Great American XC Festival Report
Saturday, September 27thby Brandon Miles
CARY, NC -- The rest of the teams in the nation better take notice of the University of Virginia's men squad now after their performance at the Great American Cross Country Festival. The Cavaliers finished fifth overall (146 pts) in the highly competitive Race of Champions 8K race as they defeated the likes of ACC rivals Duke and defending Southeast regional champs N.C. State. Virginia was led by the individual efforts of Will Christian (6th, 25:55.3) and Walton Kingsberry (7th, 25:59.6) who finished well in the top ten. Andy Filacheck (18th, 26:17), Dave Vitto (47th, 26:51.3), and Alex Tatu (68th, 27:18.5) rounded out a solid five for the Cavaliers. In the women's Race of Champions 5K race, William & Mary's Ali Henderson finished high with a seventh place finishing time of 17:46.1 to lead the Lady Tribe to a fifth place finish (138 pts). Emily Halm (17th, 18:25.9) also had a strong individual showing for William & Mary. The University of Virginia women finished not too far back in seventh (177 pts). Angie Saterstad (23rd, 18:38.3) and Jane Maxwell (24th, 18:39.7) teamed up to lead the Lady Cavs. The Lynchburg duo of Brian Tullock (9th, 28:38.6) and Matt McCarroll (13th, 29:00.4) led the Hornets to a fourth place showing (135 pts) in the small college division. Crystal Bergen (16th, 21:26.7) was the top finisher for the Lynchburg women, who finished seventh in the small college division.