Charleston Cross Country Competes at SoCon Championship

Saturday, October 27

Cullowhee, N.C.

9 a.m.

College of Charleston

Southern Conference Championships

Charleston Cross Country Competes at SoCon Championship

10/27/2007 4:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

By: CofCSports.com

Becky Stewart and Brad Meyer finished 21^st and 15^th, respectively, to lead the men's and women's cross country teams to a seventh and ninth place finish at the SoCon cross country championship in Cullowhee, N.C. Chattanooga won the women's championship, with Appalachian State finishing first for the men for the second consecutive year.

The women finished 21^st ahead of The Citadel, UNC Greensboro, Georgia Southern, and Wofford. Stewart clocked an 18:48.31 to lead the Cougars, with Amy Laughlin earning a 29^th place finish with a 19:12.72. Wells Trompeter finished with a time of 19:14.13 and a 32^nd place finish. Karen Corsen and Katie Hedley finished 44^th and 45^th with times of 19:32.19 and 19:33.50. Rounding out the field for Charleston was Sarah Massenburg (19:54.62), Erin Stoddard (20:12.43), and Cara Browning (20:16.57).

Meyer earned the only top-20 finish for the men's team, leading the team to a ninth place finish. Trevor Sprague clocked the second-best time, 27:14.85, for a 44^th place finish. Sophomore J.C. Koziel notched a 27:22.89 for 46^th, with Luke Nelson (28:00.71), Tim Faugl (29:27.37), and Josh Shinoff (32:52.25) rounding out the finishes for Charleston.