Shining At The Citadel
Converse Cross Country team placed two players in the top 35 at the Citadel Invitational on September 27, in Charleston, SC. Megan Pearce and Mary Cloonan placed 29th and 35th in a 5k run.
Sophomore Megan Pearce paced the All Stars as she led the team with an impressive performance with a time of 21:36. Megan reports that she was feeling “exhilarated” during her race and said that she particularly enjoyed the flat terrain. Following Pearce was Mary Cloonan who completed the race in 21:53. Mary Cloonan stated “my race was a little off today, but I’m not disappointed overall and I am going to do better next time.”
Teammates that followed were Hayley Crowe (22:22), Samantha Greeidge achieving her personal record with a time of 23:19, Katie McCaskill (25:14), Regina Davis finished in 25:22 a personal best for the season and Jennifer Mack(28:19).
The All Stars return to action Saturday October 4, 2003 in Spartanburg, SC at the Milliken Research Plant for the USCS Invitational at 9:00 a.m.