RICKY FLYNN, Lynchburg College, Senior
Flynn, a senior from Lynchburg, Virginia, was the top collegiate finisher as he placed third overall in the Gold Meet of the Blue Ridge Open which boasted a field of 16 NCAA Division I teams and two NCAA Division II Teams. Flynn ran a time of 24:53, outpacing Lance Harden of Davidson who ran a 25:07 as the second fastest collegiate runner. The field featured ACC teams Wake Forest and Clemson University as well as many Big South Conference and Southern Conference squads.
Men's Cross Country Honor Roll
Jordan White, Bridgewater College, Freshman
White finished seventh out of 316 runners Saturday at the
Gettysburg Invitational. White ran the 8K course with a time of
26:51.25 in a tightly contested race. Just 38 seconds separated the
No. 1 and No. 10 finishers in the event. White was the third
Division III runner to cross the finish line.
Richy Bikko, Eastern Mennonite University, Junior
Bikko set a personal best with a time of 27:06.41 despite
running in a cold rain with mud and water standing on the
course. Bikko finished 18th in the race, which
featured over 300 runners.
Richard Rogers, Guilford College, Freshman
Rogers paced the Quakers at the Guilford College Quaker
Invitational with a 21st-place finish... completed the
eight-kilometer course in 29:18.14, the 19th-fastest time in school
history.
Sean Whitson, Virginia Wesleyan College, Sophomore
Whitson placed first in the Guilford College Quaker
Invitational. His 8K victory marked him as the first VWC male
runner to place first in a meet of any kind since 1978 when Gary
Cummisk won the individual title in the Dixie Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference championship race for VWC. Whitson paced
the field of 68 runners with a winning time of 26:54.35.
