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WINGATE, N.C. – The Augusta University women's cross country team placed second out of 19 teams in their third race of the season at the Wingate Bulldog Stampede, hosted by Wingate University, on Saturday morning.
MEET INFORMATION
Bulldog Stampede, hosted by Wingate University
Wingate University Cross Country Facility (224 E. Wilson St., Wingate, NC)
Women's 6K race – 9 a.m.
Men's 10K race – 9:45 a.m.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
Augusta, Barton, Belmont Abbey, Brenau (Ga.), Catawba, Coker, Converse, Emmanuel (Ga.), Francis Marion, Georgia College, Johnson C. Smith, Lander, Lees-McRae, Limestone, Lincoln Memorial, Meredith, Morehouse, Mount Olive, Regent (Va.), USC Aiken, Wingate, Winston-Salem State
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS (by conference)
Conference Carolinas (7), Peach Belt Conference (5), South Atlantic Conference (4), CIAA (2), other conferences (4)
Coming off a team victory and ranked sixth in the NCAA Southeast Region, the Jaguars made a statement with the runner-up finish in the 6K race and were held off only by host Wingate for the team title. The Jaguars had five runners finish in the top 25.
Behind Wingate in first and Augusta second, Georgia College placed third, Mount Olive fourth, and Catawba fifth for the top teams.
Freshman Micah Weathers continued her strong rookie campaign for the Jags with her second top-10 finish of the season. Weathers led Augusta and took sixth overall out of 132 racers with a time of 23:36.72. Senior Lara Way crossed the finish line in 24:00.51 to take ninth for AU, sophomore McKenzie Knudsen notched 12th in 24:37.01, and senior Diana Petrmichlova placed 14th in 24:54.16.
Sneaking inside the top 25, senior Amber Palermo provided Augusta with a 22nd-place finish in 25:18.05. Jags senior Olivia Rodriguez finished 33rd (25:44.77), freshman Miranda Taylor 39th (25:51.70), sophomore Sinead O'Bryant took 52nd (26:28.78), and sophomore Rachel Hammesfahr grabbed 70th (27:16.85).
Augusta heads to the Georgia College Invitational on Friday, Oct. 6 in Milledgeville, Ga.
Team Scores
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Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9
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Results - Women
1 Wingate 43 3 4 8 13 15 21 40
Total Time: 1:59:58.58
Average: 23:59.72
2 Augusta 63 6 9 12 14 22 33 39
Total Time: 2:02:26.45
Average: 24:29.29
3 Georgia College 101 1 19 20 29 32 37 41
Total Time: 2:03:51.69
Average: 24:46.34
4 Mount Olive 125 23 24 25 26 27 28 30
Total Time: 2:06:53.03
Average: 25:22.61
5 Catawba 191 17 31 46 48 49 66 87
Total Time: 2:11:05.13
Average: 26:13.03
6 Lincoln Memorial 199 5 11 18 70 95
Total Time: 2:14:19.28
Average: 26:51.86
7 Belmont Abbey 242 34 35 42 60 71 78 81
Total Time: 2:14:08.72
Average: 26:49.75
8 Limestone 262 16 47 56 63 80
Total Time: 2:16:45.65
Average: 27:21.13
9 Francis Marion 285 36 52 54 69 74 107
Total Time: 2:17:55.69
Average: 27:35.14
10 Meredith 292 38 53 61 67 73 77 92
Total Time: 2:18:24.00
Average: 27:40.80
11 Coker 306 2 57 59 89 99 103
Total Time: 2:23:19.69
Average: 28:39.94
12 Emmanuel (Ga.) 314 7 51 72 88 96
Total Time: 2:23:03.89
Average: 28:36.78
13 Brenau 319 44 50 68 75 82 102
Total Time: 2:20:43.82
Average: 28:08.77
14 Barton 359 10 58 86 93 112
Total Time: 2:35:26.21
Average: 31:05.25
15 Lees-McRae 392 55 76 79 85 97
Total Time: 2:29:03.51
Average: 29:48.71
16 Converse 424 45 62 100 106 111
Total Time: 2:45:59.76
Average: 33:11.96
17 Johnson C. Smith 428 65 84 90 91 98 110
Total Time: 2:35:37.53
Average: 31:07.51
18 S.C.-Aiken 429 43 83 94 104 105
Total Time: 2:41:52.29
Average: 32:22.46
19 Lander 495 64 101 108 109 113
Total Time: 2:59:43.24
Average: 35:56.65
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