NEWPORT NEW, Va. – William & Mary men's cross country won the Christopher Newport Regional Preview on Friday evening at the Lee Hall Mansion Course.
The Tribe placed three among the top five to pick up the team title in the 20-team field with 35 points. Lynchburg was second at 46 points followed by VCU (93) in third.
Sophomore
Tyler Lipps led the Tribe racing to a runner-up finish at the regional preview. He crossed the line in 24:35.5, nearly three seconds ahead a third place.
Sophomores
Jacob Jones and
Sam Pritchard finished fourth and fifth to give the Tribe three of the top five. Jones finished just .1 seconds behind third place, while Pritchard crossed the line at 24:41.7.
The Tribe put three more runners among the top 15. Sophomore
Nate Jennings was 10th (25:13.4) followed by freshman
Luke Henkel (25:27.1) and sophomore
Stephen Larson (25:29.2) in 14th and 15th, respectively.
Up Next
W&M heads to Bethlehem, Pa., for the Paul Short Run on Friday, Sept. 30.
CNU Regional Preview
Team Standings
1. William & Mary 35
2. Lynchburg 46
3. VCU 93
4. Washington and Lee 135
5. Christopher Newport 135
6. Catholic 172
7. Southern Virginia 205
8. Mary Washington 219
9. Eastern Mennonite 260
10. Methodist 293
11. Virginia Wesleyan 342
12. Hampton 378
13. Pfeiffer 443
14. Ferrum 445
15. Randolph 484
16. North Carolina Wesleyan 494
17. Elizabeth City St. 504
18. Marymount (Va.) 508
19. William Peace 514
20. Chowan 584
Top 5
1. Frank Csorba (Lynchburg) 24:16.7
2. Tyler Lipps (W&M) 24:35.5
3. Maximillian Sparks (Lynchburg) 24:38.2
4. Jacob Jones (W&M) 24:38.3
5. Sam Pritchard (W&M) 24:41.7
W&M Results
10.
Nate Jennings 25:13.4
14.
Luke Henkel 25:27.1
15.
Stephen Larson 25:29.2
21.
T.J. Corliss 25:37.2
31.
Luke Ellwood 25:58.4
52.
Owen Lipps 26:45.2
