GREENSBORO, NC – The Chowan University Women's Cross Country team finished in sixth place at the Guilford College Cross Country Carnival held Saturday. This meet marked the first competition for the newly formed program. 

 

Freshman Gerlisa Shipman led the way for the Hawks, placing in 20^th place with a time of 23:19.27. Lacey Wildeboer was not far behind, as she trekked the 5k course in 23:46.19, good for 22^nd place. Stephany Powell crossed the finish line in 25:26.30 to finish in 31^st place. Coming in 46^th place with a time of 30:59.31 was Shaneka Sawyer. Angelica Satchell posted a time of 31:48.23 to finish in 49^th place. Krystle Shifflett finished one spot behind her with a time of 32:04.05.

 

Kelly Montague of UNC-Greensboro won the event with a time of 19:50.99. UNC-G also won the team event, scoring just 18 points. Chowan tallied 168 points to finish in sixth in the nine team field.

 

Chowan will return to action on Friday, September 9^th when they travel to Petersburg, VA for the Virginia State University Cross Country Opener.

 

Complete results from the meet can be found by CLICKING HERE