CONWAY — Top-15 finishes by senior Hillary Kiprop and freshman Justin Albertson help propel the Francis Marion University men’s cross country team to a third-place finish at the Coastal Carolina University Invitational Meet.
Kiprop finished sixth with a 6,000-meter time of 20:44. Albertson placed 11th in 21:19. Other Patriot runners included junior Jerry Roth (21:54) in 17th position, junior Ben Miller (22:13) in 20th, freshman Ian Wallace (23:59) in 31st, and freshman Justin Trigg (24:57) in 36th.
FMU did not score in the women’s race, but had three individuals take part in the 5,000-meter race. Senior Amanda Doyle finished in 14th position with a time of 21:56, while sophomore Samantha Smith placed 23rd with a time of 24:35 and freshman Sierra Young was 25th in 26:08.
The host school won both team titles.
Email
Facebook
Google
Twitter
Favorites
More
Advertisement