Women's 6k
Men's 8k
PITTSBURG, Pa. – The Queens University of Charlotte men's and women's cross country teams, currently ranked sixth and 17
th nationally, closed their regular seasons at the Rock Pre-National Meet. The races took place at Schenley Park which is where the 2018 NCAA DII Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships will take place in early December. The men finished tied for second to notch their fourth top-five finish of the season while the women were fifth grabbing their fourth top-10 finish of the season.
On the men's side, the Royals tied Mount Olive for second place after each team totaled 126 points. They finished behind No. 3 Colorado School of Mines' who totaled 19 points.
Nick Kipkemei led the Royals with a 13
th place finish in 25:52 while
Daniel Wallis grabbed 26
th place in 26:21.
Yannik Duppich (26:24),
Seb Anthony (26:25), and
Anthony Raftis (26:25) then crossed the line in 28
th, 29
th, and 30
th, respectively, to complete the Royals' scoring.
Felix Wammetsberger and
Jose Rosas also ran today, completing the race in 32
nd and 38
th place.
In the women's race, No. 6 Colorado School of Mines totaled 37 points to win the 6k. No. 16 Walsh, No. 18 Hillsdale, and Roberts Wesleyan also finished ahead of the Royals in places 2-4.
Natane Deruytter led Queens in 14
th place with a time of 23:06 while
Carissa Jenkins (23:40) and
Lucie Noall (23:40) finished 32
nd and 33
rd, respectively.
Mandi Moxie claimed 46
th place in 23:59 and
Zuzana Durcova took 51
st in 24:03.
Aleksa Heeley and
Haley Schaeffer also raced, taking 80
th and 87
th place.
Queens will begin postseason competition at the South Atlantic Conference Championships on November 3 in Spartanburg, South Carolina at the Milliken Research Center.
"We executed the race workout to perfection on both sides," said Queens head men's and women's cross country coach
Tom Scott. "We know the NCAA National Championship course and have familiarized ourselves with the challenges that it has. We're excited to be heading into championship season starting with the SAC Championships on Nov. 3rd!"
