HUNTSVILLE, AL - The Lenoir-Rhyne men's and women's cross country teams took part in the UAH Chargers XC Invitational on Saturday, the final tune-up before the South Atlantic Conference Championships.

The men finished 10th out of 40 teams, while the women were 21st out of 38. Winning the men's field was No. 6 Lee, while the women's race was won by No. 24 Tampa.

The men were led on the 8k course by Danny Nugent, who placed 33rd out of 460 runners with a time of 24:34.9. Just behind him was Ilias El Khattabi, who was 35th in 24:35.4. Joining them in the top-50 was Ugolin Anselm, as the triathlete ran a time of 24:45.0 to take 43rd. Freshman Preston Sangely ran a season's best time of 25:00.5 to take 73rd, and Leon Fischer rounded out the scoring for the Bears with a time of 26:05.2, placing 192nd. 

Zoila Sicilia led the women on the 6k course with a time of 22:19.3, averaging just under six minutes per mile. Freshman Jordana Nunez wasn't far behind, taking 83rd with a time of 22:33.1. Fellow freshman Brooke Reynolds set a new 6k personal best with a time of 23:17.9, taking 156th in the 373-runner field. Caitlyn Christie (23:29.5) and Amy Mendoza Lopez (23:33.9) rounded out the scoring for the Bears.

Both teams will be in action in two weeks when they take part in the SAC Championships. This year's championships will be on Saturday, November 7th, in Wingate, N.C.