Joshua Horan 21st of 50 runners

Tiffany Garnet 26th of 59 runners

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October 27, 2007


Ferrum Men 4th at Cross-Country Championship, Women 7th

GREENSBORO, N.C.  -- Ferrum College finished 4th among six teams in the men's race at the 2007 USA South Athletic Conference Cross Country Championship, held this afternoon at Hagan Stone Park in Greensboro.  Ferrum finished seventh in the women's 8-team race.

Official Race Results

Freshman Joshua Horan was Ferrum's top men's runner, completing the 8K course in a time of 30:54 to finish 21st among 50 runners.  Freshman Peyton Yeatts was 26th overall in a time of 32:37.

Christopher Newport University won the men's race with a team score of 26 points, followed by Shenandoah University with 64, Greensboro College with 70 and Ferrum at 121.  Methodist University was 5th at 134 and Averett University was last at 140.  Methodist's Nasiro-Sigo Husein repeated as the individual champion.

In the women's race, CNU posted a perfect score of 15, capturing the top five spots.  The Captains' Amy Wampler was the individual champion. CNU's alternate runner was sixth individually. 

Mary Baldwin was second with 80 points, followed by Shenandoah at 90 and Meredith College at 99.  Methodist was fifth at 118, followed by Greensboro at 150, and Ferrum with 175.  North Carolina Wesleyan College was last at 221.

Sophomore Tiffany Garnett was Ferrum's top women's finisher.  She finished the 6K course in 30:13, good for 26th place in a field of 59 runners.  Freshman Michelle Ayers finished 29th in a time of 30:35.
 

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