Cross country concludes the regular season with the UAH Chargers Invitational on Saturday

RESULTS

HUNTSVILLE | The UAH men's and women's cross country teams hosted the UAH Chargers Invitational Saturday morning at John Hunt Park. The men's team placed second overall and the women's team placed 12th overall.


senior Sam Wilhelm highlighted the men's 8K race by placing second overall in a field of over 300 runners on Saturday, posting a time of 23:31.10. Wilhelm's time on Saturday is the second fastest time for an 8K race in program history.


Along with Wilhelm, three teammates finished in the top 20 of the UAH Chargers Invitational Noah George in 12th place at 24:11.3, Nathan Knox in 16th at 24:16.0 and Nate Pohlsander in the 19th at 24:20.7.


The Chargers also benefited from top-100 performances on Saturday Dakota Frank (43rd, 24:56.2), Conner Patterson (49th, 24:57.3), Jonas Frey (56th, 25:00.4), Conner Hampton (57th, 25:01.1) and Cole Robinson (62nd, 25:03.7).


In the women's 6 km competition, novice Lucy Barker led the Chargers in 47th place with a time of 22:08.2. Barker's time in Saturday's 6K run ranks 14th all-time in program history.


She was joined by five teammates in the top 100, including: Aylin Vega (69., 22:30.1), Amelia Brady (73rd, 22:33.1), Tamsyn Gibbs (86th, 22:43.1), Abby Weist (92nd, 22:54.0) and Sophia Knox (95th, 22:56.9).


Saturday's race served as the Chargers' final preparation for the regular season as UAH now looks ahead to the start of the postseason at the 2024 Gulf South Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday, October 26 in Clinton, Mississippi.