Barton men's cross country takes 19th overall at the Sand Shark Invitational

HARDEEVILLE, S.C. – The Barton men's cross country team took 19th place overall at the 12th annual Sand Shark Invitational at Sgt. Jasper Park on Saturday morning. USC Beaufort served as the host institution.

Embry-Riddle took home team honors with three runners in the top seven overall while Bethune-Cookman's Daniel Kiptoo won the race with a 25:03 over the 8K course.

Barton was led by freshman Deshawn Owens (Pikeville, N.C.), who crossed the finish line in 97th place with a time of 28:14 while sophomore Evan Lee (Wilson, N.C.) finished in 28:20 to take 101st-place overall for the Bulldogs.

Barton next competes in the 2018 Conference Carolinas Men's Cross Country Championship on Saturday, November 3, on the campus of the University of Mount Olive.

Final Results

12th Annual Sand Shark Invitational
October 20, 2018 – FINAL RESULTS
Hardeeville, S.C. – Sgt. Jasper Park
USC Beaufort, host school

1. Embry-Riddle 58
2. Florida Southern 82
3. West Virginia Tech 174
4. Montreat 185
5. Lynn 186
6. Milligan 197
7. Savannah State 227
8. Lincoln Memorial 243
9. Cumberland (Tenn.) 255
10. Bethune-Cookman 278
11. Nova Southeastern 295
12. SCAD Savannah 344
13. The Citadel 369
14. Tennessee Wesleyan 376
15. Emmanuel (Ga.) 398
16. Reinhardt 432
17. SCAD Atlanta 486
18. Ave Maria 512
19. Barton 535
20. Newberry 543
21. Southeastern 570
22. USC Beaufort 587
23. Bob Jones 617
24. Webber 635
25. Point 679
26. Georgetown (Ky.) 718
27. Columbia International 744
28. Warner 754
29. King 809
30. Brewton-Parker 809
31. Union (Ky.) 820
32. Bluefield 968
33. Florida A&M 1,015