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Emory Men's and Women's Cross Country Teams Finish First At JSU Foothills Invitational

Emory Men's and Women's Cross Country Teams Finish First At JSU Foothills Invitational

Women's Results

Men's Results


The Emory men’s and women’s cross country teams opened the month of October on a strong note with both squads taking home first place at the Jacksonville State University Foothills Invitational in Oxford, Alabama.

The women’s side, ranked 17th nationally, totaled 32 points en route to the top spot in the 12-team field.  Host Jacksonville State finished runner-up with 56 points while West Alabama held down the No. 3 spot with 106 points.  All five of the Eagles’ scorers crossed the finish line among the top 10 in the 111-runner field, led by Melanie Frank who covered the 5k course in a time of 18:30, good for fourth place overall.   Freshman Stephane Crane clocked an 18:32, good for sixth place, while senior Tess Gallegos posted a seventh-place with an effort of 18:34.  Rounding out the team’s scorers were senior Sara Gelb (18:36, 9th place) and sophomore Emily Caesar (18:42, 10th place). 

The men’s team finished with 85 points, edging second-place Columbus State’s 93 points.  Clayton State and Jacksonville State tied for third with 105 points.   The Eagles saw their top three finishers rank among the top 20 overall out of 94 entries.  Sophomore Eddie Mulder was the team’s top performer with his 8k time of 26:54 placing him 12th.  Junior Scott Jarvis (27:12) and freshman Mike Camilleri (27:17) registered 19th- and 20th-place finishes, respectively, while freshmen Cameron Wheeler (27:26, 22nd place) and senior Geraint Davies (27:31, 26th place) rounded out the squad’s scorers.