Cross Country Primed for SoCon Championships

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – A chance for conference bragging rights will be on the table for the Mercer men's and women's cross country teams Saturday as they get set to compete in the Southern Conference Championships at Camp Jordan Park in Chattanooga.

CHAMPIONSHIP OUTLOOK
Date: Saturday, Oct. 29 | 10 a.m. ET (Men) | 10:45 a.m. ET (Women)
Location: Chattanooga, Tenn. | Camp Jordan
Admission: Free
Live Results: HY-TEK Results
SoCon Website: SoConSports.com | Championship Program

The men will kick things off at 10 a.m. in the 8K event, followed by the women's 5K at 10:45 a.m. Runners from each SoCon institution – The Citadel, ETSU, defending champion Furman, UNCG, Samford, host Chattanooga, VMI, Western Carolina and Wofford – will join the Bears in the meets.

Mercer's men will be led by sophomore Ahmed Jama and freshman Michael Rowlands, who own the Bears' top-two times in the 8K this year. Jama set the school record with a first-place, 24:57.20 finish at the Jacksonville State Foothills Invitational on Oct. 1. It was the seventh-best finish by a SoCon runner this season. Rowlands owns the second-best finish by a Bear this fall, as he finished the same Foothills Invitational in 27:03.50.

Freshman Anna Grzeszczak and senior Victoria Rogers will highlight the Mercer women's charge at the SoCon Championships. Grzeszczak owns a team-best 18:51.30 finish in the 5K event this season while Rogers, who has arguably been Mercer's most consistent runner, owns a season-best time of 19:16.80.

Admission is free to attend the event. An awards presentation will take place at the conclusion of both races and results will be available at MercerBears.com afterward.

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For complete coverage of Mercer Cross Country, please visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.

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Players Mentioned

Ania Grzeszczak

Ahmed Jama

Victoria Rogers

Michael Rowlands

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