Sunday, October 30
Spartanburg, S.C.
Mercer University
vs
SoCon Championships
Lady Bears Have a Strong Finish at SoCon Championship
10/30/2022 8:32:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
JOHN'S ISLAND, S.C. – The Mercer men return to Macon with a top-three team finish at the Southern Conference Championships hosted by the Citadel at John's Island County Park. The Lady Bears come home in 6th, tying for a program-best finish in the conference.Â
See the full results and times here.
"I'm really proud of both groups for matching our program's best-ever finish at the Conference Championship," said Coach Hayman. "We come home with very few regrets knowing that we put together a good day and ran at our best. "
WOMEN'S RACE (5K)
On the women's side, the Bears were led by Giulia Giorgi who ran to a 29th-place finish in a time of 18:33 for a personal best performance. This was the first time Giorgia led the Bears in her career. The Bears averaged 18:55 over the 5,000-meter course good for 4th fastest in Mercer history.Â
The tight pack of scorers of Giorgi (29th), Laney Doster (31st, 18:43), Leah Pfaff (35th, 18:56), Bri Teegarden (36th, 19:02) Reese Robertson (45th, 19:24) led the lady Bears to tying their program-best finish of 6th place as a team.
Personal Bear Records Broken:
Both teams will travel to Huntsville, Ala. for the 2022 NCAA South Region Championship on Nov. 11.
FOLLOW THE BEARS
For complete coverage of Mercer Cross Country, follow the team at @MercerXCTF (Twitter), /mercerxctf (Facebook) and @mercerbearsxctf (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
See the full results and times here.
"I'm really proud of both groups for matching our program's best-ever finish at the Conference Championship," said Coach Hayman. "We come home with very few regrets knowing that we put together a good day and ran at our best. "
WOMEN'S RACE (5K)
On the women's side, the Bears were led by Giulia Giorgi who ran to a 29th-place finish in a time of 18:33 for a personal best performance. This was the first time Giorgia led the Bears in her career. The Bears averaged 18:55 over the 5,000-meter course good for 4th fastest in Mercer history.Â
The tight pack of scorers of Giorgi (29th), Laney Doster (31st, 18:43), Leah Pfaff (35th, 18:56), Bri Teegarden (36th, 19:02) Reese Robertson (45th, 19:24) led the lady Bears to tying their program-best finish of 6th place as a team.
Personal Bear Records Broken:
- Giulia GiorgiÂ
- Allie Brown
Both teams will travel to Huntsville, Ala. for the 2022 NCAA South Region Championship on Nov. 11.
FOLLOW THE BEARS
For complete coverage of Mercer Cross Country, follow the team at @MercerXCTF (Twitter), /mercerxctf (Facebook) and @mercerbearsxctf (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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