Men's Gold Race

Men's Green Race

Women's Gold Race

Women's Green Race

The Emory men’s cross country team claimed third place and the women fourth at the Charlotte Invitational Saturday morning.

Competing in the College Division of the gold race, the Emory men’s squad, competing in a 16-team field, registered 96 points.  Taking home the top spot was Division II member Columbus State with 80 points, while Georgia Regents finished runner-up with 82 points.  Rounding out the top five were Savannah Art and Design (145 pts.) and UNC-Pembroke (156 pts.).   Senior Alex Fleischhacker led the Emory contingent with a personal-best 8k time of 25:56, good for 10^th place out of 115 competitors.  Senior Eddie Mulder was the next Eagle to cross the finish line with a mark of 26:28, placing him 18^th on the scoresheet.  Freshman Michael McBane recorded a 22^nd place effort, clocking a time of 26:41, while senior Hank Ashforth (26:48) and junior Tyler Cooke (26:49) rounded out the Eagles’ scorers.  Emory was also represented in the event by freshmen Michael Sisario (27:09, 30^th) and Brandon Cromer (27:44, 49^th).

In addition, there was a College Division Green Race conducted with Emory topping a three-team field with 15 points.  Emory finished 1-2-3 out of 48 entries in the 8k, led by junior Patrick Crews with a time of 27:12.  Freshman Austin Hunt (27:21) was second while classmate Jake Schlessinger (27:35) came in third. Sophomore Andrew Drumm (27:56) and freshman Sam Cohen (28:07) accounted for the rest of the Eagles’ scoring efforts, registering fifth- and sixth-place finishes, respectively.  

In a 17-team field, the women's side, ranked 33rd nationally in Division III, totaled 127 points. Columbus State was first with 78 points with UNC-Pembroke close behind with 96 points.  Senior Emily Caesar came up with a big effort, churning out a personal-best 6k performance of 22:32 that was good for the No. 9 position out of 117 runners.  Junior Marissa Gogniat gave the Eagles a solid effort with her time of 22:41 tying her career-best outing while placing 11^th in the field.  Freshman Michelle Kagei (23:41, 3th), junior Elise Viox (23:53) and freshman Sophie Cemaj (24:07, 44^th) rounded out the team’s scoring.

In the Green Division race, the Emory women finished first out of three squads with 17 points.  Junior Ashley Stumvoll was the team’s top finisher with a 6k mark of 23:35 that was good for third overall out of 43 contestants.  Classmate Shannon Palmer was fourth, checking in with a 24:24.

Emory returns to action next Saturday (Oct. 5) when it competes at the Greater Louisville Classic.