ROCK HILL, S.C. -- The Winthrop University men's and women's cross country teams concluded the regular season at the USC Upstate Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 18 in Spartanburg, S.C.
Anna Conrad led the charge for the women besting a personal best of 18:28 over the five kilometer distance. Followed close behind was teammate
Kayah Marques setting a personal best of 18:35.
Olivia Kemp,
Ella Collins, and
Kelsey Martin rounded out the scoring helping secure an 8th place team finish. On the men's side,
Jason Krell took command for the Eagles once again crossing the line in 26:23 over the eight kilometer distance, setting a new season's best. Teammates
Griffin McNeish and
Miles Carrier followed in second and third for the Eagles, both dipping under 27 minutes.
Mitchell Hill and
Aiden Carrier rounded out the scoring on the men's side helping take home a 12th place team finish.
Meet Information
USC Upstate Invitational | Oct. 18, 2025 | Spartanburg, S.C. |
Final Results
Notes
- Conrad has led the Eagles in all four meets on the season
- Conrad shaved 20 seconds off of her cross country 5k personal best
- Marques bested her personal best over 5k by 20 seconds dating back to last year's Big South Championship
- Collins' mark of 19:08 is a season's best
- Martin improved her personal best by 32 seconds from the Adidas/Winthrop Invitational three weeks ago
- Krell has emerged as the team's top runner in each of the four competitions this season
- Krell's mark of 26:23 is a season's best and over a minute faster than his mark from the Winthrop/Adidas Invitational
- McNeish's final time of 26:45 is good for a four second personal best
- Miles Carrier took down his previous personal best by 38 seconds from the Winthrop/Adidas Invitational
- Mitchell Hill continues to showcase his range with another personal best of 27:05
Up Next
The Eagles will turn their focus to the Big South Championship on Oct. 31, 2025 hosted by Longwood University
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