Cross Country Wins Georgia Southern Fall Classic

Saturday, October 14

Statesboro, Ga.

8 AM

Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southern Fall Classic

10/14/2023 10:01:00 AM | Track & Field/XC

Results

The Eagles earned their first victory of the season

STATESBORO – Catherine Hall, Ella Zierdt, Katie Ranck, and Reese Connelly finished in the top-5 to lead the Georgia Southern cross country team to their first victory of the season on Saturday morning at Bulloch Disc Golf Course.

Four Eagles finished in the top-5 as Catherine Hall crossed the finish line first for the Eagles with a personal-best time of 19:13.21 to win the meet. Ella Zierdt followed with a time of 19:41.38 to finish third, in fourth place Katie Ranck ran a time of 19:42.14, and Reese Connelly finished fifth with a time of 19:52.70

Two more Eagles rounded out the top-10 as Tristen Crosby and Isabel Ptacek finished in seventh and tenth, respectively. Crosby crossed the line with a time of 19:56.01 before Ptacek finished with a time of 20:04.62.

Three other Eagles including Megan Hilton, Ansley Fullen, and Melanie Tribick competed. Hilton finished in 13th with a time of 21:10.87, Fullen competed in a time of 21:29.15 for 14th, and Tribick finished 16th with a time of 22:07.37.

Coach Megan Murray Quotable
""I'm very proud of the ladies today. They competed well on their home course and we came away with an individual win and a team win. I think we're in a great spot heading into conference in two weeks. Go Eagles!"

Next Up
The Eagles travel to the Sun Belt Conference Championships held in Foley, Alabama.