Jordan runs second fastest time; men fifth, women eighth at SoCon

SPARTANBURG, SC – UNC Greensboro sophomore Sherrika Jordan ran the second fastest time in school history and finished fourth to earn All-Southern Conference status to highlight the Spartans’ performance at Saturday morning’s Southern Conference Championship Meet at Milliken Park.

Sherrika Jordan ran the second-fastest time in school history at Saturday's Southern Conference Championship meet. She finished fourth to earn all-conference honors.
 
UNCG’s men finished fifth in the meet, while the women placed eighth in the team scoring. Chattanooga edged out conference newcomer Samford for its third straight women’s title while Appalachian State won the men’s title for the fourth consecutive year. Chattanooga’s Emmanual Kirwa won the men’s race in a time of 24:35.18, while Furman’s Megan Lordi won the women’s race in 17:22.03.

Jordan, a native of Charlotte, NC, crossed the line in 18:03.71, the second fastest time in school history and more than 50 seconds better than her previous personal record. The school record was set by Eleanor Wilson on October 18, 2003 with a time of 17:51.08 at the North Carolina Intercollegiate. Jordan’s fourth place finish was the best by a Spartan at the SoCon meet since Heidi Sloop placed third in 2003. She is the sixth female in school history to earn All-SoCon honors. UNCG has been running in the SoCon since 1997.

Freshman Jermaine Coore led the Spartan men. The Somerset, NJ native crossed the line in 13th place with a personal-best time of 25:30.11 to earn second-team all-conference status. Joey Thompson, another freshman, was 18th for UNCG with a time of 25:41.84. Both earned all-freshman honors.

The Spartans take next week off and will return to action at the NCAA Regional meet in Clemmons, NC, on Nov. 15.

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Men’s Results

TEAM SCORING: Appalachian State 40, Chattanooga 57, Furman 70, Samford 124, UNCG 126, Elon 132, Western Carolina 197, Davidson 198, College of Charleston 275, The Citadel 286, Wofford 342.

Top 10: 1. Emmanual Kirwa (Chattanooga) 24:35.18, 2. Asmeron Desta (Appalachian State) 24:45.86, 3. Chris Berry (Chattanooga) 24:46.98, 4. Patrick Morgan (Furman) 24:57.95, 5. Phil Mitchell (Appalachian State) 24:59.59, 6. Cameron Bean (Samford) 25:12.29, 7. Alex Plasencia (Furman) 25:17.30, 8. Charlie McGoogan (Furman) 25:19.61, 9. Ryan O’Keefe (Appalachian State) 25:25.20, 10. Josh Houser (Appalachian State) 25:25.90.

Other UNCG Runners: 13. Jermaine Coore 25:30.11, 18. Joey Thompson 25:41.84, 24. Josh Wyatt 26:01.20, 30. Xavier Rutz 26:18.22, 43. A.J. Savoia 26:41.65, 47. TJ Wyatt 26:52.35, 49. Andy Clyne 27:01.64, 72. Bobby Belcher 28:00.97, 81. Lincoln Bennett 28:40.33.

Women’s Results

TEAM SCORING: Chattanooga 60, Samford 62, Furman 77, Appalachian State 93, Davidson 127, Elon 150, Western Carolina 158, UNCG 203, College of Charleston 216, The Citadel 317, Georgia Southern 317, Wofford 384.

Top 10: 1. Megan Lordi (Furman) 17:22.03, 2. Meghan Gaffney (Appalachian State) 17:37.96, 3. Hillary Neal (Samford) 17:41.20, 4. Sherrika Jordan (UNCG) 18:03.71, 5. Tara Gietema (Chattanooga) 18:04.47, 6. Andrea Seccafien (Samford) 18:10.33, 7. Emily Fournier (Elon) 18:11.18, 8. Caroline Sanker (Davidson) 18:13.89, 9. Katie Williams (Chattanooga) 18:22.38, 10. Chloe Kowalski (Furman) 18:26.49.

Other UNCG Runners: 37. Tiffany Garber 19:08.31, 53. Michelle Chewans 19:29.48, 56. Jenna Paley 19:34.56, 65. Emily Vasquez 19:51.08, 72. Jade Farlow 20:05.37, 76. Mary Ann Rutz 20:14.31, 80. Caitlin Lenz 209:45.70, 81. Kerry Hartman 20:48.49.

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