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Carson Towe and Luis Rios

Women's Cross Country

Towe and Rios Brena Pace Valkyries at Eye Opener

Final Results

SPARTANBURG, S.C. –
The Converse University men's and women's cross country teams competed in the annual USC Upstate Eye Opener Invitational and placed in fifth and sixth place respectively.
 
The Converse women's team finished ahead of two Division I programs in USC Upstate and Presbyterian. The Valkyries also finished ahead of conference rival King University. Freshman Carson Towe was the first Valkyrie to cross the finish line and placed seventh overall with a time of 19:25.9. Fellow newcomer Aubrie Heck (Oak Grove, Mo.) placed 19th overall with a total time of 19:57.2. Freshman Ashley Sosa rounded out the top-3 for Converse and just barley missed out on a top-25 finish with a 27th place finish.
 
The Converse men's team finished in sixth place overall in their first ever race in program history. The Valkyries defeated Division I program Presbyterian and fellow Palmetto State school Lander in the race. Luis Rios Brena (Gray Court, S.C.) paced the Valkyries with a 19th place finish in the event and ran a total time of 27:36:3. Sebastian Dozier (Manning, S.C.) finished second on the team with a 31st place finish and Nathan Lucy (Markleysburg, Pa.) rounded out the top-three for the men.  
 
Converse Women's Individual 5K Results:
7th Place, Carson Towe, 19:25.9
19th Place, Aubrie Heck, 19:57.2
27th Place, Ashley Sosa, 20:27.3
43rd Place, Piper Grant, 21:19.0
47th Place, Caroline Felkel, 21:26.6
51st Place, Bayley Robinson, 21:43.3
53rd Place, Libby Harvey, 21:43.9
60th Place, Jetta Turner, 22:05.8
69th Place, Caitlin Michelangelo, 23:02.0
76th Place, Jessie Arce, 23:42.5
77th Place, Charlotte Trollinger, 23:43.7
79th Place, Chloe Chandler, 23:48.9
81st Place, Jordan Onufer, 23:51.5
 
Converse Men's Individual 8K Results:
19th Place, Luis Rios Brena, 27:36.3
31st Place, Sebastian Dozier, 28:23.3
36th Place, Nathan Lucy, 28:48.1
47th Place, DreQuan Guyton, 29:36.7
58th Place, Spenser Bailey, 30:20.6
71st Place, Damihj'e Ferguson, 32:24.3
72nd Place, Spenser Kirby, 32:27.4
 
Next Up:
The Cross Country team's next meet will be on Saturday, September 11th at the Bulldog Stampede in Wingate, N.C. The race is scheduled to start at 9:00 a.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Luis  Rios Brena

Luis Rios Brena

5' 10"
Freshman
Caroline  Felkel

Caroline Felkel

5' 5"
Senior
Piper Grant

Piper Grant

5' 3"
Junior
Libby Harvey

Libby Harvey

5' 6"
Sophomore
Bayley Robinson

Bayley Robinson

5' 1"
Sophomore
Jetta Turner

Jetta Turner

5' 2"
Junior
Chloe  Chandler

Chloe Chandler

5' 5"
Freshman
Jessie Arce

Jessie Arce

5' 5"
Freshman
Aubrie Heck

Aubrie Heck

5' 4"
Junior
Caitlin Michelangelo

Caitlin Michelangelo

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Luis  Rios Brena

Luis Rios Brena

5' 10"
Freshman
Caroline  Felkel

Caroline Felkel

5' 5"
Senior
Piper Grant

Piper Grant

5' 3"
Junior
Libby Harvey

Libby Harvey

5' 6"
Sophomore
Bayley Robinson

Bayley Robinson

5' 1"
Sophomore
Jetta Turner

Jetta Turner

5' 2"
Junior
Chloe  Chandler

Chloe Chandler

5' 5"
Freshman
Jessie Arce

Jessie Arce

5' 5"
Freshman
Aubrie Heck

Aubrie Heck

5' 4"
Junior
Caitlin Michelangelo

Caitlin Michelangelo

Freshman