Greenville, SC – Southern Wesleyan took second as a team in the first race of the season with two runners finishing in the top ten.
 


Race Vitals

Team Score: 48

Top Finishes: 7, 8, 14, 16, 19


 
How It Happened

Sophomore Macey Morgan led the Warriors in the first race of the season as she finished the 4K in seventh place with a time of 16:20.2.  She was closely followed by teammate Abbey Frock in eighth with a time of 16:33.5.  Senior Taylor Broadwell was next to cross the finish line for the Warriors.  Her time of 16:58.3 allowed her to take 14^th.

Maidson Lewellen finished just behind Broadwell with a time of 17:03.5 to give her a 16^th place finish.  In her first race as a Warrior, freshman Ava LaBrant took 19^th with a time of 17:27.7.  Gisselle Lope followed in 35^th with a time of 18:21.8.  Hattie Pitts and Janey Dixon were the next two Warriors to finish as their times of 18:58.8 and 19:18.9 respectively gave them a 43^rd and 44^th place finishes.


 
What's Next

Southern Wesleyan will next compete at the Furman Invite on September 11 in Greenville, SC.  They will then travel to Charlotte, NC on September 24 and October 8 to take part in the Queen City Invite and Royals Challenge hosted by the Queens Royals.  The Warriors will wrap up the year on October 23 at the Conference Carolinas Championship.