A Glance at the Cobras
The Coker University men's and women's cross country team are headed to Wingate, N.C. for the South Atlantic Conference Championship on Saturday (Oct. 26). The men will be competing in the 8k, while the women compete in the 6K. The women's race will begin at 9:00 a.m. and the men will follow at 10:15 a.m.
Last Time Out
Both team's have been successful throughout the season by achieving many personal and collegiate bests. On the women's side junior Chauntress Like achieved her collegiate best in the team's last appearance at the Royals XC Challenge with a time of 20:04.5. On the men's side Riley Chushing achieved his personal best with a time of 28:01.2 in the team's last race at the Royals XC Challenge, while Murishi Irankunda also achieved his personal best with a time of 29:56.0. Freshman Breckyn Hunter achieved his collegiate best with a time of 31:52.3. Both the men's and women's teams will look to build upon these times as they head into their final meet of the season.
"Based on the way the season has unfolded I am extremely happy with the progression we have seen from both teams," said head coach Peter Early. "I'm looking forward to seeing our hard work pay off this weekend. We are hoping to continue to achieve more personal bests at the South Atlantic Cross Country Championship"
Runners to watch
Riley Cushing is Junior from sophomore from Newcastle, Maine. Cushing has been a key to the Cobras success this season by continuing to set personal bests. In the last time out for the Cobras he set another personal best with time of 28:01.2 at the Royals XC Challenge. The Newcastle native looks to build upon his last performance heading into the last meet of the season.
Chauntress Like is a junior from Westerville, Ohio. In her last time out for the Cobras she achieved her collegiate best in the 5k with at time of 20:04.5 at the Royals XC Challenge. Prior to this meet she achieved her personal best in the 6K with at time of 26:44 at the Bulldog Stampede where the team will be competing this weekend.
2019 Coker Men's and Women's Cross Country Schedule
09.21 | Bulldog Stampede | Wingate, N.C. | 8:30 AM & 9:15 AM
09.27 | Queens City Invitational | Charlotte, N.C. | 5:00 PM & 5:30 PM
10.05 | Charleston Classic | Charleston, S.C. | 9:00 AM & 9:45 AM
10.11 | Royals XC Challenge | Charlotte, N.C. | 4:30 PM & 5:00 PM
10.26 | South Atlantic Conference Championships | Wingate, N.C. 9:00 AM & 10:15 AM