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Patriots Finish Eighth at Wingate XC Invitational

WINGATE, N.C. --- Both the Francis Marion University men’s and women’s cross country teams finished eighth at the Wingate University Invitational Meet, Saturday morning (Sept. 16) at the Wingate cross country facility.

St. Andrews Presbyterian College easily won the men’s team title with 37 points, while North Carolina Central University won the women’s event with 59 points.  The races were sponsored by OrthoCarolina.

The FMU men compiled a 220 team score. St. Andrews had three runners finish in the top four in the men’s 10,000-meter race, including a one-two finish.

Steven Holmes led the Patriots with a 28th-place finish in a time of 36:41.  Sophomore Dan Brann placed 39th (37:33), followed by Patrick Hopewell in 54th position (38:28), freshman John Corley in 58th (38:46), junior Ariel Ortiz in 81st (40:49), freshman Jacob Williams in 89th (41:59), and junior T.J. Simmons in 107th (47:52).

The Patriots women registered a 208 team tally, while team winner N. C. Central placed five runners in the top 19.

Kelly May again paced the Patriot women with a 13th-place finish, as she completed the 6,000-meter course in 25:24. Junior Codi Knoch finished in 27th position with a time of 26:22, while freshman Amanda Doyle was 55th (27:56), freshman Kim Richardson was 64th (28:43), senior Megan Coy was 66th (28:55), sophomore Liz Calixto was 85th (31:11), freshman Holly Todd was 95th (32:25), and senior Sara Parry was 101st (34:57).

St. Andrews sophomore Mitch Cooper won the men’s race with a time of 33:50, while Clayton State University junior Allison Kreutzer won the women’s event for the third time in three tries, recording a winning time of 23:16.

Both Francis Marion squads will compete in the Greensboro (N.C.) Cross Country Invitational Meet on Sept. 30.

