GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Paced by junior Parks Edwards, the Anderson men's cross country team finished sixth at the 2012 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Cross Country Championships, hosted by Tusculum Saturday morning on the school's campus.
Mars Hill continued its dominance on the men's side, capturing its 16th-straight title in the 8K event. Wingate finished second, with Lenoir-Rhyne, Lincoln Memorial and Brevard rounding out the top half of the championship results.
Edwards (27:35.4) crossed the line in eighth, earning All-SAC Second Team honors in the process and finished just one-tenth of a second from garnering first-team accolades.
Joshua Visi-Clark (28:21.8) crossed the line in 24th, while junior Kyle Koby earned 35th with a time of 28:58.2.
Senior Alex Pena (29:05.6), senior Ryne Welch (29:08.0) and junior Drew Mahaffey (29:09.0) finished as a group, crossing the line in 40th, 41st and 42nd, respectively. Freshman Tucker Huellmantel (29":23.2) finished 45th and junior Matt Imes (31:02.7) finished 65th.
2012 Food Lion SAC Championship Team Results
1. Mars Hill
2. Wingate
3. Lenoir-Rhyne
4. Lincoln Memorial
5. Brevard
6. Anderson
7. Tusculum
8. Newberry
9. Catawba
10. Carson-Newman
South Atlantic Conference Cross Country Awards
All-SAC First Team
Steve Hammond, Wingate
Alex Griggs, Mars Hill
Cesar Reyes, Mars Hill
David Cooper, Tusculum
Eric Blackburn, Mars Hill
Bradley Maldonado, Lincoln Memorial
Brady Adcock, Mars Hill
All-SAC Second Team
Aaron Nelson, Lenoir-Rhyne
Parks Edwards, Anderson
Carter Benge, Mars Hill
Christian Crifasi, Catawba
Patrick Helmick, Brevard
Kiel Bollero, Mars Hill
Binyam Belachew, Wingate
SAC All-Freshman Team
Alex Griggs, Mars Hill
Cesar Reyes, Mars Hill
Patrick Helmick, Brevard
Ryan Mecca, Lincoln Memorial
Chase Shermer, Mars Hill
SAC Runner of the Year: Steve Hammond, Wingate
SAC Freshman of the Year: Alex Griggs, Mars
Hill
SAC Scholar Athlete for Men's Cross Country:
Christian Crifasi, Catawba
SAC Coach of the Year: Mike Owens, Mars Hill
