Sawyer's Season Best Time Leads Runnin' Bulldogs at Winthrop Invitational
September 15, 2012 | Cross Country
Rock Hill, S.C. - The Runnin' Bulldogs competed at the prestigious Winthrop Invitational on Saturday, competing among 31 collegiate cross country teams at the Invitational hosted by Winthrop University.
Gardner-Webb's women's cross country team achieved a 20th place finish out of the 31 women's teams participating Saturday.
Senior Elisabeth Sawyer (Charlotte, N.C.) led the team for the third consecutive week, as her time of 19:37.00 netted her the 65th best time in the 251 person event. Senior Ariel Zimmerman (Williambsburg, Va.) picked up GWU's second fastest time in the women's 5K race, finishing with a time of 20:44.93.
Fellow senior Megan Frost (Crofton, Md.) finished with the third fastest GWU time of the day after racing to a time of 21:32.35.
Junior Katie Spiro (Sylva, N.C.) and senior Leah Steinke (Green Cove Springs, N.C.) wrapped up GWU's top five in the women's 5K, finishing at 21:35.42 and 21:27.62 respectively.
The Gardner-Webb men finished with 542 points on the day thanks to its top five finishers, good enough for the 18th best team finish out of the 27 teams competing Saturday.
Sophomore Mike McClay (Lawrenceville, Ga.) led the Runnin' Bulldogs, finishing with a time of 27:27.14 in the 8K race. McClay's time cracked the top 100 of the star-studded field, as the sophomore's time ranked 89th in the event.
Senior Josiah Stanton-Brooks (Seattle, Wash.) picked up the second fastest GWU time of the day at 28:08.82. Trey Crook (Lexington, N.C.) was third for the Runnin' Bulldogs, as the sophomore crossed the finish line at 28:28.38.
Junior Justin Loy (Burrington, N.H.) was fourth fastest for Gardner-Webb, completing the 8K in 29:22.62. Fellow junior Drew Ford (Wasilla, Alaska) wrapped up GWU's top five performers, coming in at 30:02.25.
The Runnin' Bulldogs cross country teams will return to the course September 29 after taking a week off from meet action. Gardner-Webb is back in action for the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational Saturday, Sep. 29.
| Women's 5K - Results |
| Men's 8K - Results |