Men's Results
6.20 Miles, 10.00 Kilometers
Scoring Teams and Points:
1. St. Andrews Presbyterian 37
2. Anderson 68
3. Lincoln Memorial 84
4. Wingate 102
5. Coker 122
6. Erskine 201
7. Clayton State 215
8. Francis Marion 220
9. Pfeiffer 232
10. North Greenville 265
11. Winston-Salem State 280
12. North Carolina Central 294
13. Catawba 296
Barton DNS
UNC Pembroke DNS
Individuals
1    Mitch Cooper (So)               St. Andrews Presbyterian 33:50
2    Pedro Tapia (Fr)                  St. Andrews Presbyterian 33:53
3    Jayce Watson (So)                 Wingate                  33:57
4    Ryan Janes (Fr)                   St. Andrews Presbyterian 34:21
5    Nathan Parsons (Sr)              Anderson                 34:24
6    David Green (Sr)                  Coker                    34:31
7    Tim Bourke (Sr)                  St. Andrews Presbyterian 34:42
8    Brandon DiBianca (Jr)             Wingate                  34:53
9    John Sell (Sr)                    Erskine                  34:54
10   Jeremy Donahue (Jr)               Lincoln Memorial         35:01
11   Jason Bryan (Sr)                  Anderson                 35:32
12   Ted Johnson (So)                  Lincoln Memorial         35:40
13   Mark Paulson (So)                 Lincoln Memorial         35:42
14   Justin Gordan (So)                UNC Pembroke             35:53
15   Ransom Haitema (So)               Barton                   35:54
16   Nahtan Hansan (Sr)                Coker                    36:04
17   Jeremy Hunsaker (Jr)              Anderson                 36:08
18   Nelson Lopez (Jr)                 Clayton State            36:10
19   Samuel Githinji (Fr)              Coker                    36:18
20   Alex Jordan (Sr)                 Anderson                 36:19
21   Ethan Schaffner (Sr)              Anderson                36:21
22   Matt Atkinson (Jr)                Anderson                 36:25
23   Kyle Henderson (So)               Lincoln Memorial         36:27
24   Adam Groublewski (Fr)             Erskine                  36:31
25   Corey Winner (Jr)                 Barton                   36:34
26   Adam Vick (Jr)                    St. Andrews Presbyterian 36:35
27   Ben Wood (Jr)                     Anderson                 36:38
28   Steven Holmes (So)                Francis Marion           36:41
29   Tyler Carroll (Sr)                Coker                    36:42
30   Grant Karshner (Fr)               UNC Pembroke             36:45
31   Kenneth Koech (Jr)                Winston-Salem State      36:50
32   Josh Armentrout (Fr)             Lincoln Memorial         36:54
33   Jack Masters (Fr)                 Wingate                  36:55
34   Paul Testa (So)                   Wingate                  37:09
35   Chris Ritchie (Fr)                Clayton State            37:21
36   David Somers (So)                 Wingate                  37:26
37   Doug Coates (Fr)                  Wingate                  37:27
38   Matt Tyndall (So)                Pfeiffer                 37:32
39   Dan Brann (So)                    Francis Marion           37:33
40   Jeremy Kurtz (Fr)                 Wingate                  37:35
41   Tyler Evans (Jr)                 Pfeiffer                 37:37
42   Brad Topper (Sr)                  Wingate                  37:41
43   Shane Lennon (Fr)                 Pfeiffer                 37:42
44   Robert Curington (Jr)             North Carolina Central   37:44
45   Andrew Mullikan (Fr)              Wingate                  37:45
46   Perry Morris (So)                 St. Andrews Presbyterian 37:51
47   Elliot Taylor (Sr)                North Greenville         37:52
48   Ryan Willis (Sr)                  Catawba                  38:00
49   Chris Sires (Fr)                  Wingate                  38:12
50   Joe Sell (Fr)                     Erskine                  38:17
51   Mike Topper (Fr)                  Wingate                  38:17
52   Peter Gajda (Jr)                  Clayton State            38:19
53   Adam Cofield (So)                 North Carolina Central   38:22
54   Pat Hopewell (Sr)                 Francis Marion           38:28
55   Samual Ramos (Fr)                 North Greenville         38:31
56   David Sanctis (Fr)                Wingate                  38:36
57   Mark Schandel (Sr)                North Greenville         38:40
58   John Corley (Fr)                  Francis Marion           38:46
59   Todd Laughridge (Sr)              Wingate                  38:49
60   Dewayne Stafford (Jr)             Lincoln Memorial         38:51
61   Cameron Shelton (Fr)              Lincoln Memorial         38:52
62   Marlin White (Fr)                 North Carolina Central   38:53
63   Sean Kerr (Fr)                    Anderson                 38:53
64   Chance Ellison (So)               Erskine                  38:54
65   Oliver Cross (So)                 Wingate                  38:55
66   Nikola Andjelic (Sr)              Barton                   39:10
67   Brad Heron (Sr)                   Catawba                  39:15
68   Mark Deweese (So)                 Wingate                  39:23
69   Chris Haney (So)                  Catawba                  39:25
70   Billy Brown (So)                  Clayton State            39:30
71   Greg Watts (So)                   Winston-Salem State      39:47
72   Gerrod Sidbury (So)               Winston-Salem State      39:48
