ATHENS, W.Va. – Over the last few years at the conclusion of the academic year, the Concord University Sports Information Department takes a look back at each sport's program success in the recently completed season in an "Inside the Numbers" series.
The 2023 fall sports season is nearing an end with ITN, but one sport that remains is men's cross country.
2- Finish for
Ethan Board at the Concord Alumni Invite. The runner-up finish was the highest for Board in his career.
3- Consecutive years that
Logan Zuchelli has been named All-Atlantic Region—one of three athletes in program history to earn all-region three times.
4- Number of times that the Mountain Lions had a top-three finish in the fall. The lowest finish all season was sixth, twice.
6- With Zuchelli qualifying for the NCAA National Championship, it marked the sixth consecutive season a CU athlete has made the national stage.
11- Consecutive years that Concord has finished in the top three as a team at the Mountain East Conference Championship.
15- Number of athletes were named to either the All-MEC Academic Team or the Commissioner's Honor Roll after the conclusion of the fall semester.
16- Finish for
Braden Ward at the MEC Championship, becoming the fifth freshman since 2018 to earn All-MEC honors.
24:44- Time run by Zuchelli in winning the Royals Challenge—one of two individual wins for Zuchelli during the season.
26:01- Time clocked by
Preston Prather at the Chick-Fil-A/Concord XC Festival, the third fastest time run at the Pipestem course by a Concord athlete in program history.
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