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Concord Eases to Victory at Home Meet

10/8/2021 9:48:00 PM

Results

PIPESTEM, W.Va. – The Concord University men's cross country team packed nine runners in the top 10 as it cruised to a team win at the Concord Alumni Invite Friday afternoon at Pipestem State Park.

The Mountain Lions tallied 17 points to Bluefield State's 49 points.

Senior Issac Prather took the individual win as he clocked a time of 25:28 for the 8,000-meter course. His brother, sophomore Preston Prather, crossed the line in 27:03 to place second. Freshman Logan Zuchelli followed in 27:05 for third. Junior Nate Leichner rounded out the top five by running 27:19.

Senior Cedric Drennen (27:38), sophomore Caleb Hatcher (27:44), fifth-year senior Samuel Haynes (28:05), freshman Ethan Board (28:30) and junior Alex Watty (28:36) occupied spots six through 10.

Fifth-year senior Andrew Barbera was the next finisher for CU as he placed 11th with a time of 29:44. Fellow fifth-year senior Raheem Williams was the final runner in the field to break 30 minutes as he came through in 29:55 to finish 12th.

Senior Daniel Baldwin was 14th in 30:15. Sophomore Isaiah Jackson-Darby was 17th with a showing of 32:01 while freshman Zach Wilson crossed in 33:27 to place 19th.

The rest of the CU field was freshman Jonny Sweeney (21st / 35:00), freshman Bryce Legg (22nd / 35:11), freshman Madoc Lathroum (23rd / 35:36), freshman Justin Dodd (25th / 37:18) and freshman Luke Ruhnke (26th / 28:44).

Friday was Concord's final regular season race before the Mountain East Conference Championship October 23 at Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, West Virginia.
 
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