TEAM RESULTS: MEN | WOMEN
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: MEN | WOMEN

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – On Saturday, Samford hosted the 2013 Southern Conference Cross Country Championships, held at Veterans Park just outside of Birmingham.  Samford's men's team earned a sixth-place finish in the 8k led by Luke Weishaar in 21st while the women placed seventh in the 5k, led by Rachel Wooten in 23rd.  In the overall race, Furman swept both competitions, winning the men's and women's team titles.
 
In the first race of the day, the men's 8k, Weishaar was the first Bulldog across the line in 21st with a time of 25:52.23.  Racing in a tight pack for the majority of the race, Layton Dorsett was the next across in 27th (26:00.23) followed by Brandon Hazouri (28th, 26:03.78) and Adam Jones (29th, 26:11.70).  Lucas Sieb (44th, 26:55.10) and James Graham (55th, 27:20.89) rounded out the rest of the Bulldogs' competitors.
 
In the women's 5k, Wooten was the lead Bulldog in 23rd (18:47.49).  Nearly 20 seconds later, Ansley Bos (35th, 19:08.81) crossed the line with Frances Bernard (42nd, 19:18.13), Marie Demedicis (48th, 19:35.22) and Anna Laura Irvine (58th, 20:08.30) completing the field for Samford.
 
In two weeks, Samford will compete at the NCAA South Regional in Tuscaloosa, Ala., hosted by the University of Alabama on Friday, Nov. 15.  Teams and individuals that earn automatic and at-large bids will continue their season at the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind., on Saturday, Nov. 23.
 
TEAM SCORES
MEN
1. Furman (48)
2. Appalachian State (63)
3. Chattanooga (73)
4. UNCG (74)
5. Davidson (124)
6. Samford (148)
7. Elon (167)
8. Western Carolina (221)
9. The Citadel (269)
10. Wofford (282)
 
WOMEN
1. Furman (48)
2. Elon (50)
3. UNCG (62)
4. Appalachian State (99)
5. Chattanooga (136)
6. Davidson (177)
7. Samford (195)
8. Wofford (238)
9. Western Carolina (240)
10. The Citadel (276)
11. Georgia Southern (305)