MOUNT BERRY, Ga. – The Spring Hill College men's and women's teams both placed ninth at the Berry College Invitational on Saturday.
 
The Badgers' women's team placed ninth out of 19 scoring teams in the 6k race, ahead of Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) members Fort Valley State and Tuskegee, who placed 18^th and 19^th, respectively. 25 teams ran in the women's 6k at the event. Madeline Knightly paced Spring Hill with a season-best time of 25:03.6 and finished 26^th overall. Claire Morgan placed 34^th, stopping the clock at 25:33 and recorded a new personal record. Cat Dulle finished 50^th with a season-best time of 26:09.4. Jordan Jernigan finished in 88^th and recorded a personal-best time of 28:38.6. Fae Fox (29:29.5) placed 93^rd in her first 6k appearance of the season. Cassidy Dilks took two minutes off her season record with a 30:43.7 time, she finished 105^th overall.
 
The SHC men's squad finished ninth out of 14 scoring teams in the 8k, five spots ahead of Tuskegee and five spots behind Morehouse. Will Tate led the Badgers in 21^st place with a season-best time of 26:51.1. Myles Cook set a personal record (28:06.3) and placed 55^th overall. Thomas Monier clocked a time of 29:51.6 and placed 85^th. Mohammed Shahrouj ran a personal-best time of 32:00.1 and finished 115^th. Curtis Laurent finished 150^th overall with a time of 37:49.8.
 
Meet Information
Berry College Invitational
Date: Oct. 15
Location: Mount Berry, Ga.
 
Women's 6k Results
Team Scoring
1) Georgia Tech (25); 2) Berry (83); 3) Dalton State (100); 4) University of the South (114); 5) Piedmont (153); 6) Oxford College (161); 7) North Georgia (173); 8) Covenant (221); 9) Spring Hill (238); 10) Maryville (Tenn.) (282); 11) Walters State CC (298); 12) Gadsden State CC (335); 13) Young Harris (348); 14) Agnes Scott (394); 15) Huntingdon (401); 16) Middle Georgia State (402); 17) Shorter (461); 18) Fort Valley State (469); 19) (523)
 
SHC Individual Results
26) Madeline Knightly (25:03.6); 34) Claire Morgan (PR-25:33.0); 50) Cat Dulle (26:09.4); 88) Jordan Jernigan (PR-28:38.6); 93) Fae Fox (29:29.5); 105) Cassidy Dilks (30:34.7)
 
Men's 8k Results
Team Scoring
1) Berry (25); 2) Georgia Tech (55); 3) Piedmont (116); 4) Morehouse (127); 5) Young Harris (128); 6) Georgia Club XC (155); 7) Covenant (220); 8) University of the South (252); 9) Spring Hill (257); 10) Oxford College (267); 11) Huntingdon (267); 12) Walters State CC (304); 13) Maryville (Tenn.) (346); 14) Tuskegee (432)
 
SHC Individual Results
21) Will Tate (26:51.1); 55) Myles Cook (PR-28:06.3); 85) Thomas Monier (29:51.6); 115) Mohammed Shahrouj (32:00.1); 150) Curtis Larent (37:49.8)
 
THEY SAID IT – Head Coach Craig McVey
"We had our best race day of the fall weather-wise for Saturday's races.  53 degrees at race time for the men and
60 degrees for the women [with] no wind, a beautiful day to race.  The course was brand new in its set up, we raced well for having never competed at Berry before. Both teams raced the plan we had discussed in attacking the course. We still have a lot of improvement waiting right around the corner.  We're getting more aggressive in our racing and that will be good to us in future meets. Again, we had another handful of personal bests. Our team results were good considering the quality of the teams competing, Our last dress rehearsal for our conference meet is just ahead. More work to do."
 
Up Next
The Badgers will run in the Mississippi College Fall XC Festival in Clinton, Miss., on Friday.
 
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