Pair of New Personal Records Set By Cross Country at Upstate Invitational Saturday Morning

Saturday, September 29

Spartanburg, S.C.

9:00 AM

Gardner-Webb University

Upstate Invitational

Results (PDF)

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Pair of New Personal Records Set By Cross Country at Upstate Invitational Saturday Morning

September 29, 2018 | Cross Country

Results (PDF)@GWUTrack_XC

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Patrick Sastre and Nathaniel Sayles each set new personal records for Gardner-Webb, as the Runnin' Bulldog men's and women's cross country teams competed in the Upstate Invitational, hosted by USC Upstate at the Milliken Research Park.

Sastre paced the Runnin' Bulldogs in the men's 8k race, completing the course with a time of 28:53.9, besting his previous record by nearly 27 seconds. Sayles clocked in with a time of 32:48.7, beating his previous best time by 1:05.

Ezekiel Martin finished with a time of 30:57.7, while Bogdan Podgaisky and Sam Hermanns rounded out the men's runners with times of 36:30.0 and 36:59.5 respectively.

Hannah Jones led GWU in the women's 5k race, timing in at 20:47.0. Amy Turlington followed with a time of 20:56.6, while Logan McGuirt crossed the finish line at 21:32.3. Courtney Kanetzke finished with a time of 22:42.9, and Faith Parandhamia rounded out the women's runners with a time of 23:02.5.