DARLINGTON, S.C. - The Barton men's and women's cross country teams competed Friday afternoon at the Cobra Invitational right next to the Darlington Speedway.
On the women's side, the Bulldogs took ninth place overall while USC Aiken took home team honors.
Barton was led by sophomore
Lena Warren (Clayton, N.C.), who finished 14th overall with a time of 21:05.7Â Lees-McRae's Megan Knapp (Seville, Ohio) was the individual medalist after running the 5K course in 17:55.0.
In the men's competition, Belmont Abbey was the top team while the Crusaders' Michael Bullock (Winston-Salem, N.C.) took first place. Bullock ran the 8K course in 25:23.3 while junior
Trey Lamm (Lucama, N.C.) was the Barton runner, finishing 14th in 26:32.6
Barton next competes at the 2026 Conference Carolinas Championship which takes place on Saturday, November 7, at the Roger Milliken Center in Spartanburg, S.C.
Results
Cobras Invitational
Friday, October 23, 2026
Darlington, S.C.
Coker University, host institution
WOMEN
1. USC Aiken  47
2. Lander  58
3. Lees-McRae  67
4. Belmont Abbey  116
5. Newberry  117
6. New College of Florida  202
7. Erskine  206
8. Coker  211
9. Barton  233
10. Warren Wilson  246
11. Allen  263
12. Methodist  280
Barton's Individuals
14.
Lena Warren  21:05.7
52.
Marisa Garvin  23:42.4
57.
Colby McKethan  24:19.5
70.
Natalia Ryba  26:06.4
78.
Ansley Whilden  27:28.1
91.
Elyse Lindsay  30:29.5
MEN
1. Belmont Abbey  46
2. Lees-McRae  58
3. Lander  72
4. USC Aiken  76
5. Erskine  118
6. New College of Florida  160
7. Allen  193
8. Francis Marion  217
9. Newberry  304
10. Coker  305
11. Methodist  317
12. Georgia Military College  341
13. Guilford  354
Barton's Individuals
14.
Trey Lamm  26:32.6
56.
Maddox Gantt  29:28.7
63.
Chad Goodman  29:44.5
