Men's Results - Women's Results

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles claimed second on their home course at the C-N Cross Country Challenge held Saturday morning at Panther Creek State Park.

C-N finished behind champion Tiffin University, but topped South Atlantic Conference opponents Lincoln Memorial University (3^rd), Brevard College (4^th), Catawba College (5^th), and Tusculum College (8^th) in the race.

The course will serve as the host to the South Atlantic Conference Championships on Oct. 22.

Junior Hannah Reese (Belhaven, Miss.) and junior Katie Hayes (Jackson, Tenn.) finished seventh and eighth respectively. Reese finished at 20:27, while Hayes finished two seconds later.

Juniors Brooke Earhardt (Dickson, Tenn.) and Meredith Nix (Walhalla, S.C.) finished together at 16^th and 17^th, respectively. Earhardt closed at 21:32, with Nix finishing at 21:37.

Sophomore Amanda Bowman finished 22^nd at 22:24, while junior Samantha McConeghey (Johnston, Iowa) and sophomore Stephanie Savino (Southold, N.Y.) finished in the two places behind her.

Senior Lauren Henry (Greeneville, Tenn.) finished 26^th with a time of 22:55, while freshman Megan Farjellah (Murphy, N.C) placed 29^th.

All of the Lady Eagles finished in the top half of the field.

The host Carson-Newman Eagles finished fifth overall.

The Eagles finished ahead of SAC opponents Catawba College and Tusculum College in the race.

Junior Angel Soriano (Weatherford, Tex.) finished 16^th with a time of 28:29, while freshman Luke Hall (Seymour, Tenn.) closed the race in 31^st at 29:56.

Freshman Matt Mifflin (Crossville, Tenn.) finished at 37^th in just over 31 minutes.

Sophomore Joey Nielsen (Ringgold, Ga.) took 41^st, while freshman Mark Edwards (Greeneville, Tenn.) finished 55^th in the race.

Tiffin University took the race championship, averaging just under 27 minutes for its times.  The Dragons Colin Fisher won the race with a time of 25:34.

The Eagles and Lady Eagles run again next weekend at The Citadel Invitational.

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