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Spartan men claim victory at USC Upstate Invitational
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Sophomore Joey Thompson led the UNC Greensboro men's team to a first-place finish on Saturday morning at the USC Upstate Invitational.
Senior Sherrika Jordan paced the women's team to a third-place finish.
Thompson, coming off a school run of 24:56.7 at the Charlotte Invitational, came in second-place on with a time of 25:03.84. Fellow sophomore Mike Koech wasn't far behind as his time of 25:15.61 was good enough for third place.
Andy Clyne came in fourth place with a time of 25:39.86 and A.J. Savoia ran a 26:07.14 to finish in sixth place. Ben Vasquez gave the Spartans their fifth top-10 finish with a time of 26:38.02 to come in 10th place.
The women's team had a pair of top-10 finishers in Jordan and Kerry Hartman. Jordan's time of 19:05.55 gave her a sixth-place finish, while Hartman ran a 19:14.58 to finish in 10th place.
Chelsea Sumney came in 14th place with a time of 19:31.34 before six Spartan runners crossed the line consecutively, beginning with Michelle Chewens in 18th place.
The Spartans will now have two weeks before competing at the Southern Conference Championships at 10 a.m. in Elon, N.C. on Oct. 31.
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Men's results:
Individual:
2. Joey Thompson, 25:03.84; 3. Mike Koech, 25:15.61; 4. Andy Clyne,
25:39.86; 6. A.J. Savoia, 26:07.14; 10. Ben Vasquez, 26:38.02; 18.
TJ Wyatt, 27:05.35; 21. Cory Bowen, 27:15.84; 24. Brian Carrington,
27:41.60; 27. Taylor Hurst, 28:03.69;
Team score:
1. UNC Greensboro, 24
2. USC Upstate, 41
3. Wofford, 93
4. Charleston Southern, 125
5. Campbellsville, 137
Women's results:
Individual:
6. Sherrika Jordan, 19:05.55; 10. Kerry Hartman, 19:14.58; 14.
Chelsea Sumney, 19:31.34; 18. Michelle Chewens, 19:41.19; 19.
Shaina Sumney, 19:45.85; 20. Caitlin Lenz, 19:46.41; 21. Jade
Farlow, 19:51.51; 22. Jenna Paley, 19:59.18; 23. Tiffany Garber,
20:03.72
Team score:
1. Davidson, 36
2. USC Upstate, 45
3. UNC Greensboro, 67
4. Charlotte, 102
5. Wofford, 137
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