Iriondo Places 34th at NCAA Southeast Regionals - Charleston Southern University

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Charleston Southern Men's Cross Country concluded their season at the NCAA Southeast Regionals on Friday morning. The race was held in Spartanburg, South Carolina at the Milliken Abortorium which marked the Buccaneers third time racing at the facility this fall.

Charleston Southern claimed 19^th at the meet with 35 other schools fielding full teams for the race. The Buccaneers finished with a team score of 484 points and took second among the schools from the Big South at the meet, just one spot behind High Point.

Martin Iriondo was the top finisher for the Buccaneers once again as he claimed 34^th overall in the field. He had a time of 29:47.1 and raced with some of the top runners the nation at the top of the pack. After him, a trio of Buccaneers came through with Collin Kleinhen (101 – 31:06.1), Griffin Gillespie (105 – 31:13.9) and Andrew Cleland (108 – 31:18.0). Iwan Thomas was the fifth across the line with a time of 32:10.4 for 155^th. Rogan Arriaga was the final racer from the Bucs to finish and he had a time of 32:43.0

This meet marked the end of the men's cross country season for Charleston Southern. They will begin the winter indoor season on Friday, December 4 as they will compete at the Clemson Opener in Clemson, S.C.

CSU Individual Results
34 – Martin Iriondo – 29:47.1
101 – Collin Kleinhen – 31:06.1
105 – Griffin Gillespie – 31:13.9
108 – Andrew Cleland – 31:18.0
155 – Iwan Thomas – 32:10.4
179 – Rogan Arriaga – 32:43.0
DNF – Elijah Pabon

Final Team Results (Top 5 + 17-21)
1 – Wake Forest (72)
2 – Eastern Kentucky (104)
3 – Virginia Tech (105)
4 – North Carolina (144)
5 – Duke (152)
17 – Norfolk State (446)
18 – High Point (448)
19 – Charleston Southern (484)
20 – Western Carolina (624)
21 – Elon (681)

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Players Mentioned

Rogan Arriaga

Andrew Cleland

Griffin Gillespie

Martin Iriondo

Collin Kleinhen

Elijah Pabon

Iwan Thomas

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