WINGATE – Newcomer Erman Jepleting matched the 20
th-fastest 6K time in school history on the way to a seventh-place finish that paced the UNC Pembroke women's cross country team to fourth-place showing at the Wingate-hosted Bulldog Stampede on Saturday morning.
On the men's side, junior
Holden Newman led the way for the Black & Gold with a 29
th-place finish to help the Braves finish ninth out of 19 teams.
Jepleting crossed in seventh place out of 142 runners in the event, while freshman
Valary Samoei finished in 20
th place in 23:59.8.
Skylar Moreno crossed the line in 22
nd place at 24:06.1, followed by
Riley Axe in 26
th place at 24:34.8. The Braves rounded out the scoring with
Sam Badami in 40
th place at 25:03.9,
Corey Pethers in 66
th place with a time of 26:40.6 and
Shelby McMurray in 91
st place at 27:39.1.
Newman covered the men's 8K course in 27:36, and
Hunter Levy registered a 40
th place finish in his collegiate debut with a mark of 28:22.
Jarett Arabie crossed in 49
th place with a time of 28:45.7 followed by a 50
th-place finish from freshman
Delsin Burkhart (28:51.8). The Braves scoring was rounded out by freshman
Adam Lindee in 86
th place (30:30.1).
The Braves will be back in action again next weekend when they travel to Nashville, Tenn., for the Trevecca D2 Showcase. The race is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. at the Vaughn's Gap Course.
| BULLDOG STAMPEDE (SEPTEMBER 21) |
| WOMEN'S 6K |
MEN'S 8K |
| Winner: Leah Hanle, Mount Olive (22:02.3) |
Winner: Micah Kipchumba, Wingate (25:23.1) |
| 7 |
! Erman Jepleting, 23:23 |
29 |
Holden Newman, 27:36 |
| 20 |
! Valary Samoei, 23:59.8 |
40 |
! Hunter Levy, 28:22 |
| 22 |
Skylar Moreno, 24:06.1 |
49 |
Jarett Arabie, 28:45.7 |
| 26 |
! Riley Axe, 24:34.8 |
50 |
! Delsin Burkhart, 28:51.8 |
| 40 |
! Sam Badami, 25:03.9 |
86 |
! Adam Lindee, 30.30.1 |
| 66 |
Corey Pethers, 26:40.6 |
| 91 |
Shelby McMurray, 27:39.1 |
| ! = Personal Best |
! = Personal Best |
