.  "The men's team seems to be moving in the right direction towards being a competitive team at the conference champoinship."
 
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.