MISENHEIMER, N.C.  Methodist University men's and women's cross country teams went on the road and ran in the Pfeiffer University Invitational on Saturday, September 14, morning.

THE ESSENTIALS
Event: Pfeiffer University Invitational (5K women, 8K men)
Location: Pfeiffer University campus; Misenheimer, North Carolina
Top teams, women: 1 – Fayetteville State University (43 pts.), 2 – Pfeiffer (67), 3 – Roanoke College (81)
Top individuals, women: 1 – Sharon Ngetich, Shaw (19:42.9), 2 – Brenda Cheboi, Fayetteville State (19:51.3), 3 – Nia Gibson, Fayetteville State (19:59.0)
Top teams, men: 1 – Pfeiffer (38), 2 – Fayetteville State (39 pts.), 3 – Roanoke (70)
Top individuals, men: 1 – Hillary Toroitich, Fayetteville State (25:50.6), 2 – Derrick Kipchumba, Fayetteville State (25:53.4), 3 – Sawyer Helms, Pfeiffer (26:14.7)

MONARCH NOTES

• Leading the pack, in the men's race, was Monarch senior Jack Barriger. He posted a new personal 8K record of 27 minutes, 42.7 seconds while coming in 17^th place. 20 seconds later, junior Rafael Shilengitha crossed the finish line with his own 8K PR of 28:07.2, and he came in 22^nd.
• Fellow junior Logan William came in 31^st overall following a time of 28:53.5, then sophomore Landon Faircloth (32:35.2) and freshman Jadon Triola (32:51.9) were the next two Methodist runners to finish, respectively in 58^th and 62^nd place.
• Senior Komla Akogo (39:56.0), sophomore Damian Jefferson (42:48.4), and senior Alex Fritz (45:03.4) round out the rest of the men's squad that competed today.
• In the women's race, freshman Emma Wilson led the Monarchs as she came in 38^th overall with a time of 24:48.2. Junior Treazure Rosario Watson was next to cross the line, and she completed her first-ever 5K with a time of 27:56.9 while coming in 57^th.
• Sophomores Niya Johnson (28:48.8) and Imani Kee (29:16.1) finished within 30 seconds of each other, in 61^st and 62^nd place. The final Methodist runner to complete the race was junior Alyssa Cervantes following a time of 31:07.1.

UP NEXT
Methodist has a couple of weeks to rest up before returning to action and competing in the 40^th Annual Greensboro XC Invitational on Saturday, September 28. The meet is scheduled to begin at 1 PM.