WINGATE, NC (Sept. 21, 2013) – The Francis Marion University men's and women's cross country teams finished eighth and fourth respectively at the Bulldog Stampede, held Saturday morning in Wingate, N.C.

WOMEN'S RESULTS          MEN'S RESULTS

Seniors Whitney Wagner and Rebeccah Hoekstra paced the Patriot women with Top-10 finishes on the 5K course. Wagner was FMU's top finisher at ninth with a time of 20:43, while Hoekstra was a few steps behind in 10th place at 20:46.

Junior Hayden Clapper crossed the line in 22:32 to pick up a 32nd-place finish, her top time as a Patriot. Other FMU runners to place were freshman Ashley Wingate at 43rd (23:51), senior Diana Levy at 46th (24:10), senior London Barnhill at 59th (26:22), and freshman Emmeline Wheeler at 60th (26:41).  Junior Kasey Bradley finished 64th in 27:18, while freshman Nicole Edlmann was 69th in 28:47.

On the men's side, freshman Jeremiah Hayes led the Patriots with a 36th-place finish in a time of 31:04. Junior Justin Koehn was a few steps behind in 38th after running the 8K course in 31:10.

Other Patriots to place included freshman Justin Woodard who crossed the line in 31:30 for a 40th-place finish, freshman Gino Lucarelli ran a 33:23 for a 48th-place finish, and freshman Aaron Robinson collected a 54th-place showing with a time of 33:47.  Freshman Mark Anthony-Holden was 61st in 38:12.  For the five Patriot freshmen, it was their first collegiate 8,000-meter run.

The host Wingate University won the women's meet with 23 points, while UNC Pembroke took home runner-up honors with 42 points. UNCP captured the men's meet with a score of 23, while Pfeiffer University was second with 62 points.

After an off weekend, the Patriots return to the course on Friday, October 4, as they travel to Aiken S.C., for the Bridgestone-Pacer Invitational. The races will begin at 5:00 p.m.