WINGATE, N.C. - Junior All-American Whitney Bishoff's first-place finish helped propel the Anderson women's cross country team to a first-place finish Saturday afternoon at the 2010 Food Lion SAC Cross Country Championship held at the Wingate University Cross Country Course.
Bishoff (18:10) outdueled Lenoir-Rhyne's Kate Griewisch (18:12) for the top spot in the 5k event, while Anderson freshman Lydia Davis (19:27) finished a strong third, three seconds ahead of Mars Hill junior Cassie Adamson..
Head coach Randy Greer was named South Atlantic Conference Co-Coach of the Year at the conclusion of the race, while the AU runners claimed other accolades as a result of their impressive efforts.
Bishoff was also named SAC Runner of the Year as well as first team all-conference, while Davis was recognized as first team all-conference and was named Freshman of the Year.
Freshman Madeline Fitts was named to the All-Freshman team and earned second team all-conference honors along with sophomore Emily Eckroth.
Eckroth (20:23) crossed the finish line in eighth while Fitts
(20:24) was just behind in ninth.
Freshman Hannah Robles (21:27) finished 26th and Amanda Johnson
(21:38) posted a 28th-place finish. Sophomore Isabel Berry (22:31)
finished 41st and a pair of freshman, Rachel Westberry (23:29) and
Madison Guest (23:32) crossed the line in 51st and 53rd,
respectively.
Next up for the team are the Southeastern Regional Championships on Nov. 20 in Charlotte, N.C.
Scoring Teams and Points:
1. Anderson University 47 (1 3 8 9 26 28 41)
2. Lenoir- Rhyne 53 (2 7 10 16 18 20 45)
3. Wingate 81 (6 11 17 23 24 25 37)
4. Mars Hill 120 (4 21 27 32 36 42 46)
5. Carson Newman 127 (15 22 29 30 31 33 38)
6. Catawba 151 (13 14 34 43 47 57 59)
7. Lincoln Memorial 181 (12 19 40 54 56)
8. Brevard 194 (5 39 48 49 53 55 64)
9. Tusculum 255 (44 50 51 52 58)
10. Newberry 281 (35 60 61 62 63)
