11/1/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track and Field
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.-Charleston Southern's men finished ninth and the women placed eighth at the 2003 Big South Conference Cross Country Championships Saturday in Myrtle Beach, S.C. High Point and Coastal Carolina were the men's and women's champions, respectively.
The Panther men won the 8K event with 45 points, followed by Liberty (69), Coastal Carolina (96), UNC Asheville (107), Radford (127), Winthrop (131), Virginia Military Institute (170), Birmingham-Southern (183) and Charleston Southern (273). Jason Salo was CSU's best male athlete at the meet, finishing 36th in 28:18.20.
The Lady Chants posted an impressive 26 points in the women's 5K event, powered by a 1-2-3 finish at the top of the order. The UNC Asheville women's team took second with 47 points, followed by High Point (76), Liberty (95), Winthrop (133), Birmingham-Southern (150), Radford (176), Charleston Southern (246) and Virginia Military Institute (255). Cheryl Ewing and Jen Gratton finished together at 35/36 in 21:01.76 and 21:03.43 to lead all Buccaneers.
