CHARLOTTE, NC — The CCU men's cross country team placed 22nd out of 25 teams in the university championship division at the Great American XC Festival, held at the Ballatyne Reort in Charlotte.

Sophomore Terah Kipchiris was the top runner for Coastal, placing 26th with a time at 27:14 for the 8k course.

Other individual finishes for the Chanticleers were Nelson Oliveria (85th, 28:15), Johnny Mitchell (136th, 29:40), Michael Killoran (148th, 30:28), Mark Heidecker (152nd, 30:39)and Justin Foxworth (158th, 31:27).

The CCU men's cross country team will next compete in the South Carolina State Meet on Oct. 5 at Clemson, S.C.

Team Scores

1 Northern Arizona 26
2 Georgetown 104
3 Butler 108
4 Colorado State 110
5 NC State 130
6 Duke 192
7 Baylor 214
8 La Salle 267
9 Clemson 296
10 Virginia 306
11 Bucknell 324
12 Florida State 329
13 High Point 358
14 Appalachian State 403
15 Florida 408
16 Loyola-Chicago 408
17 James Madison 429
18 North Carolina 438
19 Charlotte 456
20 Western Carolina 456
21 Miami 503
22 Coastal Carolina 536
23 Florida International 638
24 Georgia Tech 647
25 Gardner-Webb 777