The Georgia College & State University (GCSU) men’s and women’s cross country teams finished as runners-up at the Royals Cross Country Challenger, hosted by Queens University of Charlotte, Oct. 6 at McAlpine Greenway Park.
The men’s team finished second out of 24 teams with 100 points, while Milligan University won the race with 44 points.
Philip Bulatao was the top GCSU runner in the field with an 8K time of 26:26.2 to record a sixthplace finish. The Bobcats had three other runners in the top 25. Caleb Carter finished 21st (27:31.6), while Evan Rehrauer was 22nd (27:32.7) and Daniel Laird was 25th (27:53.1).
Jack Sisk finished 27th with a time of 28:05.0, while Peyton Harley came in 43rd with a time of 29:33.2. Jack Rea set a personal-best time of 29:05.4 and came in 60th, while William Wright came in 68th (29:22.2). Tucker Balch established a new best time of 29:57.7 and finished 82nd. Brendan Rice was 100th (30:32.3) and Spencer Schoenberg was 166th (33:38.8).
The women’s team finished in second place out of 24 teams in the Blue Race with 80 points, while Milligan University won the meet with a perfect score of 15.
GCSU had four runners finish inside the top 20 on the 5K course at McAlpine Greenway Park. Anna Agi led the Bobcats with her seventh-place time of 19:38.2, while Jillian Muncus posted a time of 19:56.5 and finished 12th.
Lorena Cazora and Emily Wright also finished in the top 20 behind personal-best times. Cazora posted a time of 20:18.4 to finish 16th, while Wright placed 20th with a time of 20:24.2.
Emma Segars finished in 25th place at 20:30.9 followed by Calli Crawford (20:35.5, 27th) and Kylee Geveke (20:50.7, 35th). Jenny Goodwin had a time of 21:41.8 and came in 53rd place, while Maddie Reese Smith came in 86th (23:09.2) and Brooke Mooney was 108th (23:56.5).
The Bobcats return to action Oct. 21 when they travel to Oakwood to take part in the Peach Belt Conference Championship that will be held on the UNG Cross Country Course.
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