University of Charleston races at UAH Chargers Invitational

By UC Sports

Huntsville, AL – Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the University of Alabama in Huntsville Chargers XC Invitational on Saturday. 

The men’s team placed 2^nd in a field of 40 teams in the 8k with a score of 85. Mathew Meli finished 3^rd overall out of 460 runners with a time of 23:32. His time marks a new school record for Charleston and was the fastest 8k time in MEC history. Kelvin Kipchumba took 5^th place (23:47) and Mohamed Salahedine Ensaad finished 17^th (24:17). 

The women’s team placed 16^th out of a field of 38 teams in the 6k. Joyleen Korir was the 5^th overall finisher out of 373 runners with a time of 21:01. This was the 3^rd fastest time in school history and the 2^nd fastest time in the conference this season. Amanda Ferrante placed 72^nd (22:21) and Marina Bailey finished 114^th (22:52). 

Full results of the race can be found here.

Up Next:
Next on the schedule for the Golden Eagles is the Mountain East Conference Championships. This event will be held in Wheeling, WV on Saturday, November 7^th starting at 9:00 am.