COLUMBIA, S.C. – The men's and women's cross country opened up the 2018 season at the Carolina Challenge Saturday morning. The men finished fourth while the women were fifth.
Meet Information
Carolina Challenge (Hosted by University of South Carolina)
Men's 5K / Women's 5K
Sandhill
Sept. 1, 2018
Winthrop Highlights
- Harper Henson had the best finish between the men's and women's team as she placed 21st with a time of 18:57.2
- Freshman Olivia Esselman was just two seconds behind Harper with a time of 18.59.3 as she finished 24th
- East Carolina took first while Clemson and South Carolina rounded out the Top 3 on the women's side
- The top runner for the men was freshman Will Metcalf-shull as he placed 24th with a time of 17:12.1
- Junior Blair Bijeau placed 27th with a time of 17:34 while junior Hunter Jarvis was 32nd with a time of 18:13
Post-meet Thoughts
"The women ran very well in tough conditions as Harper and Olivia led the team as expected with near personal best times," said Winthrop head cross country coach
Ben Paxton. "Kelsey Ballou also ran strong as it was a good team effort. The men ran under broiling conditions with freshman
Will Metcalf-shull and junior
Blair Bijeau recording very strong finishes.
Looking Ahead
The next time the Eagles are in action will be Saturday, Sept. 15 in the 35
th annual Winthrop/adidas Invitational,
