Wake Forest Athletics
Wake Forest to Compete in Charlotte Invitational Friday
9/27/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Sept. 27, 2012
By Maggie Cancelosi, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@SIDeacons)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -Wake Forest cross country will compete in its third race of the season on Friday in the fifth annual Charlotte Invitational at historic McAlpine Creek Park.
This year's event will be one of the largest meets in the Southeast, with 44 women's teams and 41 men's teams set to compete.
Due to the large number of teams competing, the meet will be split into four races, including men's and women's gold "A" races, along with men's and women's green "B" races.
The meet will kickoff at 3:30 p.m. with the women's 6k "A" race, and the "B" race will begin at 4:50 p.m. The men's 8k "A" event will start at 4:41 p.m., followed by the men's B" race at 5:20 p.m.
"It's a very flat course," said senior Nate Guthals. "They might have changed it up a little this year so it's not going to be the same route as it has been the past two years that we've gone, but there's still not that big of a difference in the terrain. It's pretty fast, and most of the guys really like to run there."
Along with Wake Forest, schools competing in the race include ACC rivals like Florida State, Clemson and Virginia Tech, as well as out-of-conference teams like Appalachia State, USC Upstate and Davidson.
"This is my favorite cross country course," said junior Nicole Irving."This meet will be little bit different, so I'm curious to see what the course is."
Full team and individual results will be available Friday at www.timinginc.com following the conclusion of both races.
Last Time Out
At the Virginia Tech Invitational, the Demon Deacon men's squad finished second overall totaling 72 points, while the women finished third with 77 points. In the men's 8k race, seniors Garrett Drogosch and Nate Guthals turned in top-10 performances, finishing sixth and seventh, respectively.
On the women's side, junior Nicole Irving finished first for the Deacs and ninth overall with a 6k with a time of 21:53.07. Melanie Powers crossed the line in 22:51.45 to take 23rd place.
Freshmen Make Early Impact
With eight freshmen women on the roster, the Deacons value the contribution by the young talent.
Ashley Brubaker turned in a successful collegiate cross country debut with a time of 22:57.96 to place 27th in the Virginia Tech Invitational. Brubaker was followed by fellow freshmen teammates Samantha Jones, Meredith Kilburn, Kathleen Darling and Meredith Anderson.
Next Up
Following the Charlotte Invitational, the Deacs will take the next weekend off before returning to action on Friday, Oct. 12 for the Blue Ride Open in Boone, N.C.
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