SIAC Cross Country Championships Race To Rock Hill

ROCK HILL, South Carolina – A champion will be crowed this Friday as thirteen Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) teams head to Rock Hill, S.C. for the 2018 SIAC Cross Country Championship race.

The men will run an 8K at 8:00 a.m. and the women will take the field for their 5K at 9:00 a.m.

In last year’s competition, Morehouse College claimed their 22nd men’s champions title in 24 years and finished with a team score of 42 points. Six of seven Morehouse runners finished in the top 20, including three student-athletes who placed in the top 10.

On the women’s side, Albany State clinched the women’s championship title as they had four runners in the top 10 which includes Channelle Wong, Aaliyah Howard, Lauryn Wilson and Shanya Washington.

After the completion of each race, the top 10 individuals will be named to the SIAC All-Conference team.

The SIAC Cross Country Championship will take place Friday, Nov. 2 at Winthrop University Coliseum on the campus of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C.

The two championship teams (one men, one women) will represent the conference in the 2018 NCAA Fall Festival which is slated for Nov. 17 or Nov. 18.

For more information on the 2018 SIAC Cross Country Championship, click here.

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