Charlotte, N.C. – Olivia Kemp and
Daren Hinds led the Winthrop cross country teams at the Royals Challenge, Friday afternoon.
Meet Information
Royals Challenge | Oct. 7, 2022 | McAlpine Creek Park |
Final Results
Winthrop Highlights
- Olivia Kemp turned in the fastest time by a Winthrop freshman since Olivia Paxton in 2016 and Jean Stroud in 2010
- Kemp finished 33rd with a time of 18:38.2 in her first collegiate 5K race
- Morgan Ruff had the second-best finish for the women at 139th with a personal-best time of 20:07.0
- Daren Hinds was the top finisher for the men's team with a 28th place finish and a time of 25:13.6
- That is a personal-best for Hinds, who slashed more than a minute off his previous best
- Hinds also posted the fastest time for an Eagle in an 8K since Theo Kahler in 2018
- Max Davis had the next best finish for the Eagles at 112th with a time of 26:47.8
- Davis set a personal-best, knocking off 27 seconds from his previous best
- There were 269 women's competitors that finished the women's gold 5K while there were 257 that finished the men's gold 8K
Up Next
Winthrop has one last tune-up before the Big South Conference Championship as it will head to Spartanburg, S.C. on Oct. 15 for the USC Upstate Invitational.
For complete coverage of the Winthrop Cross Country programs, follow the Eagles on twitter @WinthropTrackXC or visit the official home page of Winthrop Athletics (
www.winthropeagles.com).
