CARY, North Carolina —— The following are the results from the NC State 2022 Adidas XC Challenge held at the WakeMed Soccer Park Cross Country Course in Cary on Friday, 16 September. Both the team titles were won by NC State after dominating their respective rivals on the first of the two-day meeting.
The Wolfpack women, led by Samantha Buch, collected five of the top six places in a one-sided encounter in the 5k race. Bush secured her first career collegiate individual title after covering the course in a time of 16:14.5 to beat teammate Marlee Starliper (16:20.1) who was making her Wolfpack cross country team debut.
Mariah Howlett was third in a time of 16:37.5, while Savannah Shaw was fifth at 16:52.8 and Gionna Quarzo rounded out the scorers in sixth (16:59). Michaela Reinhart of Railroad Athletics was fourth in the race with a time of 16:48.8. Read more: Michigan State Spartan Invitational 2022 results and team scores; Michigan State and Grand Valley State take titles
NC State women finished with 17 points, ahead of Charleston Southern with 86pts, Davidson (93), Elon (119), and UNCW (134). MEN’S 6K RESULTS | WOMEN’S 5K RESULTS
In the men’s 6k race, Micah Gilpatric of Charleston Southern won the title with a time of 17:24.8, ahead of five NC State runners.
Brett Gardner led the Wolfpack team with a second-place finish in a time of 17:30.9, followed by Ian Harrison in third (17:36.9), John Malach (17:49.0) in fourth, David Vorbach in fifth (17:52.4) and Jake Toomey, who was the final scoring member for NC State in sixth place in a time of 18:02.5
The men took home the crown with 20 points with Charleston Southern taking second place with 48pts, Elon (85), Davidson (92), and UNCW (175).
MEN’S 6K RESULTS | WOMEN’S 5K RESULTS
MEN’S 5K RESULTS
| Pl | Athlete – MEN’S 6K RACE TOP 30 | Time |
| 1 | Micah GILPATRIC Charleston Southern [JR] | 17:24.8 |
| 2 | Brett GARDNER NC State [SO] | 17:30.9 +6 |
| 3 | Ian HARRISON NC State [SO] | 17:36.9 +12 |
| 4 | John MALACH NC State [SO] | 17:49.0 +25 |
| 5 | David VORBACH NC State [SR] | 17:52.4 +28 |
| 6 | Jake TOOMEY NC State [SO] | 18:02.5 +38 |
| 7 | Alan DEOGRACIAS Charleston Southern [JR] | 18:05.2 +41 |
| 8 | Miles ALLY NC State [FR] | 18:05.5 +41 |
| 9 | Charlie SIEBERT Davidson [SO] | 18:09.9 +45 |
| 10 | Beck WITTSTADT Duke [FR] | 18:16.9 +52 |
| 11 | Rynard SWANEPOEL Wake Forest [FR] | 18:18.1 +54 |
| 12 | Daniel WINTER Unattached | 18:19.6 +55 |
| 13 | Andrew MILLER Elon [SR] | 18:21.2 +57 |
| 14 | Gavin KUHLENBECK Charleston Southern [JR] | 18:23.7 +59 |
| 15 | Bryce GILMORE Unattached | 18:25.2 +1:01 |
| 16 | Zane JACKSON Elon [JR] | 18:25.8 +1:01 |
| 17 | Sam WALDIN Charleston Southern [FR] | 18:27.6 +1:03 |
| 18 | Weber LONG Unattached | 18:27.9 +1:03 |
| 19 | Daniel MCGOEY NC State [SO] | 18:28.2 +1:04 |
| 20 | Kenny EHEMAN Davidson [SO] | 18:33.8 +1:09 |
| 21 | Rob HOWORTH Charleston Southern [SR] | 18:35.4 +1:11 |
| 22 | Caleb KENYON Unattached | 18:37.3 +1:13 |
