Campbell Teams Compete at Great American Cross Country Festival

BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- The Campbell University men's and women's cross country teams competed Friday night at the Great American Cross Country Festival held at McAlpine Greenway Park. The men's team finished 15^th out of 21 teams, while the women were 13^th of 22 squads.
Georgetown University won the men's team and individual titles. David Rodriguez won the 8K race with a time of 24:18.3. On the women's side, Brigham Young University won the team crown, while Sylvia Chelimo of Gardner-Webb College was the individual champ with a time of 16:55.7 in the 5K run.
Junior Ryan Richmond and sophomore Heather Lee were the top Camel runners for the third week in a row. Richmond led the men's squad with a time of 25:30.3 (36^th), and Lee finished the course in 18:41.4 (45^th).
The other CU men's runners included freshman Justin Lambert-Belanger (26:13.3, 56^th), senior Billy McGlaughon (26:30.0, 61^st), sophomore Hugh Ferry (26:42.6, 73^rd) and freshman Jeremaine Hood (30:14.3, 136^th).
After Lee, the other Camels to contribute to the women's team score were senior Susie Welty (18:46.5, 51^st), Lisa Lee (19:09.5, 72^nd), Renee Acker (20:09.5, 105^th), and Natalie Lewis (20:17.5, 111^th).
The Camels host the fourth annual Campbell European Invitational next Saturday morning at the CU Cross Country Course. The event starts with a fun run at 8:00 am, followed by the men's race at 9:00 am and the women's event at 10:00 am. [Results ]