LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Charleston Southern's Cross Country teams turned in a respectable showing among several nationally ranked teams at the NCAA Southeast Regional on Friday. The men's team finished 11th while the women finished 20th in the 32 team fields.
Micah Gilpatric led the Bucs once again with a 30:21 10K, good for 29th place overall.
Alan Deogracias also finished in the top 50 with his personal best time of 30:46 earning him 46th. At 31:03,
Gavin Kuhlenbeck also ran a personal best, as did
Rob Howorth with his time of 31:42.
Zack Wedding was the 10th freshman across the line on Friday, running a 31:49 in his first collegiate 10K.
Jaden Kingsley and
Tom Joyce were sixth and seventh for the Bucs, turning in times of 31:53 and 32:13 respectively.
Sarah McCartney dropped more than a minute off of her 2021 time to break into the top 100, finishing 80th with a time of 21:56. Anne Akagi ran her best 6K of the season at 22:26 and placed 108th. Zanelle Willemse and Sarah Jacobs were CSU's third and fourth runners, crossing the line just seconds apart. Willemse set a 6K personal best of 22:49 with Jacobs close behind at 22:52. Freshman Taylar White represented the fifth runner for the Bucs with a time of 24:21 and Emma James rounded out CSU's roster, crossing the line at 25:26.
