Women's Gold Race Results
Women's Green Race Results
Men's Gold Race Results

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Elon cross country programs competed in the fourth annual Charlotte Invitational on Friday evening, Sept. 28. The women’s team, paced by sophomore Haylee Dawe, finished in fifth out of 33 while the men’s team led by fellow sophomore Luis Vargas, came in 11^th of 31 at the course at McAlpine Park.

"We beat some teams that were ranked ahead of us in the region," Elon's head coach Christine Engel said. "We finished in front of East Carolina and Virginia Tech, but finished behind a couple of Southern Conference teams. We had some kids in our top seven that were running under the weather today and as a result our team performance wasn't where we hoped for."
 
Dawe ran a personal-best time of 22:16.42, which now ranks fourth on the all-time program list. The Charlotte native came across the line in 17^th place out 233 competitors at the meet on the women’s side as the Phoenix had a team score of 177. Sophomore Tereza Novotna also broke into the record books with a personal-best time of 22:23.73 owning the eighth best mark in the program after finishing 21^st overall.

"It was nice of them to break into the top-10 list all-time," Engel said. "They definitley set the tone for us today."
 
Elyse Bierut (22:48.58, 45^th), Christine Pacewicz (22:54.37, 50^th), Emily Tryon (23:01.43, 57^th) all finished in the top-60 of the meet. Kaitlin Snapp and Allyson Oram rounded out the team scores in the Gold race with times of 23:24.49 and 23:27.74 respectively.
 
On the men’s side, Vargas was the team’s top runner for the second straight race with a time of 25:15.09 to finish in 30^th place out of 244 competitors. Teammate Ari Rothschild was the next to cross the line for the maroon and gold in 70^th and a time of 25:59.05. Junior Ben Perron ran a time of 26:11.83 followed by James Stevenson at a mark of 26:25.20.
 
Adam Bernstein crossed the line with a time of 26:37.88 followed by Ranley Gousse and Connor Mercurio with marks of 27:09.81 and 27:15.43 respectively.
 
The maroon and gold returns to the course in two weeks on the weekend of October 12-13 running a split squad with a group traveling back to Charlotte for the Royal XC Challenge on Friday, Oct. 12. Another group will compete at the Pre-National meet in Louisville, Ky. on Saturday, Oct. 13.

Elon Women's Results
Gold Race
17. Haylee Dawe - 22:16.42
19. Tereza Novotna - 22:23.73
42. Elyse Bierut - 22:48.58
47. Christine Pacewicz - 22:54.37
52. Emily Tryon - 23:01.43
78. Kaitlin Snapp - 23:24.49
81. Allyson Oram - 23:27.74

Elon's Men's Results
Gold Race
25. Luis Vargas - 25:15.09
61. Ari Rothschild - 25:59.05
71. Ben Perron - 26:11.83
85. James Stevenson - 26:25.20
94. Adam Bernstein - 26:37.88
123. Ranley Gousse - 27:09.81
126. Connor Mercurio - 27:15.43