Sophomore Sets Personal Best at Queen City Invite

Friday, September 27

Charlotte, N.C.

5 p.m.

Mercer University

Queen City Invite

Results (PDF)

Sophomore Sets Personal Best at Queen City Invite

9/30/2019 12:08:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

By: Jesika Moore

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Sophomore Ashley McMahon set a collegiate personal best at the Queen City Invite on Friday. The men and women both finished in the top 20 overall.

Mercer's women placed 13^th of 39 team's at the Queen City Invitational 5k race, held at McAlpine Creek Park in Charlotte, N.C. The women outran SoCon foe The Citadel and finished with a team time of 1:38:38. The men placed 17^th of 43 teams, also outrunning The Citadel and finishing with a team time of 2:19:03.

Sophomore Ashley McMahon set a personal best of 18:35 and placed 15^th of 365 individually. The men were led by sophomore Vladimir Zander-Velloso who placed 54^th of 327 runners.

Women's 5K Individual Results
15. Ashley McMahon, 18:35
57. Giulia Giorgi, 19:27
74. Marina Van Sickle, 19:50
79. Jerrica Hanson, 19:58
127. Ania Grzeszczak, 20:48
144. Bella Thomas, 21:14
186. Whitney Johnson, 22:18

Men's 8K Individual Results
54. Vladimir Zander-Velloso, 26:49
104. Preston Jones, 27:48
117. Josiah Jaqua, 28:03
123. Chris French, 28:05
134. Fuad Batteh, 28:18
141. Marc Reiser, 28:25
149. Dalton Hollis, 28:40
152. Sean Parker, 28:46

Up Next
Both the Mercer men and women will head back up to Charlotte to compete in the Royal's Challenge on Friday October 11^th at 5 p.m.

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