Cross Country Finishes Fifth at USC Upstate Invite

Saturday, October 14

Spartanburg, S.C.

9 a.m.

James Madison University

Upstate Invite

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10/14/2023 1:30:00 PM | Cross Country

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – James Madison cross country saw three runners finish in the top 25 to place fifth out of 32 teams at the USC Upstate Invite 5K race on Saturday morning.

JMU finished with 169 points (4-17-23-41-84), just three points behind fourth-place College of Charleston with 166. Furman took home the team title with 66 points as the Paladins' scorers all recorded an average time of 17:39, followed by Charleston Southern (139) and Radford (149).

How It Happened

Senior Miranda Stanhope posted a season-best time of 17:13.3 for fourth to pace the Dukes.
Sophomore Faithe Ketchum crossed the finish line in 17:49.2 for 17th, while classmate Katherine Lawson took 23rd in 17:56.5.
Fifth-year McKenzi Watkins (42nd – 18:29.4) and junior Sofia Terenziani (88th – 19:07.4) rounded out the scoring.
Junior Riley Schindel produced a PR of 20:14.2 as the seventh Duke to finish the 5K race.

Quoting Head Coach Rebekah Ricksecker
"The purpose of today's race was to preview the regional course, and it was also a great tune-up race before conference. I'm proud of our fifth-place team finish out of 32 teams."

JMU Runners
4. Miranda Stanhope – 17:13.3
17. Faithe Ketchum – 17:49.2
23. Katherine Lawson – 17:56.5
42. McKenzi Watkins – 18:29.4
88. Sofia Terenziani – 19:07.4
98. Mary Milby – 19:16.4
160. Riley Schindel – 20:14.2
180. Sarah Cestare – 20:35.4
213. Bridget Kiey – 21:08.3
229. Sierra Puleo – 21:46.2

Up Next
The Dukes will prepare for the Sun Belt Championships, which takes on Oct. 28 in Foley, Ala. The women's 5K race is set for 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT) and will stream on ESPN+ from the Graham Nature Preserve Park.