BOONE, NC – Ryan Rodd broke a personal record by 20 seconds as UNC Greensboro’s men’s cross country team placed 10th and the women’s team placed ninth at the Blue Ridge Open Cross Country Meet hosted by Appalachian State on Friday evening.
Rodd ran a time of 26:40, crossing the line with a pack of Spartan runners in a tie for 46th place. Josh Wyatt completed the 8000 meter course in 26:39.7, Xavier Rutz crossed the line alongside Rodd, and Keith Gruchacz crossed in 26:40.6.
On the women’s side, UNCG’s Jess Weber finished in 35th place with a time of 19:56.1. Tessa Dispennette was UNCG’s next finisher, crossing the line with a time of 20:26.9, which was good for 53rd place among the 116 competitors.
High Point won the men’s race, outlasting host Appalachian State, while the host Mountaineers won the women’s race.
UNCG returns to action on October 28 when it competes at the Southern Conference Championship meet, which will be hosted this year by Chattanooga.
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MEN’S TEAM SCORES: High Point 50, Appalachian State 59, Vanderbilt 106, UNC Wilmington 136, East Tennessee State 142, Radford 156, Mars Hill 189, Elon 214, Appalachian State Club 216, UNC Greensboro 233, Western Carolina 245, Lenoir-Rhyne 246, Milligan 367, King College 385.
UNCG RUNNERS: 45. Josh Wyatt 26:39.7, t-46. Xavier Rutz 26:40.0; t-46. Ryan Rodd 26:40.0; 49. Keith Gruchacz 26:40.6; 72. Nick Vaccaro 27:32.1, 82. Justin Ruppe 27:52.7, 90. T.J. Wyatt 28:05.0, 122. Lincoln Bennett 29:42.7, 139. Tim Kwak 31:58.0.
WOMEN’S TEAM SCORES: Appalachian State 30, Vanderbilt 68, Milligan 86, High Point 110, Elon 116, UNC Wilmington 176, Radford 205, Western Carolina 238, UNC Greensboro 252, King College 274.
UNCG RUNNERS: 35. Jess Weber 19:56.1, 53. Tessa Dispennette 20:26.9, 59. Sherrika Jordan 20:35.5, 83. Carly Magin 21:39.8, 115. Becca Colangelo 24:53.0.
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