Boone, N.C. – The Coastal Carolina University men and women's cross country team travel to Boone, N.C. for the Firetower Project Run on Friday. The men will run the 8k at 5:00 ET and the women will run the 6k at 5:40 ET. 

Men's Notes

• Junior Adam Groves has quickly emerged as one of the best runners in the conference, winning each of the first two events of the season (Elon Opener 6k and Chanticleer Challenge 8k).
• Groves ran the third-quickest 8k in school history with his win in the Chanticleer Challenge on Sept. 19 (23:28.27).
• He claimed his second Sun Belt Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week award this season following the performance.
• Freshman Thomas Nitz finished 4^th in the Chanticleer Challenge 8k with a time of 24:18.06.

 
Women's Notes

• Addison Laughlin was the top Coastal finisher in the Chanticleer Challenge women's 5k with a time of 17:41.74 and a fifth-place finish.
• Laughlin picked up her first Sun Belt Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week award of her career after the performance.
• Olivia Fischlein finished behind Laughlin in sixth at 17:45.35 in the event.

 
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