CONCORD, N.C. – The Barton men's and women's cross country teams competed Friday afternoon at the Spring 2021 Conference Carolinas Cross Country Championships at Frank Liske Park. The meet is the lone one on the season for the Bulldogs as the league championships were shifted to the spring due to the pandemic. Both races were five kilometers.
On the men's side, the Bulldogs took eighth place overall while Emmanuel (Ga.) took home team honors. Barton freshman
Damien Gonzalez (Mooresville, N.C.) led the way with third-team all-league accolades after placing 19th overall with a time of 17:22. Mount Olive's Cas Kopmels (Leiden, NETHERLANDS) won the race after crossing the finish line in 15:32.
In the women's competition, Barton junior
Hailey Russell (Jacksonville, N.C.) was the top competitor for the Bulldogs as she finished 11th overall in 21:07 and garnered all-league second-team accolades. Emmanuel (Ga.) won on the women's side as well while Erskine's Lizzie Naval (Summerville, S.C.) took home individual honors with a time of 19:58.
Results
Spring 2021 Conference Carolinas
Cross Country Championships
Friday, January 29, 2021
Concord, N.C. – Frank Liske Park
MEN – 5K
1. Emmanuel (Ga.) 42
2. King (Tenn.) 74
3. Lees-McRae 85*
4. Mount Olive 85*
5. Belmont Abbey 112
6. North Greenville 141
7. Erskine 150
8. Barton 183
Barton's Individuals
19.
Damien Gonzalez 17:22
36.
Nicholas Leek 18:24
40.
Amando Robles 18:31
44.
Evan Lee 18:47
47.
Guy Crane 19:09
49.
Alex Kelly 19:16
WOMEN – 5K
1. Emmanuel (Ga.) 64
2. King (Tenn.) 77
3. North Greenville 78
4. Converse 86
5. Mount Olive 115
6. Erskine 122
7. Belmont Abbey 132
8. Lees-McRae 174
9. Chowan 239
Barton's Individuals
11.
Hailey Russell 21:07
42.
Caroline Leegins 24:56
52.
Angel Clinton 27:46
