ECU Wins Season-Opening Carolina Challenge In Columbia

Saturday, September 1

Columbia, S.C.

9:00 a.m.

East Carolina University

Carolina Challenge

September 01, 2018 | Cross Country

Complete Meet Results (PDF)

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The ECU cross country program had a strong start to the 2018 season Saturday when it won both the men's and women's team and individual titles at the Carolina Challenge on the campus of the University of South Carolina.

The men, led by individual champion and senior Nick Ciaccia, edged Clemson by one point while far outdistancing Coastal Carolina, Winthrop and South Carolina State. Ciaccia and freshman Ethan Hageman both ran a 15:26, but Ciaccia was a tenth of a second faster.

On the women's side, senior Grace Sullivan won the women's race in a time of 17:08. ECU ended up with 22 points to run away with the event while Clemson was second and South Carolina third followed by Georgia Southern, Winthrop, Gardner-Webb, Coastal Carolina and South Carolina State. The Pirates had four of the top five scored finishers as freshmen Anna Bristle and Abby Yourkavitch, as well as junior Nuria Tillo-Prats, were third, fourth and fifth respectively.

The Clemson men entered the meet ranked No. 12 in the Southeast Region.

Men's Team Scores
1. ECU – 27
2. Clemson – 28
3. Coastal Carolina – 98
4. Winthrop – 110
5. South Carolina State – 125

Women's Team Scores
1. ECU – 22
2. Clemson – 46
3. South Carolina – 52
4. Georgia Southern – 132
5. Winthrop – 138
6. Gardner-Webb – 175
7. Coastal Carolina – 183
8. South Carolina State – 237

ECU Men's Individual Finshers
1. Nick Ciaccia – 15:26.2
2. Ethan Hageman – 15:26.3
8. Josh Spare – 15:58.5
10. Alex Boseman – 16:07.8
13. Mitchell Martin – 16:17.4
14. Nat Romaine – 16:25.5
16. Matthew Russell – 16:35.2
18. Garrett Miller – 16:48.2
20. James Lundergan – 16:56.6

ECU Women's Individual Finishers
1. Grace Sullivan – 17:08.5
4. Anna Bristle – 17:50.9
5. Abby Yourkavitch – 17:54.1
6. Nuria Tillo-Prats – 17:57.1
10. Lindsay Yentz – 18:19.8
32. Bethany Weaver – 19:26.6
36. Victoria Cooke – 19:32.5
39. Rebecca Fleischer – 19:45.0
42. Abby Sweeney – 19:56.0
43. Mikayla Stoudt – 20:04.9
46. Jaeden Phelix – 20:16.8
47. Cara Gaudioso – 20:17.5
52. Ammahtuellah Abdel-Rahman – 20:51.0