VALDOSTA, Ga. – The Valdosta State men's and women's cross country teams head to Clinton, Miss. to compete in the Gulf South Conference Cross Country Championship on Saturday, Oct. 23.
The race will be at Choctaw Trails and hosted by Mississippi College with the women starting at 9 a.m., Central Time, running a 5K, and the men at approximately at 10 a.m., running an 8K. Click on the attached document of where Choctaw Trails is located and directions.
Participants in this race include all schools from the Gulf South Conference.
| Men's Teams |
Women's Teams |
| Alabama Huntsville |
Alabama Huntsville |
| Auburn Montgomery |
Auburn Montgomery |
| Christian Brothers |
Christian Brothers |
| Lee |
Delta State |
| Mississippi College |
Lee |
| Montevallo |
Mississippi College |
| Shorter |
Montevallo |
| Union |
Shorter |
| Valdosta State |
Union |
| West Alabama |
Valdosta State |
| West Florida |
West Alabama |
| West Georgia |
West Florida |
|
West Georgia |
For Valdosta State, all seven Blazer women's runners will compete in the 5K while the Blazer men's team will feature ten runners in the 8K consisting of
Nick Flatt,
Nick Rosatti,
Brishen House,
Adam Mastrobuono,
Charlie Eaton,
Dalton Pender,
Logan Kraus,
Austen Sekowski, Alec Mungar, and
Chris Flores.
"This is a business trip" said head coach
Todd Smoot. "There is significant business that needs to be taken care of by everyone on this team."
Choctaw Trails has been the host for two NCAA DII national cross-country championships (1986, 1988). There have also been several NCAA Region Championships contested there, as well as a number of GSC meets.
The beauty of the course is the mix of open rolling hills and wooded trails. It is also regarded as a great spectator course. The outer loop is a 5k (Twice for 10k races). There is a smaller loop for the 4k (Twice for the 8k races), and another smaller loop for 3k (Twice for 6k races).
For this race, there will be live results and the ability to watch live on FloSports. Click on the links to the right for both live results and how to watch the championships on FloSports.
After the conclusion of both races, at approximately 11:15 a.m., there will be an awards ceremony where First Team All-GSC and Second Team All-GSC awards will be announced along with Runner of the Year, Freshman of the Year, and Coach of the Year.
The VSU Blazers cross country teams look to improve from the Royals Challenge that was held at Queens University in Charlotte, NC.
At the Royals Challenge, the men's and women's teams both finished 17, as the men had 497 points and the women had 494 points.
Eight men who competed in the 8K recorded new personal records. Junior
Brishen House crossed the finish line first for VSU with a time of 24:33.4. Next to finish was senior
Nick Flatt with a time of 25:30.3 and sophomore
Logan Kraus with a time of 25:59.8. The men's team also reached a new school and team record for an 8K with an overall time of 2:08:36.50.
17th – Valdosta State: 2:08:36.50, 497 points
39 –
Brishen House: 24:33.4 (PR)
102 –
Nick Flatt: 25:30.3 (PR)
141 –
Logan Kraus: 25:59.8 (PR)
147 –
Adam Mastrobuono: 26:04.1 (PR)
181 –
Alec Munger: 26:28.9 (PR)
190 –
Nick Rosatti: 26:38.3 (PR)
201 –
Dalton Pender: 26:44.6 (PR)
206 –
Charlie Eaton: 26:49.4 (PR)
For the women, senior
Angie Cipriani was the first Blazer to cross the line with a time of 18:03.4, also beating a PR. Next across the line was senior Aubrey Johnson with 19:00.8 and junior
Samantha Murray with a time of 19:26.3. The ladies also beat a school record for a 5K with an overall time of 1:39:02.50.
17 – Valdosta State: 1:39:02.50, 494 points
22 –
Angie Cipriani: 18:03.4 (PR)
83 – Aubrey Johnson: 19:00.8
115 –
Samantha Murray: 19:26.3
192 –
Kyleigh Rice: 20:34.8
245 –
Caitlyn Koske: 21:57.2
250 –
Kiley Matheson: 22:10.4
Following the GSC Cross Country Championship, the next race for the Blazers will be the DII Regional Championship in Tampa, Fla. Saturday, Nov. 6.
Visit
vstateblazers.com for all information on Blazer Cross Country or follow Blazer Athletics on social media.
