WINGATE, N.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne men's cross country team placed third at the SAC Championships on Saturday, This is the best finish for the Bears since taking third back in 2012.
The Bears finished with 85 points, just ahead of Catawba's 91. Wingate won the race with just 18 points, followed by Anderson's 58.
"The guys ran their heart out today," said Director of Cross Country/Track & Field
Bob Braman. "We had never beaten Catawba, and that's the team we'll need to beat to make nationals."
Ilias El Khattabi (24:22.1) and
Ugolin Anselm (24:36.6) were named to the All-SAC Second Team with 8th and 14th places, respectively. Taking 21st and being named to the All-SAC Third Team and All-Freshman team was
Preston Sangely, who ran a new 8k PR of 24:55.5.
Danny Nugent was Lenoir-Rhyne's fourth finisher, taking 24th in 25:02.9. The final scorer for Lenoir-Rhyne was
Craig Allard, who broke 26 minutes for the first time in a Bear uniform with a 25:45.8, taking 36th.
Lenoir-Rhyne will travel to Spartanburg, S.C., to take part in the NCAA Southeast Regional on Saturday, November 21st. The Bears will look to qualify for nationals as a team for the first time in program history.