| 23 | Owen DROMETER Davidson [JR] | 18:39.9 +1:15 |
| 24 | Joseph PEARL Wake Forest [JR] | 18:40.1 +1:16 |
| 25 | Jack KOVACH Duke [SO] | 18:41.9 +1:17 |
| 26 | Paul SPECHT Unattached | 18:47.5 +1:23 |
| 27 | Andrew KIVETT Wake Forest [FR] | 18:48.8 +1:24 |
| 28 | Zach HUGHES NC State [SO] | 18:51.5 +1:27 |
| 29 | Jaden KINGSLEY Charleston Southern [JR] | 18:51.9 +1:27 |
| 30 | Tom JOYCE Charleston Southern [SR] | 18:52.7 +1:28 |
| Pl | Team | Pts |
| 1 | NC State | 20 |
| 2 | Charleston Southern | 48 |
| 3 | Elon | 85 |
| 4 | Davidson | 92 |
| 5 | UNCW | 175 |
| 6 | Campbell | 193 |
| 7 | NC A&T | 238 |
| 8 | Fayetteville St. | 244 |
| 9 | N.C. Central | 250 |
| 10 | Barton | 259 |
| 11 | Bull City TC | 282 |
| 12 | Shaw | 320 |
| 13 | Johnson C. Smith | 382 |
| Duke | NTS | |
| Wake Forest | NTS | |
| Louisburg College | NTS | |
| Rockingham CC | NTS |
WOMEN’S 5K RESULTS
| Pl | Athlete – WOMEN’S 5K RACE TOP 30 | Time |
| 1 | Samantha BUSH NC State [JR] | 16:14.5 |
| 2 | Marlee STARLIPER NC State [FR] | 16:20.1 +6 |
| 3 | Mariah HOWLETT NC State [JR] | 16:37.5 +23 |
| 4 | Michaela REINHART Railroad Athletics | 16:48.8 +34 |
| 5 | Savannah SHAW NC State [SR] | 16:52.8 +38 |
| 6 | Gionna QUARZO NC State [SO] | 16:59.0 +44 |
| 7 | Grace HARTMAN Unattached | 17:06.5 +52 |
| 8 | Brooke RAUBER NC State [FR] | 17:12.1 +58 |
| 9 | Cassidy HEATON Railroad Athletics | 17:15.1 +1:01 |
| 10 | Dorcus EWOI Campbell [SR] | 17:20.9 +1:06 |
| 11 | Shannon SEFTON NC State [SO] | 17:24.5 +1:10 |
| 12 | Alyssa HENDRIX NC State [FR] | 17:37.2 +1:23 |
| 13 | Olivia HAAS Unattached | 17:43.4 +1:29 |
| 14 | Keerstin AUGUSTIN Charleston Southern [SO] | 17:44.5 +1:30 |
| 15 | Hannah MILLER Elon [JR] | 17:46.5 +1:32 |
| 16 | Briley BICKERSTAFF Unattached | 17:52.8 +1:38 |
| 17 | Frances WHITWORTH Davidson [JR] | 18:09.8 +1:55 |
| 18 | Sarah MCCARTNEY Charleston Southern [SO] | 18:13.8 +1:59 |
| 19 | Anne AKAGI Charleston Southern [JR] | 18:33.5 +2:19 |
| 20 | Natalie ABERNATHY Davidson [SR] | 18:37.5 +2:23 |
| 21 | Kendall HOBBS UNCW [SO] | 18:42.9 +2:28 |
| 22 | Summer HERBERTSON UNCW [FR] | 18:47.7 +2:33 |
| 23 | Hana BASKIN Bull City TC | 18:48.4 +2:34 |
| 24 | Alexis MCDONNELL Davidson [SR] | 18:50.6 +2:36 |
| 25 | Zanelle WILLEMSE Charleston Southern [SR] | 19:03.2 +2:49 |
| 26 | Julia BELL Elon [FR] | 19:03.4 +2:49 |
| 27 | Amy CASTLE Bull City TC | 19:05.8 +2:51 |
| 28 | Anna BERQUIST Davidson [SO] | 19:07.6 +2:53 |
| 29 | Molly SULLIVAN Davidson [FR] | 19:10.1 +2:56 |
| 30 | Tate ARRINGTON Davidson [FR] | 19:14.9 +3:00 |
| Pl | Team | Pts |
| 1 | NC State | 17 |
| 2 | Charleston Southern | 86 |
| 3 | Davidson | 93 |
| 4 | Elon | 119 |
| 5 | UNCW | 134 |
| 6 | Railroad Athletics | 141 |
| 7 | NC A&T | 231 |
| 8 | N.C. Central | 239 |
| 9 | Campbell | 264 |
| 10 | Fayetteville St. | 276 |
| 11 | Winston-Salem St. | 290 |
| 12 | Shaw | 328 |
| 13 | Johnson C. Smith | 364 |
| Bull City TC | NTS | |
| Barton | NTS | |
| Rockingham CC | NTS |
