Cross Country Set to Host Pirate Invitational

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina cross country team is set to host the 2023 Pirate Invitational on Saturday at Overton's Lake Kristi. The men's race will go off at 9:15 a.m. while the women will toe the line at 10 a.m.

The Pirates will be hosting a field of quality competition including athletes from Davidson, Florida Atlantic, N.C. State, Temple, UNCW and VCU, among others.

The men's race kicks off the day with an 8K competition with the women doing battle over 6K later on. Live results will be available via TimingInc.

Last Time Out
The Pirates competed at the Paul Short Run on Sept. 29 with the Pirate men taking 41st in the 8K Gold Race while the women earned an ninth-place finish in the 6K Brown Race.

The Pirate men, competing in a large and talented field, were led by Alex Sawyer with a time of 25:02.6, finishing 96th. Sawyer was joined in the scoring by a tight pack of Colin McCauley (306th), J Henry Lyon (308th), Elliott Kleckner (312th) and Ted Sielatycki (319th).

On the women's side, Alyssa Zack led the way once again with a 17th-place result in 22:23.4. Zach was joined in scoring by Lily Schlossberg (54th), Hayley Whoolery (73rd), Claire Cashman (105th) and Navaya Zales (132nd).

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Players Mentioned

Claire Cashman

Elliott Kleckner

J Henry Lyon

Colin McCauley

Alex Sawyer

Lily Schlossberg

Ted Sielatycki

Hayley Whoolery

Alyssa Zack

Navaya Zales

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