Live Results
ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University men's and women's cross country teams make their longest trip of the year to compete at the Southern Showcase hosted by Jacksonville State in Huntsville, Alabama Friday morning.
RACE TIMES
8:30 a.m. eastern – Men's 8,000-meter race
9:30 a.m. eastern – Women's 5,000-meter race
LIVE COVERAGE
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Live Results
COMPETING TEAMS
Over 50 teams will be competing Friday. Only Division I and Division II schools are listed below in alphabetical order
Alabama
Alabama A&M
Alabama-Huntsville
Arkansas Tech
Auburn
Belmont
Carson-Newman
Chattanooga
Concord
Delaware
East Tennessee State
Florida Atlantic
Florida Gulf Coast
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Jacksonville State
Kentucky
Lee
Lipscomb
Louisville
Marshall
Mercer
Miami
Middle Tennessee State
Mississippi College
Mississippi State
North Alabama
South Alabama
South Florida
Southern Indiana
Southern Mississippi
Stetson
Tennessee-Martin
Tennessee Tech
Trevecca Nazarene
Troy
UVa.-Wise
West Georgia
Western Kentucky
Young Harris
LAST TIME OUT
The Concord women finished third at the first meet of the season, the Catawba Fleet Feet Invite. The Mountain Lions were just 10 points behind second-place Lincoln Memorial. Freshman
Violet Wall was the top finisher for CU as she clocked 19:53 for the 5,000-meter course. Senior
Katy Walkup just missed the top 10 with a 12th-place showing in 20:28. Freshman
Avery Lilly ran 20:51 and finished 16
th. Junior
Sara Turner came through in 21:05 for 19
th. Fellow junior
Charlotte McGinnis was the final scorer in 26
th. Rounding out the top seven were juniors
Piper Doughton (30
th) and
Abbey Londeree (31
st).
The CU men edged out Lincoln Memorial 54-58 for secondplace at Catawba. Juniors
Braden Ward (fifth/27:00) and
AJ Skeens (eighth/27:35) were in the top 10. Sophomore
Reese Hickey ran 27:52 for the 8,000-meter course and placed 14
th. Sophomore
Brandon Canaday was 14
th in a showing of 28:08. Freshman
Johnny Walkup clocked 28:28 in his collegiate debut as he finished 18
th. Sophomore
Joshua Uhrig (19
th) and junior
Andrew Tickle (29
th) completed the top seven for the Maroon and Gray.
MEN'S PREVIEW
Some of the stiffest competition in Division II will be on the starting line Friday. Lee and Alabama-Huntsville are ranked in the top 20 nationally ahead of Friday's meet. Mississippi College is receiving votes in the national poll. Alabama is ranked 11
th in the Division I National Poll while a myriad of teams are in their respective regional polls. The course at John Hunt Park in Huntsville is a regionally-recognized course that has hosted the Division II South Region Championship in the past.
WOMEN'S PREVIEW
On the women's side, Lee is nationally-ranked in the top 20 of the Division II poll. Mississippi College and Alabama-Huntsville are in the regional poll. Alabama is a top 10 Division I team. Not only has the course at John Hunt Park been the host of major meets, but it is also recognized as one of the fastest courses in the country.
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