AUM Men’s Cross Country concludes 2016 season at Crimson Classic

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (aumathletics.com)—- The Auburn Montgomery men’s cross country team closed out its 2016 campaign by finishing third in the College Division of the Crimson Classic, hosted by the University of Alabama, Friday.

NOTES
• The Crimson Classic was the final meet of the season for the Warhawks.

  • A total of 35 teams competed in the meet, but only five scored in the College Division (non Division I)
  • Shorter University’s Alfred Chelanga was the first of 265 finishers with an 8K time of 23:47.4. The time was well ahead of second-place finisher Antibahs Kosgei (24:14.1) from Alabama.

INDIVIDUAL FINISHES
• For the fifth time this season, freshman Jacob Russell Lister was the first AUM runner to finish, crossing the line in 28:25.6 to finish 222nd overall. He was the 10th runner to finish in the College Division.
• Freshman Ashton King posted a time of 29:33.0 and finished 244th.

  • Sophomore Brandon Bennefield ran a personal-best time of 29:55.5 and finished 248th.
  • Junior Dozier Atwell finished the race with a time of 30:32.1 to place 252nd.
  • With a time of 31:37.8, freshman Jacob Crouch finished 256nd overall. Junior Anfernee Williams followed with a time of 32:09.5 to finish 258th.
  • Freshman Patrick Gregorius finished 264th with a time of 33:52.4.

TEAM FINISHES
• The University of Guelph from Guelph, Ontario, took home the College Division championship with 15 points. The Gryphons had the top seven individual finishers in the division.
• Meridian Community College was second with 67 points, while the Warhawks followed closely behind with 83 points.

  • The Warhawks defeated Spartanburg Methodist and Xavier (La.) in the meet.
  • Kentucky won the University Division with 70 points, holding off Georgia, who finished with 83 points.

 

QUOTING THE COACH
“I am proud with the growth of the men’s team this season,” head coach Ryan Thompson said. “We ran with five freshman this season, but now they have a year under their belts and understand what it takes to be a collegiate runner. I think if they continue to work hard and stay hungry, we will be able to be a formidable program when we are able to compete in the Gulf South Conference.”

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