MECHANICSVILLE, Va. – William & Mary men's cross country placed fourth at the season-opening Spider Alumni Open on Saturday morning at Pole Green Park.
#10 Virginia took home the team title with 20 points followed by Georgetown, who was ranked No. 3 in the Mid-Atlantic Region in the preseason, with 59 points. The host Richmond just edged the Tribe for third, 119-121. American rounded out the top five with 124 points.
Senior
Nate Jennings and junior transfer Zach Ericksen led the way for the Tribe, placing in the top 20. Jennings covered the 6K course in 18:26.1 to finish 14th, while Ericksen was 19th at 18:34.7.
Graduate student
Jacob Jones, senior
Sam Pritchard, and sophomore
Peyton Golden rounded out the Tribe's top five runners. Jones finished 27th in a time of 18:47.1 followed by Pritchard in 32nd (18:54.0) and Golden in 51st (19:20.9)
Up Next
The Tribe returns to action in two weeks, competing at the adidas XC Challenge in Raleigh, N.C., and the CNU XC Invitational in Newport News, Va. Both events will be on Friday, Sept. 15.
Spider Alumni Open 6K
Mechanicsville, Va. (Pole Green Park)
Team Results
1. #10 Virginia 20
2. Georgetown 59
3. Richmond 119
4. William & Mary 121
5. American 124
6. George Mason 140
7. VCU 192
8. Washington and Lee 227
9. VMI 234
10. Longwood 310
11. Christopher Newport 318
12. Mary Washington 327
13. St. Mary's (Md.) 433
14. Bowie State 446
Top 5
1. Yasin Sado (UVA) 17:59.3
2. Lucas Guerra (Georgetown) 17:59.8
3. Will Anthony (UVA) 18:00.6
4. Nathan Mountain (UVA) 18:04.8
5. Wes Porter (UVA) 18:05.2
W&M Results
14.
Nate Jennings 18:26.1
19. Zach Ericksen 18:34.7
27.
Jacob Jones 18:47.1
32.
Sam Pritchard 18:54.0
51.
Peyton Golden 19:20.9
54.
Luke Henkel 19:24.9
60.
Harrison Vives 19:30
86.
Lucas Thompson 20:05.7
88.
Joseph Taylor 20:07.3
92.
Stephen Larson 20:15.8
100.
Braedan Gallagher
Running Unattached
20.
Hayes Trapp 18:35.7
25.
Wyatt Townsend 18:43.0
34.
Carson Rackley 19:02.1
36.
Henry Anderson 19:04.3
40.
Quinn Green 19:11.2
46.
Will Griesmer 19:17.5
