Men 1st and Women 3rd at Randolph
Posted: Sep 11, 2021
The Basics
Event: WildCat XC Invitational hosted by Randolph
Location: Lynchburg, Va.
The Lead: The Roanoke cross country teams made the trip east to Lynchburg for the 2021 WildCat XC Invitational. The Roanoke men finished 1-2-3 on their way to winning the event. The women were well on their way to making it a Maroon sweep when the lead pack of Roanoke runners were guided off the course near the finish by course marshals dropping the team from a potential win to a 3rd place finish.
Women's Highlights:
- Freshman Savannah Reid posted a runner-up effort with a final time of 27:33.3 over the 6K course.
- Emma Maras gave the Maroons a pair of top five finishers with a 4th place result.
- Allison Sarver made it a trio of top 10's with a 7th place finish.
Men's Highlights:
- Peter Smith won the event last weekend at Bridgewater, earning Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Men's Cross-Country Athlete of the Week, made it two for two to start the season with a winning time of 24:47.0 over the 8K layout.
- Chamberlain Zulauf finished runner-up with a time of 27:55.9, giving Roanoke the only two runners of the day to break the 28-minute mark.
- The Maroons wrapped up the 1-2-3 finish when Cooper Neeble crossed the line at 28:06.5.
Up Next: The Maroons will look to continue their solid finishes when they travel to Winchester, Va. To compete in the 2021 Hornet Harrier Invitational hosted by Shenandoah University on Saturday, September 25th.
