Opening the season against a loaded field, William & Mary men's cross country finished third and topped SEC foe Georgia in the Charlotte Open on Friday morning at Frank Liske Park.
All four teams in the field were among the top 15 in the USTFCCCA Regional rankings. North Carolina, who is ranked No. 3 in the Southeast Region and No. 16 nationally, won the team event with 20 points followed by Charlotte, who was No. 5 in the South Region. The Tribe, which is ranked No. 14 in the Southeast Region to start 2022, finished third at 93 points ahead of Georgia, who was No. 11 in the South Region during the preseason.
Making his first appearance for the Tribe, sophomore Nate Jennings led the way, placing 20th in a time of 15:27.9.
Sophomore All-CAA harriers Jacob Jones and Sam Pritchard followed in close succession in 23rd and 24th place. Jones crossed the line in 15:34.3 just ahead of Pritchard by .4 seconds.
Rounding out the Tribe's scoring group were sophomores Stephen Larson and Harrison Vives. Larson crossed the line in 15:50.2 to finish 30th followed by Vines in 31st.
The Tribe returns to action at the CNU XC Regional Preview in Newport News, Va., on Friday, Sept. 16.
Results from the Charlotte Opener
Team Scoring
North Carolina 20
Charlotte 42
W&M 93
Georgia 106
Top 5
1. Nick Scudder (Charlotte) 14:51.4
2. Ethan Strand (UNC) 14:59.7
3. Parker Wolfe (UNC) 15:00.3
4. John Tatter (UNC) 15:01.6
5. Patrick Anderson (UNC) 15:02.0
W&M Results
20. Nate Jennings 15:27.9
23. Jacob Jones 15:34.3
24. Sam Pritchard 15:34.7
30. Stephen Larson 15:50.2
31. Harrison Vives 16:07.2
32. Tyler Lipps 16:08.1
34. Luke Ellwood 16:10.5
36. Joseph Taylor 16:11.1
39. Luke Henkel 16:12.1
51. Evan Goodell 16:43.4
54. Owen Lipps 16:57.1
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PLAYERS MENTIONED
Evan Goodell
Distance Graduate Student Gr.
Tyler Lipps
Distance Junior R-So.
Sam Pritchard
Distance 5' 11" Sophomore So.
Harrison Vives
Distance 5' 9" Sophomore So.
Luke Ellwood
Distance 6' 1" Freshman Fr.
Jacob Jones
Middle Distance 6' 1" Junior Jr.
Stephen Larson
Middle Distance 5' 8" Junior Jr.
Owen Lipps
Middle Distance 6' 0" Freshman Fr.
Joseph Taylor
Middle Distance 5' 10" Freshman Fr.
Luke Henkel
Distance Freshman
Nate Jennings
Distance Redshirt Sophomore
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