Men Finish Third And Women 11th At Virginia XC Invitational

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 6 UNC men’s cross country team received three top 20 performances and finished in third place at the Virginia Invitational at Panorama Farm Saturday. The No. 10 Carolina women’s team registered an 11^th-place finish.
 
UNC junior Parker Wolfe claimed second place and paced the Tar Heels as he completing the 8K run in 23.23.1; finishing 2.8 seconds out of first place. Graduate Alex Phillips placed eight with a time of 23:33.0 and junior Ethan Strand came in 20^th with a time of 23:42.6.
 
Graduate transfer Jake Gebhart also finished inside the top 50, placing 37^th with a time of 23:53.6.
 
Junior Fatima Alanis was the Tar Heels’ top finisher on the women’s side, placing 26^th with a time of 16:55.0. Sophomore Evan Klingbeil was shortly behind Alanis, crossing the finish line in 16:55.8 to place 28^th.
 
Juniors Kelsey Harrington and Ava Dobson also finished inside the top 65 in the race which featured more than 200 runners. Harrington completed the course in 17:17.2 to place 63^rd, while Dobson finished two spots behind her in a time of 17:19.8.
 
Carolina will be back in action a three weeks, Oct. 13, at the Nuttycombe Invitational in Madison, Wis.

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Men’s Team Results (8K)

1. No. 1 Northern Arizona – 71

2. No. 3 BYU – 101

3. No. 6 North Carolina – 157

4. No. 11 Syracuse – 167

5. No. 12 Villanova – 169

23 teams competed

 

UNC Individual Results (8K)

2. Parker Wolfe – 23:23.1

8. Alex Phillip – 23:33.0

20. Ethan Strand – 23:42.6

37. Jake Gebhardt – 23:53.6

91. Colton Sands – 24:21.8

145. Gitch Hayes – 24:47.8

146. Luke Wiley – 24:47.9

224 runners competed

 

Women’s Team Results (5K)

1. No. 2 Northern Arizona – 48

2. No. 9 Stanford – 104

3. No. 11 Virginia – 123

4. No. 13 Washington – 131

5. No. 12 Georgetown – 204

11. No. 10 North Carolina – 288

23 teams competed

 

UNC Individual Results (5K)

26. Fatima Alanis – 16:55.0

28. Eva Klingbeil – 16:55.8

63. Kelsey Harrington – 17:17.2

65. Ava Dobson – 17:19.8

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