Charleston Southern University Athletics
Charleston Southern
Bucs finish 14th at Royal XC Challenge
10/12/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Charleston Southern finished with a total of 378 points to claim 14th at the 2012 Queens Challenge, run on Friday night at McAlpine Creek Park.
The Bucs finished 11 points behind Anderson (S.C.) in the 21-team field.
Liberty University ran away with the meet, posting only 19 points and winning by a margin of almost four minutes over Western Carolina, while Spartanburg Methodist, Elon, and Mount Olive round out the top five.
Sophomore Tyre Hines was CSU's top finisher, averaging 5:05 per mile on the eight-kilometer course in taking 31st with a time of 25:45.
Junior Baxley Crosby finished less than three minutes back, averaging 5:27.9 per mile on the course to finish 109th with a time of 28:03.9.
Michael Marshburn crossed the line six places behind Crosby, averaging 5:24.8 per mile to finish with a time of 28:15.9 on the evening.
Martin Hutchens finished the event with a time of 28:37.6 to finish 120th overall on the course, while Josh Mack wrapped up the group placed on the course by Coach Ryan Thompson, crossing the line with a time of 32:09.7.
CSU returns to the road on Saturday, October 27th as the Buccaneers travel to Rock Hill, S.C. to take part in the 2012 Big South Cross Country Conference Championships.