73   Adam Green (So)                   Coker                    39:53
74   Patrick Burt (Sr)                 Anderson                 39:54
75   Jared McDaniel (Jr)               Pfeiffer                 39:59
76   Alvin Powell (Fr)                 Winston-Salem State      40:03
77   Greg Loftis (Fr)                  Anderson                 40:09
78   Matthew Norman (Sr)               North Greenville         40:19
79   Nick Jackson (So)                 Pfeiffer                 40:34
80   Brent Johnson (Jr)                Catawba                  40:43
81   Ariel Ortiz (Jr)                  Francis Marion           40:49
82   James Lloyd (Fr)                  St. Andrews Presbyterian 40:50
83   Tomas Kurajec (So)                North Greenville         41:05
84   Travis Morris (Fr)                Clayton State            41:27
85   Michael Medley (Fr)              Lincoln Memorial         41:37
86   Vincent Toscano (Jr)              Pfeiffer                 41:43
87   BJ Harris (So)                   Pfeiffer                 41:51
88   AJ Pearson (So)                  Pfeiffer                 41:52
89   Jake Williams (Fr)                Francis Marion           41:59
90   Brandon Whittaker (Jr)            Pfeiffer                 42:05
91   Matthew Neese (So)                North Greenville         42:16
92   Kevin Agar (Sr)                   North Greenville         42:19
93   Patrick Hogan (Jr)                St. Andrews Presbyterian 42:23
94   Peter Kurhajec (Sr)               Lincoln Memorial         42:23
95   Hunter Gaffney (Sr)               Erskine                  42:39
96   Takaaki Shioya (Jr)               Erskine                  42:48
97   Mike Coggins (Sr)                 North Greenville         42:49
98   Micheal Koshis (Jr)               Coker                    43:04
99   Corey Wright (Fr)                 Winston-Salem State      43:34
100 Reggie Lochard (So)               North Carolina Central   43:43
101 Brad Shillinglaw (Sr)             Erskine                  44:29
102 Jonathan Holt                     North Carolina Central   45:38
103 Andrew Jones (Sr)                 Catawba                  45:44
104 Shareef Muhammad (Jr)             North Carolina Central   46:03
105 Sadat Kahin (Fr)                  Winston-Salem State      47:04
106 Nathan Summerville (Fr)           Winston-Salem State      47:17
107 TJ Simmons (Jr)                   Francis Marion           47:52
108 Tim Elliot (Fr)                   Wingate                  48:31
109 Matt Strickland (Jr)              Barton                   48:59
110 Ross Scallan (Jr)                 Catawba                  54:56
Women's Results
3.72 Miles, 6.00 Kilometers
Scoring Teams and Points:
1. North Carolina Central 59
2. St. Andrews Presbyterian 107
3. Wingate 117
4. Augusta State 118
5. Lincoln Memorial 141
6. Clayton State 143
7. Carson-Newman 185
8. Francis Marion 208
9. Barton 208
10. Pfeiffer 243
11. Coker 264
12. Winston-Salem State 269
13. Catawba 272
14. North Greenville 358
15. Erskine 402
Individuals
1    Allison Kreutzer (Jr)             Clayton State            23:16
2    Angela Cobb (Sr)                  Clayton State            23:25
3    Amber Hines (So)                  Wingate                  24:00
4    Irene Jeptolo (Jr)                Winston-Salem State      24:19
5    Aubrey Morris (So)                Carson-Newman            24:27
6    Yolanda Barber (Jr)               North Carolina Central   24:48
7    Annie Kim (Jr)                    Augusta State            24:54
8    Ashley Cooke (Fr)                North Carolina Central   24:56
9    Cherie Kern (Sr)                  Lincoln Memorial         24:58
10   Alyson Trovato (So)               St. Andrews Presbyterian 25:00
11   Maleah Cole (Fr)                  Catawba                  25:06
12   Kasey Harold (So)                 Anderson                 25:09
13   Kelly May (Sr)                    Francis Marion           25:24
14   Aisha Brown (Jr)                  North Carolina Central   25:35
15   Latanya Lesine (So)               North Carolina Central   25:40
16   Lisa Massey (Jr)                  Carson-Newman            25:42
17   Leah Nicholson (So)              St. Andrews Presbyterian 25:48
18   Veronica Gobeyn (So)              St. Andrews Presbyterian 25:56
19   Desinia Johnson (Fr)              North Carolina Central   26:01
20   Melissa Dunlap (Jr)               Pfeiffer                 26:02
21   Kaci McCane (Fr)                  Augusta State            26:04
22   Mary Kathryn Preble (Fr)          Wingate                  26:04
23   Emily Burke (So)                  Lincoln Memorial         26:04
24   Kristyn Holley (Jr)               Augusta State            26:06
25   Megan Deaton (So)                 Anderson                 26:07
26   Cassandra Bolivar (Sr)            Clayton State            26:16
27   Codi Koch (Jr)                    Francis Marion           26:22
28   Ashley Hubbard (So)               Wingate                  26:24
29   Brooke Richardson (Sr)            Barton                   26:29
30   Jenafer Forward (So)              Augusta State            26:38
31   Michelle Ratliff (Jr)             Lincoln Memorial         26:41
32   Rachel Ambrosia (Fr)              St. Andrews Presbyterian 26:42
33   Chelsey Wilson (Sr)               Wingate                  26:43
34   Jennifer Ely (Fr)                Lincoln Memorial         26:54
35   Ashley Hilliard (Jr)              Barton                   26:55
