ROCK HILL, SC--Winthrop sophomore Adam Freudenthal continued his strong performances with a third place finish while the women's squad placed three runners in the top 10 to place second in the team standings of the 2009 Winthrop/Asics Fall Classic.
Furman captured both the men's and women's team titles while the Winthrop men finished third behind The Citadel. Winthrop's men totaled 58 points in the 6K race as three runners finished among the top 10 finishers. Furman totaled 35 points while The Citadel finished with 48.
In the women's 4K race, Furman had four top 10 finishers and 34 points to edge out Winthrop which totaled 53 points.
Freudenthal, a sophomore, turned in his fifth straight top 10 performance as he ran the 6K in a time of 18:53.34. Furman's Charles McGoogan won the individual title as he ran the distance in 18:27.11.
On the women's side, junior Carly Moss had her best performance of the season as she continues to recover from a summer viral infection. She led the Lady Eagle runners with a third place finish of 14:36.60. Kate Griewisch of Lenoir-Rhyne College won the individual title with a time of 14:13.57.
Complete Winthrop men's results:
3. Adam Freudenthal, 18:53.34; 7. A.J. Fitzsimmons, 19:22.19; 9. Johnathan Fazzary, 19:31.97; 19. Ted Nisbett, 19:49.27; 20. Kyle Carufe, 19:48.48; 25. Dane Flinchum, 20:00.50; 34. Alex Cole, 20:56.04; 39. Jim Koterba, 22:18.27.
Complete Winthrop women's results:
3. Carly Moss, 14:36.60; 6. Carey Phillips, 14:56.56; 8. Brooke Spencer, 15:00.90; 19. Jennifer Schofield, 15:29.32; 24. Tori Koterba, 15:42.08; Samantha Coburn, 15:42.34; 28. Lisa Sickman, 15:49.47; 52. Heidi Dean, 17:42.39.
Winthrop will be back in action on Oct. 31 when it travels to High Point, NC for the 2009 Big South Conference Championships.
