Friday, October 14
Madison, Wis. (Zimmer Championship Course)
12:00 p.m. ET
NC State
at
Wisconsin Invitational
Photo credit to David Stluka
Women's XC Upsets at #NuttyInvite, Finishes Second
10/14/2016 3:12:00 PM | Cross Country
MADISON, Wis. - The third-ranked NC State women's cross country team finished second overall at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on Friday after a strong team performance. The men's team finished 24th overall.
The invite is the biggest competition the Wolfpack has faced so far this season, and is widely considered as the closest equivalent to NCAA Championships because of the deep competition--the meet featured 17 top-30 women's teams and 19 top-30 men's teams, according to USTFCCCA rankings. This meet also marked the team's longest race of the season, formatted in 6k and 8k for the women and men, respectively.
Team Results
Washington (No. 4) finished first with 124 points, NC State finished second with 166 points, and Providence (No. 1) rounded out the Top 3 with 170 points. Erika Kemp led the team for the third time this year, finishing seventh overall in 20:15.9. Rachel Koon, Alyssa Rudawsky, Megan Moye and Elly Henes represented the rest of the Wolfpack scorers.
7th--Erika Kemp, 20:15.9
18th--Rachel Koon, 20:35.5
24th--Alyssa Rudawsky, 20:40.7
46th--Megan Moye, 20:57.6
71st--Elly Henes, 21:06.7
(96th)--Ryen Frazier, 21:23.4
(171st)--Kaitlyn Kramer, 22:13.4
Complete Women's Results
On the men's side, the Wolfpack finished 24th overall. Northern Arizona (No.1) took the top nod with 78 points, followed by Stanford (No. 11) with 118 points and BYU (No. 3) with 144 points. Sam Parsons had a big day, leading the race at one point. Parsons finished fifth overall, followed by Ben Barrett, Patrick Sheehan, Sebastian Hanson and Elijah Moskowitz.
5th--George Parsons, 23:56.5
121st--Ben Barrett, 25:13.5
147th--Patrick Sheehan, 25:26.9
151st--Sebastian Hanson, 25:30.7
154th--Elijah Moskowitz, 25:32.0
(181st)--Philip Hall, 26:33.1
Complete Men's Results
Open Race:
Women's Open Results
Men's Open Results
The women's team finished third overall in the "B" race. Bianca Bishop led the way with an 8th place finish, followed by Beth Taye (14th), Megan Vaughn (22nd), Megan Rempel (27th) and Rebekah Greengrass (42nd).
Aaron Thomas finished 42nd in the men's open race with a time of 26:17.2, just ahead of his brother Alec Thomas, who finished 52nd in 26:22.3.
Up Next:
The Wolfpack will host the ACC Championships at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. on October 28th.
Follow the Wolfpack on social media:
Twitter: @PackXC
Instagram: @wolfpack_tf_xc
Facebook: NC State Track & Field and Cross Country
The invite is the biggest competition the Wolfpack has faced so far this season, and is widely considered as the closest equivalent to NCAA Championships because of the deep competition--the meet featured 17 top-30 women's teams and 19 top-30 men's teams, according to USTFCCCA rankings. This meet also marked the team's longest race of the season, formatted in 6k and 8k for the women and men, respectively.
Team Results
Washington (No. 4) finished first with 124 points, NC State finished second with 166 points, and Providence (No. 1) rounded out the Top 3 with 170 points. Erika Kemp led the team for the third time this year, finishing seventh overall in 20:15.9. Rachel Koon, Alyssa Rudawsky, Megan Moye and Elly Henes represented the rest of the Wolfpack scorers.
7th--Erika Kemp, 20:15.9
18th--Rachel Koon, 20:35.5
24th--Alyssa Rudawsky, 20:40.7
46th--Megan Moye, 20:57.6
71st--Elly Henes, 21:06.7
(96th)--Ryen Frazier, 21:23.4
(171st)--Kaitlyn Kramer, 22:13.4
Complete Women's Results
On the men's side, the Wolfpack finished 24th overall. Northern Arizona (No.1) took the top nod with 78 points, followed by Stanford (No. 11) with 118 points and BYU (No. 3) with 144 points. Sam Parsons had a big day, leading the race at one point. Parsons finished fifth overall, followed by Ben Barrett, Patrick Sheehan, Sebastian Hanson and Elijah Moskowitz.
5th--George Parsons, 23:56.5
121st--Ben Barrett, 25:13.5
147th--Patrick Sheehan, 25:26.9
151st--Sebastian Hanson, 25:30.7
154th--Elijah Moskowitz, 25:32.0
(181st)--Philip Hall, 26:33.1
Complete Men's Results
@PackXC s Sam Parsons = the man who made it a race, just wants to have fun #NuttyInvite -> https://t.co/P6wCcn94KQ pic.twitter.com/nngfNkW0GW
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) October 14, 2016
Open Race:
Women's Open Results
Men's Open Results
The women's team finished third overall in the "B" race. Bianca Bishop led the way with an 8th place finish, followed by Beth Taye (14th), Megan Vaughn (22nd), Megan Rempel (27th) and Rebekah Greengrass (42nd).
Aaron Thomas finished 42nd in the men's open race with a time of 26:17.2, just ahead of his brother Alec Thomas, who finished 52nd in 26:22.3.
Up Next:
The Wolfpack will host the ACC Championships at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. on October 28th.
Follow the Wolfpack on social media:
Twitter: @PackXC
Instagram: @wolfpack_tf_xc
Facebook: NC State Track & Field and Cross Country
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