Men finish third at Upstate Cross Country Invitational

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Newberry men's cross country team finished third out of seven teams while the women finished seventh of eight at the Upstate Cross Country Invitational at USC Upstate on Saturday morning.

Men

The Newberry men were led by freshman Nathan Collier (Weatherford, Texas.), who finished 10th of 67 runners with an 8k time of 27 minutes, 46 seconds. It is the fifth top-10 finish for Collier, who finished better than every other freshman in the race.

Justin Golay (Springfield, Mo.) finished 19th with a time of 29:02 while Alex Holshoe (Hopkins, Mich.) finished 31st with a time of 30:00.

Women

The Newberry women were led by Kelley Strong (Union, S.C.), who finished 19th out of 56 with a time of 21:42. Rebecca Eddy (Eugene, Ore.) finished 37th in 22:57 while Ariel Strong (Cassatt, S.C.) finished 44th in 24:07.

Full individual and team results from both the men's and women's race can be found here. Newberry's finishers are listed below.

Both the men and the women continue their season next Saturday in Jefferson, Tenn. at the South Atlantic Conference Championships.

Men's Results (Team)

1. USC Upstate 15
2. Darton 49
3. Newberry 112
4. Piedmont 119
5. Presbyterian 128
6. Carson-Newman 133
7. Claflin 195

Men's Results (Individual)

10.  Nathan Collier 27:46
19. Justin Golay 29:02
31. Alex Holshoe 30:00
33. Austin Sorensen 30:19
60. Chris McMillion 35:28
65. Sabin Cotten 38:54
67. Davis Bagwell 41:08

Women's Results (Team)

1. USC Upstate 15
2. Wofford 85
3. Carson-Newman 87
4. Darton 97
5. Presbyterian 113
6. Piedmont 145
7. Newberry 167
8. Claflin 220

Women's Results (Individual)

19.  Kelley Strong 21:42
37. Rebecca Eddy 22:57
44. Ariel Strong 24:07
45. Stephanie Powell 24:30
49. Hannah Rohrer 27:16