Pirates Set to Compete at Firetower Project Meet
September 15, 2022 | Cross Country
GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina cross country program is set to compete at the Firetower Project Meet hosted by App State on Friday in Boone, N.C.
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The meet is schedule for a 4 p.m. start time for the women's 5,000 and 4:45 p.m. for the men's 8,000m. Other programs in the competition include UNCG, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina and College of Charleston.
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"I am really excited to watch the men run," said Head Cross Country Coach Billy Caldwell. "The group has done a lot of work over the last two weeks to put themselves in a great place for this weekend. With a few ranked teams this will be a great test for us to compete against some great competition!
"The women have an awesome opportunity to race well this weekend," continued Caldwell. "Coming off a great meet at Elon the group has gained a lot of confidence and is excited to get back to racing. Should be a great test to see how we stack up against some regional teams"
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LAST TIME OUT
The Pirates earned a pair of third-place team finishes at the Elon Opener on Sept. 2.
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The ECU women were led on the evening by Lindsay Yentz who took eighth in the meet, covering the 4K course in 14:12.8. Yentz was followed shortly by Alyssa Zack in 10th, just four seconds back. Hayley Whoolery (13th), Jenna Strange (18th) and Allysa Combs (19th) rounded out while Emily Baba (30th) rounded out the lineup for the Pirates.
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Freshman Elliott Kleckner led the way on the men's side with a fourth-place finish in his first collegiate race, finishing the 6K course in 18:17.9. Austin Mathews (12th), Ted Sielatycki (16th), Conner O'Shea (19th) and Chase Osborne (20th) joined Kleckner in the top 20 in the race to round out the scoring for the Pirates. Colin McCauley (21st), Ethan Corrigan (26th) and Cooper Kleckner (37th) rounded out the ECU lineup for the meet.
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The meet is schedule for a 4 p.m. start time for the women's 5,000 and 4:45 p.m. for the men's 8,000m. Other programs in the competition include UNCG, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina and College of Charleston.
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"I am really excited to watch the men run," said Head Cross Country Coach Billy Caldwell. "The group has done a lot of work over the last two weeks to put themselves in a great place for this weekend. With a few ranked teams this will be a great test for us to compete against some great competition!
"The women have an awesome opportunity to race well this weekend," continued Caldwell. "Coming off a great meet at Elon the group has gained a lot of confidence and is excited to get back to racing. Should be a great test to see how we stack up against some regional teams"
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LAST TIME OUT
The Pirates earned a pair of third-place team finishes at the Elon Opener on Sept. 2.
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The ECU women were led on the evening by Lindsay Yentz who took eighth in the meet, covering the 4K course in 14:12.8. Yentz was followed shortly by Alyssa Zack in 10th, just four seconds back. Hayley Whoolery (13th), Jenna Strange (18th) and Allysa Combs (19th) rounded out while Emily Baba (30th) rounded out the lineup for the Pirates.
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Freshman Elliott Kleckner led the way on the men's side with a fourth-place finish in his first collegiate race, finishing the 6K course in 18:17.9. Austin Mathews (12th), Ted Sielatycki (16th), Conner O'Shea (19th) and Chase Osborne (20th) joined Kleckner in the top 20 in the race to round out the scoring for the Pirates. Colin McCauley (21st), Ethan Corrigan (26th) and Cooper Kleckner (37th) rounded out the ECU lineup for the meet.
Follow ECU XC/TF on Social Media
For more information on the ECU soccer team follow @ECUTFXC on Twitter and Instagram.
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