Cross Country prevails through the rain for the Point Invitational

VALLEY, Ala. (Sept. 16, 2023) - The Point University Men's and Women's Cross Country team returned to action for the Point Invitational as the Men's team secured their first win since 2017. Women's Cross Country did not finish with a team score but did improve individually as the Skyhawks continued their 2023-24 campaign. The course featured teams from the NCAA and NAIA levels. Men's Cross Country finished with a team score of 22 and won first place out of four other teams.  

Individual Finishes for the Women (5K) 

Anna Brown – 7th Place| 22:37.9 

Ashley Bowden- 10th Place| 23:47.3 

Christyuana Beasley – 16th Place| 26:52.1 

Kyah Campbell – 17th place |27:42.6 

Individual Finishes for the Men (8K) 

Ian Dougherty- 1st Place| 27:43.0 

Elijah Pace – 2nd Place| 27:49.7 

Jesse Baldwin – 5th Place| 28:19.1 

Joshua Beam –6th Place| 28:38.8 

Lane Thompson – 8th Place| 29:52.0 

Brett VanLeuven –12th Place| 31:45.2 

Ian Norman –14th Place| 32:43.3 

Austin Hemphill –17th Place| 34:23.1 

Up Next 

The Skyhawks will return to action for their next race when they compete in the Alexander ASICS XC Invitational on Saturday, September 30th hosted by Clayton State.