Misenheimer, NC - Saturday's Pfeiffer Invitational marked the second event of the season for the Johnson & Wales Charlotte cross country teams.
Sophia Varela was the top finisher for the Wildcats, running a new personal best 22:35.5 to finish in 25th place overall.
Jalynn Wright trimmed nearly three seconds off of her previous best time, posting a 30:24.8 to come home in 66th.
Aitana Matuty was right behind Wright, finishing in 30:50.7 in her college debut.
Caitlin Roberts (32:02.1/69th) and
Jayla Mills (36:07.8/72nd) were the other participating runners for JWU.
Their team score of 241 found them in 10th place.
The Wildcat men finished in pairs, led by
Dillon Neeley (27:54.6/20th) and
Stevenson Barnes (28:02.2/21st). They were followed by
Logan Shaffer who finished 29th in 28:28.0 and
Liam Robinson, who came across the finish line 30th in 28:51.8. JWU's third pair was
Colby Williams (32:03.0/56th) and
Erick Paz (32:37.0/57th). The Wildcats posted a team score of 136, good enough for 4th place in the 10 team men's field.
JWU has a quick turn around this week as they run in the Blue Bear XC Invitaitonal on Thursday, September 19th. Races start at 9am at Salisbury Community Park in Salisbury, NC.
Women's Final Results
Men's Final Results
