Live Results
ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University men's and women's cross country teams open up the 2021 spring season Friday at the Winter VertCross Invite hosted by High Point University at Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville, North Carolina.
LIVE COVERAGE
High Point will provide live results of the races that start at 3:00 p.m.—for women—and 4:00 p.m.—for men. Coverage can be accessed
here or by clicking the link at the top of the page.
EXPERIENCE COUNTS
Head Coach
Mike Cox welcomes back three men's runners that were All-MEC during the 2019 season in sophomore
Nate Leichner, who was also MEC Freshman of the Year, and juniors
Cedric Drennen and
Issac Prather. While they didn't collect All-MEC honors in the fall of 2019, seniors
Andrew Barbera (2018),
Samuel Haynes (2017, 2018) and
Samuel Thomas (2017) have been all-conference in past years.
Last season, Leichner and Prather were All-Atlantic Region with Prather advancing to the NCAA National Championship in Sacramento, California.
The lone female runner that was all-conference in 2019 was sophomore
Gretchen Mills who finished 20
th at the MEC Championship. Senior
Kate Golinsky (2016, 2017) is a two-time All-MEC athlete previously in her career. Additionally, Mills was the MEC Freshman of the Year for the 2020 indoor track & field season.
THE FOES
Concord competes at the relatively small meet on Friday against four other Division I teams, and a familiar Division II team. Host High Point welcomes in fellow Division I schools Campbell, College of Charleston and Elon. MEC rival Charleston is also scheduled to compete in Friday's meet.
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