Shaw Breaks Record at Conference Preview Meet

CONCORD, N.C. – Stephanie Shaw finished 18^th overall, and set a new Coker school record in the 4k race by finishing with a time of 17:50.88. The women's cross country team finished in fifth place.

Naomi Watson also had an impact performance in the 4k event, finishing 18^th overall and running the fourth best time in school history.  Cristina Vital finished the race in 19:12.18 for the Cobras, while Aneka Dixon earned a time of 22:28.52.  Devan Williams completed the race for Coker with a time of 27:40.23. 

Josh Peterson and Tom Sizeland led the Coker men's cross country team to a third place finish in the 5k event.  Peterson finished eighth overall, setting a pace of 17:03.37 while Sizeland finished ninth overall with a time of 17:15.14.  Dylan Bates also finished in the top fifteen with a time of 17:13.14, which was good enough for 11^th overall.  Thad Sulek, Mikey Mazzola, and Cooper Lyon all finished in the top 25, with times of 19:58.75, 20:53.31, and 21:21.43.  Rounding out the race for the Cobras was Quinn Wenger and Emilio Trilla who finished with times of 22:42.48 and 24:02.88

The Coker Cross Country teams' next competition will take place on Friday, October 12 when they travel to Charlotte, N.C. to participate in the Royals Challenge.