Cross Country Ready for Friday's Big South Championships

Friday, October 29

High Point, N.C.

4 p.m.

University of South Carolina Upstate Athletics

Big South Conference Championships

Photo by: Matt Levonick

10/28/2021 5:15:00 PM | Cross Country

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Friday's Meet
2021 Big South Cross Country Championships
October 29, 2021 | 2:00 p.m. ET (Men's 8K); 3:00 p.m. (Women's 5K)
Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex | Kernersville, N.C.
Teams (12): Campbell, Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb, Hampton, High Point, Longwood, North Carolina A&T, Presbyterian, Radford, UNC Asheville, USC Upstate, Winthrop

Event Preview
After wrapping up the four meet "regular season" portion of the team's schedule at the Upstate Invite, USC Upstate cross country sets its sights on the 2021 Big South Cross Country Championships Friday at Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville, N.C.

The Big South Championships marks a return to the course after both programs captured top-10 finishes at the Upstate Invite on October 16 as the men's team finished fourth and the women's team 10^th.

In the men's race, the Spartans claimed six top-40 finishers with three runners finishing inside the top-30, leading to a fourth-place finish. Pacing Upstate was senior Jonathan Johnson who grabbed an 18^th-place finish while senior Michael Tardella and freshman Logan Patete joined him in the top-30, placing 25^th and 26^th, respectively.

On the women's side, Upstate claimed a 10^th-place finish—the team's third of the season—as sophomore Elise Wilcher topped the squad behind a personal record time of 20:21.5. Behind Wilcher on the leaderboard was freshman Allison Baker, finishing among the top two for the fourth straight event.

Last Time Out
Men's Results (4th of 17)
18. Jonathan Johnson – 26:45.1
25. Michael Tardella – 27:03.9
26. Logan Patete – 27:05.2
31. Jonathan Loy – 27:17.9
32. Jared Keklak – 27:19.6
40. Nigel Dos Santos – 27:32.2
53. Carter Sexton – 28:05.7
61. Caleb Bayne – 28:19.4
71. Derek Staton – 28:35.9
82. Gabe Herron – 28:51.5

Women's Results (10th of 17)
41. Elise Wilcher – 20:21.5
42. Allison Baker – 20:21.9
71. Alanie Foster – 21:09.3
72. Heaven Allen – 21:09.8
82. Laura Yarborough – 21:39.9
83. Brawnwyn Koellner – 21:44.0

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