SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Winthrop University’s men’s and women’s cross country teams recorded six personal-best performances at the USC Upstate Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 17, highlighted by two top-10 finishes in the women’s 5K race.
Anna Conrad led the Eagles with an eighth-place finish, completing the 5K course in a personal-best time of 17 minutes, 38.2 seconds. Teammate Janie Spicer finished close behind in 10th place with a time of 17:39.3.
The Winthrop women’s team finished 13th overall with 369 points.
Allison Reese placed 125th in 19:41.2, followed by Kelsey Martin in 147th at 19:58.1. Both runners recorded personal-best times. Kayah Marques finished 152nd in 20:01.0, while Caidence Bazemore placed 204th in 20:51.0.
Alexis Marion also recorded a personal best in the women’s 5K, according to Winthrop Athletics.
On the men’s side, Spencer Shealy led Winthrop with a 49th-place finish in the 8K race, posting a personal-best time of 25:13.2.
Miles Carrier finished 207th in 27:32.0, followed by Jordan Kent in 221st with a personal-best time of 27:45.8. Aiden Carrier rounded out Winthrop’s listed finishers in 263rd place with a time of 28:57.8.
The meet provided the Eagles with several strong individual performances as the team prepares for postseason competition.
Winthrop will return to Spartanburg on Friday, Oct. 30, for the Big South Cross Country Championships.
Story courtesy of Winthrop Athletics.
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