Spartanburg, S.C. - - The Samford men's and women's cross country squads competed in the 2017 Southern Conference Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships Saturday morning at the Milliken Research Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
 
On the women's side, senior Karisa Nelson started the day off with a second place finish for the Bulldogs in the 5K race. Following Nelson for the Bulldogs was senior Anna Long (5^th) and sophomore Mary Grace Strozier (10^th).
 
The three top ten finishes turned in by the Bulldogs runners propelled them to a runner-up finish overall. Furman took home the championship with six top-10 finishes on the women's side.
 
Also competing for the Bulldogs were senior Haley Ward (11^th), sophomore Shian Mallory (15^th), sophomore Kathryn Foreman (16^th), senior Emma Garner (22^nd), and freshmen Abbey Zane (24^th) and Allie Nelson (30^th).
 
The Bulldogs second place finish is their second-consecutive runner up finish.
 
The men followed the women with an 8K race finishing third overall. Leading the Bulldogs was senior Arsène Guillorel with a sixth place finish followed by junior Ben Bryant (12^th) and junior Owen Bailey (16^th), who just missed out on a top 15 finish.
Furman who also took home the championship on the men's side turned in eight top-10 finishes to propel them to the top spot, while ETSU took home second place.
Others competing for the Samford men were sophomore Dillon Dean (24^th), freshman Ben Garner (29^th) and senior Josh Salter (32^nd)
 
The Bulldogs will continue their 2017 campaign at the NCAA Regional meet November 10^th in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
 
A full list of results for the SoCon Championships can be found here.
 
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