Friday, September 3
Boone, N.C.
Coastal Carolina University
at
Covered Bridge Open
Photo by: Aaron Socha, Georgia Southern Athletics
Chanticleers to Travel to App State to Open Season
9/2/2021 9:00:00 AM | Track & Field/Cross Country
Coastal Carolina cross country teams open with first of five events
CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina men's and women's cross country teams will travel to Boone, N.C. to compete in the Covered Bridge Open hosted by Sun Belt foe Appalachian State on Friday, Sept. 3. The meet will take place at the Don Kennedy Trails at State Farm for a 5:45 p.m. ET start time.
The Chants will have five student-athletes on the women's side compete in freshmen Meagan Moreno, Amilia Wise-Sweat, Ashley Dalleske, Mia Sheldon, and Jessica Martin, who will all make their CCU debuts, and joined by last year's top Chanticleer finishers in the SBC Championships in returners Ashley Rulison and Molly Jones.
Rulison competed in three meets last season for Coastal, where she was the top Chanticleer finisher in all three events. She posted a season-best third-place finish in the Chanticleer Challenge before ending the season with a season-best time of 18:55.6 in the 5k at the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships. Jones competed just once last year, placing 33rd with a time of 19:05.8 in the Sun Belt Championships.
On the men's side, the Chants will send out junior Monroe Thompkins and freshmen Jack Benoit, Michael Welsh Jr., and Garrett Bivens.
Top returner Thompkins competed in three events in the 2020 season with a season-best second-place showing at the GATA XC Classic and a personal-best time of 27:32.2 (8k) in the Sun Belt Championships to finish in 41st overall. Benoit, Welsh Jr., and Bivens all will be making their CCU debuts.
For complete coverage of CCU track & field, follow the Chants on social media @CoastalTFXC (Twitter), facebook.com/CCUChanticleers (Facebook), @GoCCUSports (Instagram) or visit the official home of Coastal Carolina Athletics at www.GoCCUsports.com.
The Chants will have five student-athletes on the women's side compete in freshmen Meagan Moreno, Amilia Wise-Sweat, Ashley Dalleske, Mia Sheldon, and Jessica Martin, who will all make their CCU debuts, and joined by last year's top Chanticleer finishers in the SBC Championships in returners Ashley Rulison and Molly Jones.
Rulison competed in three meets last season for Coastal, where she was the top Chanticleer finisher in all three events. She posted a season-best third-place finish in the Chanticleer Challenge before ending the season with a season-best time of 18:55.6 in the 5k at the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships. Jones competed just once last year, placing 33rd with a time of 19:05.8 in the Sun Belt Championships.
On the men's side, the Chants will send out junior Monroe Thompkins and freshmen Jack Benoit, Michael Welsh Jr., and Garrett Bivens.
Top returner Thompkins competed in three events in the 2020 season with a season-best second-place showing at the GATA XC Classic and a personal-best time of 27:32.2 (8k) in the Sun Belt Championships to finish in 41st overall. Benoit, Welsh Jr., and Bivens all will be making their CCU debuts.
For complete coverage of CCU track & field, follow the Chants on social media @CoastalTFXC (Twitter), facebook.com/CCUChanticleers (Facebook), @GoCCUSports (Instagram) or visit the official home of Coastal Carolina Athletics at www.GoCCUsports.com.
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