Eagles Return to Spartanburg for the USC Upstate Invitational

10/17/2025 9:33:00 AM

ROCK HILL, S.C. -- Winthrop University men's and women's cross country teams return to Spartanburg for the second time this season. This time, for the USC Upstate Invitational which will take place at the Roger Milliken Center. Six of the nine Big South member schools will be represented and will serve as a test before heading into the championship portion of the season.

"Our team has really been coming together over the past few weeks. The athletes have been putting in the work every day, and you can see the progress in both their confidence and their performances. This final meet before conference is a great opportunity to build momentum and show how far we've come," said Head Cross Country and Track & Field Coach, Raffael Craig.

USC Upstate Invitational
WHO	Alabama A&M, Bob Jones, Bridgewater, Campbell, Charleston Southern, The Citadel, Col. of Charleston, Columbia, Davidson, Furman, Gardner-Webb, Gaston College, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Jacksonville State, Johnson & Wales, Longwood, North Georgia, Oxford College, South Carolina State, South Carolina, Spartanburg Methodist, Toccoa Falls, Truett-McConnell, UNC Asheville, UNC Greensboro, USC Upstate, UT Martin, West Georgia, Western Carolina, Winthrop, Without Limits Columbia, Wofford
WHEN	October 18 \| 9:00 a.m. \| EDT
WHERE	Spartanburg, S.C. \| Roger Milliken Center
LIVE RESULTS	TimingInc
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LAST TIME OUT

The Eagles dominated the Winthrop/Adidas Invitational taking home both team titles
Graduate student Jason Krell and sophomore Anna Conrad captured individual titles
The men placed five runners in the top seven to score 18 points, 29 points lower than second place
The women also swept the podium in dominating fashion where they placed 1-2-3-4-7-8, respectively

ABOUT THE EAGLES

The men's team features seven runners, including four returners (Mitchell Hill, Jason Krell, Griffin McNeish, and Chadwick Sisson)
Newcomers for the men are Aiden Carrier, Miles Carrier, and Spencer Shealy
The women's squad rosters six runners, five of which return from the previous season (Ella Collins, Anna Conrad, Brianna Dooney, Olivia Kemp, Kayah Marques)
The lone newcomer for the Eagle women is Kelsey Martin
Krell placed 20th overall and first for the Eagles at the 2024 Big South Championships running a season's best 25:26, competing at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships.
Sisson earned a placement on the Big South All-Academic Team. This is his first placement on the All-Academic Team and became Winthrop's 25th All-Academic performer on the men's side
Conrad returns for the women following a Big South Conference Women's Cross Country Freshman Runner of the Week honor for the week, doing so at the Sand Shark Invitational with a time of 18:52.
Kemp was named to the Big South All-Academic Team in 2024, with this being Kemp's second straight All-Academic placement, and she became Winthrop's 29th All-Academic honoree on the women's side.
Raffael Craig mans the helm for his first season in charge of the Eagles
This is the Eagles 42nd season as a program