Cross Country | 10/31/2021 1:34:00 PM
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. Methodist's
Drew Topoly cracks the top-5 Saturday morning at the USA South Athletic Conference Championship, in a field of over 100 runners in the men's 8-kilomoter race.
Topoly earned first-team all-conference honors with his fifth-place finishing time of 26 minutes, 1.01 seconds, for it his third all-conference honor after making it back in 2019 & spring of 2021.
Racing to second-team honors was
Xavier McLamb, who placed 12th with a time of 27:01.72.
On the women's side of the ledger,
Madison Pompey picked up honorable mentioned all-conference honors, finishing 28th with a time of 26:03.41 on the six-kilometer course, which was her personal best this season.
THE ESSENTIALS
Event: USA South Athletic Conference Championships (8K men, 6K women)
Location: Rocky Mount, N.C.
Top teams, men: 1 – Southern Virginia University (52 pts.), 2 – Berea College (53), 3 – Covenant College (90)
Top individuals, men: 1 – Dylan May, Southern Virginia (25:01.41), 2 – Luke Wilson, Berea (25:15.44), 3 – Avery Fair, Berea (25:50.19)
Top teams, women: 1 – Southern Virginia (52 pts.), 2 – Covenant (59), 3 – Meredith College (66)
Top individuals, women: 1 – Valeria Angel, Piedmont University (23:01.69), 2 – Corrine Weaver, Meredith (23:14.08), 3 – Sarah Kate Lipperd, Covenant (23:18.12)
MONARCH NOTES
- The Methodist men's team complete the event in sixth while the women wound up in ninth.
- Along with Topoly and McLamb, the other runners who counted toward the team score were Austin Ezzell (41st, 29:15.58), Jackson Barriger (43rd, 29:27.81), and Will Gray (52nd, 30:00.32).
- The other two Monarchs that raced on the men's side were Kamden Payne, who finished 57th overall with a time of 30:42.14 and Armelius Haynes posting a time of 31:21.48 for 59th.
- Besides Pompey, the other women apart of the team chase were Caroline Stubblefield (38th, 27:04.25), Courtney Drumm (49th, 27:53.43), Ainsley McGinn (61st, 29:46.99), and Hannah Williams (91st, 1:09:53.40).
- McGrinn also set a new personal best in only her second career event by shaving off a little over five minutes from the last race she participated.
UP NEXT
The Methodist men and women will head to Spartanburg, South Carolina, for the NCAA Division III South Regional Championship on November 13.
