ANDERSON, S.C. - The Anderson University men's and women's cross country teams will each welcome four high school standouts for the 2013 campaign.
On the men's side, head coach Randy Greer has four Palmetto State natives, including a pair of teammates from Wade Hampton High School (Ben Boerma and Ned Kennedy), along with Thomas Garrigan from Riverside High School and Jesse Patrick out of Carolina Forest High School in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
For the women, Bari Robinson from Lexington High School, Amber
Worthy out of Rock Hill, S.C., Mia Swiersz from Ft. Myers, Fla. and
Grace Gerlock from Johnson City, Tenn., will compete for the Black
and Gold this season.
Ben Boerma
High School: Wade Hampton High School
(Mid-Distance)
Hometown: Greenville, S.C.
Awards and Honors: Claimed seventh individually at
the 2012 South Carolina High School Class 4A State Cross-Country
Championships and second place individually at the 2011 Class 3A
SCHSL Cross Country State Championships … Member of the 2011
SCHSL Class 3A State Runner-Up Cross-Country team.
Personal Best Times:
• 1,600 Meter Run 4:30.64
• 3,200 Meter Run 10:16.80
• 5,000 Meter Run 16:00.07
Ned Kennedy
High School: Wade Hampton High School
(Distance)
Hometown: Greenville, S.C.
Awards and Honors: Member of the 2011 SCHSL Class
3A State Runner-Up Cross-Country team.
Personal Best Times:
• 1,600 Meter Run 4:47.76
• 3,200 Meter Run 10:15.99
• 5,000 Meter Run 16:33.97
Thomas Garrigan
High School: Riverside High School
Hometown: Greer, S.C.
Awards and Honors: Member of the 2013 4x8 relay team that qualified
for the SCHSL State Championships, placing eighth.
Personal Best Times:
• 1,600 Meter Run 4:32.44
• 3,200 Meter Run 10:22.64
• 5,000 Meter Run 16:21.00
Jesse Patrick
High School: Carolina Forest High School
Hometown: Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Personal Best Times:
• 1,600 Meter Run 4:36.78
• 5,000 Meter Run 17:05.88
• 800 Meter Run 2:04.97
Bari Robinson
High School: Lexington High School
Hometown: Lexington, S.C.
Awards and Honors: Member of the 2013 SCHSL Class
4A 4x8 State Championship team … 2013 Region 5 Class 4A 800m
Champion … Placed fourth in the 2012 Class 4A State
800m.
Personal Best Times:
• 1,600 Meter Run 5:26.88
• 5,000 Meter Run 19:13.00
• 800 Meter Run 2:18.96
Amber Worthy
High School: Rock Hill High School
Hometown: Rock Hill, S.C.
Personal Best Times:
• 1600 Meter Run- 6:03
• 3200 Meter Run- 13:
• 5,000 Meter Run 20:32.00
Mia Swiersz
High School: Southwest Florida Christian Academy High
School
Hometown: Fort Myers, Fla.
Personal Best Times:
• 5,000 Meter Run 22:36.92
Grace Gerlock
High School: Family Christian Academy
Hometown: Johnson City, Tenn.
The Trojans will open their season on Saturday, Sept. 7 at the
Queens University Twilight Meet in Charlotte, N.C.
