Blacksburg, Va. – The Longwood men’s and women’s cross country teams wrapped up their fall meet at the Virginia Tech Alumni Friday night. The Lancer women ran the 6K and finished ninth out of a 10-team field. The Lancers were ninth in a field of nine teams in the 8km.
Women’s Times (6K)
56: Caroline Fairbanks— 24:27.5
68: Lanny Grog—24:45.9
70: Grace Pullio—24:48.0
99: Nicole Pinder— 26:12.4
107: Kathryn Oylear— 26:57.6
108: Kirsten White—27:00.2
113: Aislin Garcia—28:59.0
114: Lauren Vick— 29:18.3
116: Rachel Simon– 30:00.3
Men’s Time (8K)
82: Ethan Petion—27:35.1
84: Saad Khan-27:47.2
90: Benjamin Goulet—28:08.0
103: Sam Sagar— 28:53.6
107: Andrew Shaffer—29:04.7
108: Tim Slater— 29:34.6
109: Alex Daniel-29:38.5
115: Shahmik Cromwell— 30:31.0
116: Javier Roldan— 30:35.1
117: Brice Christian— 30:35.2
118: Zachary Lam— 31:31.7
How it happened:
Caroline Fairbanks He led the way for Longwood in the team’s first 6K of the season. Her time of 24:27.5 finished in the middle of the field.
she, Lanny Grog (24:24:45.9) And Grace Pullio (24:48.0) They were all right in the race against conference rival Radford. The trio finished in under 30 seconds and Radford’s top runner in one minute, a week after the Highlanders and Lancers competed at the Lancer Pink Invitational.
For Grogh, the 6K was her first for the Lancers, along with the rest of the team besides Fairbanks, Pouliot and Pinder.
For the Lancer boys, Pettyjohn led the field, as the sophomore posted a 27:35.1 to finish 82nd.Th in a field of 120 runners.
Four of his teammates set personal bests. Saad Khan Closed at 27:47.2, and Benjamin Goulet Submitted at 28:08.0 for new PR. Timothy Slater 29:34.6 et Brice Christian 30:35.2 Both set personal bests in their first seasons for the Lancers.
What did they say?
“I told the girls to come out and run loud,” said the Longwood head coach. Brooke Craig. “Caroline, Lani and Grace worked hard from start to finish on the rolling course. They joined the Radford ladies who dominated last week. It was the first distance for most of the ladies, and the focus was on learning the distance.”
“The focus on the boys’ side was to work together and push from the start,” added Craig. “For many, the team achieved four personal bests and a season’s best.”
“We had a tough schedule early in the tournament,” Craig said of her team’s third tournament in as many weeks. “They definitely feel it. The next few weeks will be focused on consolidating and getting things right before we start the second half of October.”
Additional notes:
Longwood competed in three weeks this season with the Radford Relays, the Lancer Pink Invitational and today’s tournament.
The Lancers were originally scheduled to compete at the James Madison Invitational, but the event was canceled.
Next:
The Lancers are off next weekend before returning to action on Saturday, Oct. 1 at the Louisville Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky.
