Mocs women finish second, men third at Georgia State Invitational
HAMPTON, Ga. --- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga sophomore Teghan Henderson raced out ahead of the group and claimed her second straight title, winning the Georgia State Invitational by more than 18 seconds. She led the Lady Mocs to a second place finish behind Auburn while the men finished third led by senior Lucas Cotter who placed third in the men’s race.
Henderson raced out ahead of the group and never trailed as she picked up her second victory in as many meets finishing the double-loop 4-kilometer race with a time of 14:07.61. Auburn took the next two spots with their top finisher, Rachel Givens, recording a time of 14:25.86 for second.
Chattanooga transfer Rebecca Greenwall placed fifth overall with a time of 14:44.00 and junior Keeley Stuart (Winchester, Tenn.) was third UTC runner across the line with a top 10 finish. She was eighth overall with a time of 15:14.49.
Freshmen maddison Melchionna and Hannah Chamblin were the fourth and fifth scoring runners for Chattanooga. Melchionna was 20th overall in the race featuring 73 runners, with a time of 16:02.36 and Chamblin was right behind with a time of 16:10.60. Freshman Katie Ray placed 27th with a time of 16:30.15 and newcomer Anna Kate Chance was 32nd with a time of 16:39.98.
Senior Amanda Cotter who fell in the Running Mocs opening race two weeks ago was unable to finish Friday’s contest.
In the men’s race senior Lucas Cotter led the Mocs to a third place finish with a third place finish in the four-loop 8-kilometer race. Auburn swept the top two spots to claim the title and Cotter was less than 13 seconds off the lead with a time of 25:33.44. Sophomore Paul Stuart was the second Moc across the line with a time of 27:10.82 placing ninth and senior Mark Cole was 11th with a time of 27:31.46.
Sophomore Matthew Marshall placed 16th with a time of 28:26.92 followed by Zack Darby (19th) with a time of 28:58.20 and sophomore Austin Ethridge was 20th with a time of 29:01.26.
Head Coach Bill Gautier pulled junior Patrick O’Brien and sophomore Trevor Janssen from the race due to the heat.
The Mocs placed third behind Auburn and Florida A&M. Next up for Chattanooga will be the Greater Louisville Classic on October 5 in Louisville, Ky.
Davidson finishes sixth at Wake Forest
KERNERSVILLE, N.C. – Junior Whitner Chase led the Davidson men's cross country team to a sixth-place finish against strong competition at the Wake Forest Invitational Friday evening at Beeson Park.
Chase paced the Wildcats in 25 minutes, 34.18 seconds to place 13th. Junior Sal del Giudice and sophomore Daniel Samet finished consecutively in 23rd (25:55.04) and 24th (25:55.86), while senior Grayam Sailor-Tynes (35th, 26:25.27) and sophomore Aaron Forburger (42nd, 26:27.13) rounded out the top-five scoring group.
No. 23 Florida State dominated the meet, sweeping the top three places individually, led by Bryant Blahnik in 25:07.17, totaling just 31 points. The host Demon Deacons placed second with 56 points and were followed by Clemson (83), Ohio (92), Shawnee State (107) and Davidson (122).
The 'Cats will next compete at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic, Saturday, Oct. 5.
Eagles finish seventh at GSU Invitational
HAMPTON, Ga. – Freshman Ashton Lord and sophomore Peyton Holm finished one-two for Georgia Southern Cross Country for the second straight meet. Both Lord and Holm had top 50 individual finishes while the Eagles placed seventh overall at the 38th GSU Invitational at Nash Farm Battlefield Park.
The Eagles took two trips around the 2K loop to complete the 4K course at Nash Farm Battlefield Park. Auburn, representing the Southeastern Conference, won the team title with four of the top 10 finishers. Chattanooga’s Teghan Henderson posted the lowest time among all individuals.
The Will Wilson Citadel Invitational is the next meet for the Eagles and will be held at the James Island County Park Saturday, September 28th. The following weekend, the Eagles will preview the course at Veteran’s Park that will serve as the site for the Southern Conference championship as they will compete at the BSC Invitational in Hoover, Ala.