Madison Cornett
Madison Cornett

Concord Takes First at Home Meet

10/18/2024 8:53:00 PM

Results

PIPESTEM, W.Va. – The Concord University women's cross country team won the Concord Alumni Invite at Pipestem State Park Friday afternoon.

CU nearly perfect-scored the meet with 17 points. Second place was Charleston with 42 points.

Senior Madison Cornett picked up the individual victory for the Mountain Lions as she was the only athlete to break 20 minutes for the 5,000-meter course, clocking 19:53. Junior Katy Walkup was just off Cornett's pace as she clocked 20:02 as the runner-up.

Sophomores Sara Turner (21:18) and Charlotte McGinnis (21:32) occupied fourth and fifth places. The final scoring runner for the Mountain Lions was sophomore Abbey Londeree who finished eighth in a time of 21:47.

Sophomore Piper Doughton was 11th with a time of 23:08. Senior Kaylee Dixon clocked 23:17, good enough for 13th. Senior Baylee Bentley rounded out the CU field as she placed 20th in 26:08.

Friday concluded the regular season for the Mountain Lions. Next up is the Mountain East Conference Championship Saturday, October 26 at Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, West Virginia.
 
 
 
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