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 19
th 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 27
th 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 19
th 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 31
st place finish and
Nathan Lucy (Markleysburg, Pa.) rounded out the top-three for the men.
Converse Women's Individual 5K Results:
7
th Place,
Carson Towe, 19:25.9
19
th Place,
Aubrie Heck, 19:57.2
27
th Place,
Ashley Sosa, 20:27.3
43
rd Place,
Piper Grant, 21:19.0
47
th Place,
Caroline Felkel, 21:26.6
51
st Place,
Bayley Robinson, 21:43.3
53
rd Place,
Libby Harvey, 21:43.9
60
th Place,
Jetta Turner, 22:05.8
69
th Place,
Caitlin Michelangelo, 23:02.0
76
th Place,
Jessie Arce, 23:42.5
77
th Place,
Charlotte Trollinger, 23:43.7
79
th Place,
Chloe Chandler, 23:48.9
81
st Place,
Jordan Onufer, 23:51.5
Converse Men's Individual 8K Results:
19
th Place,
Luis Rios Brena, 27:36.3
31
st Place,
Sebastian Dozier, 28:23.3
36
th Place,
Nathan Lucy, 28:48.1
47
th Place,
DreQuan Guyton, 29:36.7
58
th Place,
Spenser Bailey, 30:20.6
71
st Place,
Damihj'e Ferguson, 32:24.3
72
nd Place,
Spenser Kirby, 32:27.4
Next Up:
The Cross Country team's next meet will be on Saturday, September 11
th at the Bulldog Stampede in Wingate, N.C. The race is scheduled to start at 9:00 a.m.
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