Concord Places Fourth at High Point

Results

KERNERSVILLE, N.C. – The Concord University men's cross country team finished fourth at the Winter VertCross Invite hosted by High Point University Friday afternoon.

The Mountain Lions finished the meet with 74 points. High Point won the meet with 37 points.

Junior Issac Prather was the meet's runner-up and the first Division II runner to cross as he completed the 8,000-meter course in 25:30.

Fellow junior Cedric Drenne finished just outside the top 10 as he placed 12^th in a time of 26:32. Senior Samuel Haynes came through in 27:14 to finish 20^th. Fellow senior Samuel Thomas clocked a time of 27:40 to finish 26^th while freshman Preston Prather was 27^th in a time of 27:47 to round out the scorers for CU.

Reigning MEC Freshman of the Year and sophomore Nate Leichner finished 30^th in a showing 27:55. Sophomore Alex Watty (43^rd / 29:20), freshman Caleb Hatcher (44^th / 29:26) and sophomore John Casey (46^th / 29:54) all broke the 30-minute barrier.

Senior Andrew Barbera finished 47^th in a time of 30:12 while junior Daniel Baldwin was 48^th in 30:43. Seniors Raheem Williams (51^st / 33:43) and Brett Strickland (52^nd / 33:48).

Concord has a week off before competing at the Charleston Invite February 26.