36   Heather Woodard (Fr)              St. Andrews Presbyterian 26:57
37   Ashten Guffee (Fr)                Anderson                 27:02
38   Lakisha Gantt (So)                North Carolina Central   27:02
39   Lindsey Roycraft (So)             Wingate                  27:04
40   Leanne Sarra (Sr)                 Barton                   27:09
41   Toni Jorgensen (Jr)               Catawba                  27:15
42   Alison Butler (Sr)                Pfeiffer                 27:19
43   Kara Kreutzer (Fr)                Augusta State            27:22
44   Sarah Carrier (Sr)                Wingate                  27:24
45   Traci Gimbel (Sr)                 Barton                   27:31
46   Cara Hawkins (Fr)                 Carson-Newman            27:35
47   Lindsey Graham (Jr)               North Greenville         27:36
48   Laura Berry (Jr)                  Wingate                  27:38
49   Heidi Rienstra (Fr)               Coker                    27:41
50   Tomita Ferguson (So)              Winston-Salem State      27:46
51   Sophie Baconnet (Fr)              Augusta State            27:49
52   Deidre Ratliff (Jr)               Lincoln Memorial         27:49
53   Dana Daves (Fr)                   Coker                    27:52
54   Jennifer Bossi (Fr)               Wingate                  27:54
55   Amanda Doyle (Fr)                 Francis Marion           27:56
56   Shannon Townley (So)              Coker                    27:58
57   Monica Taylor (Fr)                Coker                    28:01
58   Maria Larsen (Fr)                 Clayton State            28:02
59   Janice Shelton (So)               Wingate                  28:11
60   Tessa Franz (So)                  St. Andrews Presbyterian 28:13
61   Meghan Hillebrand (So)           Pfeiffer                 28:20
62   Tiffany Winchell (Fr)             Carson-Newman            28:25
63   Megan Morton (Sr)                Pfeiffer                 28:42
64   Kim Richardson (Fr)               Francis Marion           28:43
65   Casey Kiefer (Fr)                 Catawba                  28:44
66   Megan Coy (Sr)                    Francis Marion           28:55
67   Terrica Hamilton (Jr)             Clayton State            28:57
68   Noelle Sharbono (Jr)              Coker                    28:58
69   Heather Wice (Sr)                 Lincoln Memorial         28:59
70   Tori Stanfield (Sr)               Carson-Newman            29:03
71   Bonnie MacDonald (Fr)             St. Andrews Presbyterian 29:15
72   Sandy Harrison (So)               Winston-Salem State      29:20
73   Chris Pack (Fr)                   Erskine                  29:35
74   Gina Castro (So)                  Barton                   29:47
75   Jessica Boisse (Sr)               North Greenville         29:49
76   Samantha Rynas (So)               Pfeiffer                 30:02
77   Terra Michael (Fr)                Anderson                 30:20
78   Amy Jones (Fr)                    Coker                    30:21
79   Angela Austin (Sr)                North Greenville         30:28
80   Ashley Cupp (So)                  Coker                    30:28
81   Malliron Hodge (Fr)               Winston-Salem State      30:40
82   Vernae McDonlad (So)              Winston-Salem State      30:41
83   Lauren Cross (Sr)                Erskine                  30:41
84   Stephanie Rynas (So)             Pfeiffer                 31:05
85   Liz Calixto (Sr)                  Francis Marion           31:11
86   Kelly Phillips (Jr)               Catawba                  31:14
87   Amanda Crutchfield (So)           North Greenville         31:20
88   Elizabeth Hyman (So)              Erskine                  31:20
89   Caitlin Haney (Fr)                Catawba                  31:36
90   Ellen Humphrey (So)               Pfeiffer                 31:44
91   Jennifer Faldasz (Jr)             Barton                   31:58
92   Laura Young (So)                  Carson-Newman            32:21
93   Kristen Koch (Sr)                 Erskine                  32:21
94   Kateryna Sleptsova (Jr)           Erskine                  32:24
95   Holly Todd (Fr)                   Francis Marion           32:25
96   Amy Givens (Jr)                   North Greenville         32:42
97   Mollie Landers (Jr)               Catawba                  33:12
98   Kristina Moore (Jr)               North Greenville         34:08
99   Heather Godwin (So)               Carson-Newman            34:10
100 Lauren Crabb (Fr)                 St. Andrews Presbyterian 34:55
101 Sara Parr (Sr)                    Francis Marion           34:57
102 Courtney Neas (So)                North Greenville         34:59
103 Jessie Hock (Sr)                  Erskine                  35:04
104 Isabelle Ahanotu (Fr)             Clayton State            35:28
105 India Hill (Fr)                  St. Andrews Presbyterian 35:47
106 Jennifer Graham (Jr)              Coker                    35:48
107 Kara Bender (Jr)                 Wingate                  36:22
108 Jordan Copp (Jr)                  St. Andrews Presbyterian 37:10
109 Ginny Bumpus (Jr)                Lincoln Memorial         38:06
110 Titisha Cochran (Fr)              Clayton State            38:14
111 Marissa Shinkovich (Fr)           Coker                    38:52
112 Shannon Axtell (Jr)               Catawba                  41:27
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