Skyhawks show progression in Newberry Meet

NEWBERRY, S.C. (Oct. 22, 2022) - The Point University men's and women's cross country team traveled to South Carolina to compete in the Newberry meet Saturday, Oct. 22. 

The course featured teams from the NCAA Division II, SIAC Division II, NJCAA, and NAIA levels. Belmont Abbey won on the women's side and the men's side. 

Highlights from the meet 

Anna Brown had a big drop in her time; she ran a season-best of 23:19, beating her previous time best time of 23:42. 

Linda Schiller ran her fastest time ever with a time of 24:43, beating her previous best time of 25:06. 

Finishes for the women (5k) 

Anna Brown- 66th place| 23:19 (Season Best) 

Kyah Campbell- 76th place| 24:28 

Linda Schiller- 78th place | 24:43 (Personal best) 

Macy Babbs- 97th place |28:43 

The women did not record a team score 

Finishes for the men (8k) 

Ian Dougherty- 22nd place| 28:01 

Elijah Pace- 28th place |28:29 

Brett Vanleuven- 54th place| 29:39 

The men did not record a team score 

Coach's Quote 

Head Coach Caleb Albrecht was pleased with the progress of the team and how they showed consistent effort. "It was an extremely tough course, a lot of steep hills that made it hard to get into a rhythm, but they were able to grit it out and compete well." Albrecht highlighted what was said before the race and how the outcome of everyone helped the morale of the team. "Before the race, we talked about the two things we can control, our attitude and our effort; they did a fantastic job at doing both. We saw a couple of season bests, and PR's on the women's side, and we're feeling confident going into our conference championship meet in two weeks." 

Up next 

The Skyhawks will return to action when they travel to Columbia, South Carolina, to participate in the Conference Championships on Friday, Nov. 4.