CLEMMONS, NC – UNC Greensboro sophomore Sherrika Jordan ran another great race for the Spartans at Saturday’s NCAA Cross Country Regional hosted by Wake Forest at Tanglewood State Park.
The Spartan men’s program finished in 22nd place on the day, while the women wrapped up their season with a 30th place finish. No. 17 William and Mary upset No. 13 Virginia to claim victory on the men’s side and the Cavaliers from Virginia won the women’s portion of the meet. Samuel Chelanga from Libery won the men’s individual championship and Tasmin Fanning from Virginia Tech took the crown for the women.
Jordan, coming off her career-best finish at the SoCon Championship, crossed the finish line with a time of 22:31.1 to lead the women’s team. Tiffany Garber and Jenna Paley finished in second and third respectively for UNC Greensboro.
Freshman Jermaine Coore led the way for the men’s team today. The native of Somerset, NJ crossed the line with a time of 33:19.0 in the sloppy conditions and redshirt senior Josh Wyatt finished in second for the Spartans.
The two squads will now continue to train as they prepare for the upcoming indoor track & field season.
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Men’s Results
TEAM SCORING: William and Mary 66, Virginia 67, NC State 111, Duke 146, Liberty 156, Eastern Kentucky 187, Virginia Tech 197, Richmond 208, Louisville 253, Clemson 286, North Carolina 15, Charlotte 305, Kentucky 323, High Point 389, Appalachian State 391, Georgia Mason 416, Morehead State 444, VMI 512, Elon 536, Furman 559, Davidson 619, UNC Greensboro 625, Western Kentucky 625, Campbell 631, East Carolina 665, Coastal Carolina 718, UNC Wilmington 827, UNC Asheville 835, Citadel 851.
Top 10: 1. Samuel Chelanga (Liberty) 29:53.4, 2. Bobby Mack (NC State) 30:17.8, 3. Emil Heineking (Virginia) 30:21.8, 4. Ryan Foster (Virginia) 30:24.8, 5. Adam Henken (Kentucky) 30:26.7, 6. Jon Grey (William & Mary) 30:28.2, 7. Matt Llano (Richmond) 30:28.5, 8. John Martinez (NC State) 30:32.7, 9. Colin Leak (William & Mary) 30:39.4, 10. Ryan Collins (Virginia) 30:40.8.
UNCG Runners: 104. Jermaine Coore 33:19.0, 118. Josh Wyatt 33:41.8, 133. Xavier Rutz 33:58.3, 151. Joey Thompson 34:32.8, 153. Andy Clyne 34:37.7, 175. A.J. Savoia 35:34.0, 194. Lincoln Bennett 36:36.5.
Women’s Results
TEAM SCORING: Virginia 105, Kentucky 126, North Carolina 154, Duke 171, William & Mary 204, Louisville 221, Virginia Tech 226, Richmond 230, Charlotte 259, Clemson 267, Wake Forest 270, James Madison 272, Western Kentucky 392, Furman 393, Liberty 460, High Point 464, East Carolina 465, NC State 477, Coastal Carolina 494, Davidson 499, Eastern Kentucky 505, Appalachian State 535, South Carolina 605, Western Carolina 644, Murray State 684, Campbell 693, Elon 694, UNC Wilmington 734, Winthrop 770, UNC Greensboro 808, College of Charleston 888, Gardner-Webb 981, Morehead State 992.
Top 10: 1. Tasmin Fanning (Virginia Tech) 20:07.8, 2. Brianna Felnagle (North Carolina) 20:15.4, 3. Janet Jesang (Western Kentucky) 20:34.0, 4. Lauren Holesh (North Carolina) 20:39.4, 5. Tarah McKay (Louisville) 20:42.0, 6. Lauretta Dezubay (Virginia) 21:00.6, 7. Morgane Gay (Virginia) 21:02.7, 8. Amanda Goatskins (Charlotte) 21:04.6, 9. Stephanie Garcia (Virginia) 21:14.9, 10. Jessica Ortman (Kentucky) 21.22.3.
UNCG Runners: 69. Sherrika Jordan 22:31.1, 160. Tiffany Garber 23:57.1, 196. Jenna Paley 24:46.7, 202. Mary Ann Rutz 24:52.2, 204. Emily Vasquez 24:53.2, 72. Jade Farlow 25:16.1, 220. Michelle Chewans 25:55.7
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