CARY – Elon senior
Katie Blount set the school record in the women's 5K race in her first cross country competition since 2023 to highlight the Phoenix men's and women's performances at the adidas XC Challenge on Friday.
Blount – a two-time All-CAA cross country runner (2022, 2023) who did not compete in the 2024 season – clocked 16:41.4 to break Maria Ahm's former women's 5K school record of 16:49.15, set in 2021, by nearly eight seconds. Blount finished eighth individually to lead the Elon women to a sixth place finish at WakeMed Soccer Park with 143 total points.
The Phoenix men took sixth place in the 14-team 6K field with 187 points and were led by top-50 finishes from
Caden Strickland (19:09.6),
Jack Kane (19:17.5) and
Juan Pablo Castillo-Zima (19:18.1).
Blount was followed by
Abby Beville (17:05.2) in 12th and
Sarah Petitjean (17:59.0) in 46th, both of which set personal records in the 5K. Fellow returners
Cami Glebocki (18:22.3) and
Winter Oaster (19:57.4) set personal bests as well. Blount, who hails from Atlanta, blasted her own previous 5K personal best of 17:06.9 by more than 25 seconds.
NC State (38 points), North Carolina (62) and South Carolina (63) led the women's 5K field. The Tar Heels (15 points), Liberty (67) and the Wolfpack (92) finished 1-2-3 in the men's 6K.
Full results from the adidas XC Challenge men's 6K and women's 5K can be viewed via FlashResults.com.
adidas XC CHALLENGE – MEN'S 6K
Team
6. Elon (187 points)
Individual
34.
Caden Strickland (19:09.6)
42.
Jack Kane (19:17.5)
43.
Juan Pablo Castillo-Zima (19:18.1)
54.
Joe Lavelle (19:28.3)
62.
Franklin Wimbish (19:41.9)
68.
Bryan Hampson (19:54.9)
73.
Luke Chisum (20:02.4)
96.
Seth Steiner (20:39.3)
DNF –
Max Bixler
adidas XC CHALLENGE – WOMEN'S 5K
Team
5. Elon (143 points)
Individual
8.
Katie Blount (16:41.4) – school record; personal record
12.
Abby Beville (17:05.2) – personal record
46.
Sarah Petitjean (17:59.0) – personal record
61.
Jasmine Young (18:14.5)
64.
Cami Glebocki (18:22.3) – personal record
68.
Ashland Dickel (18:34.9)
70.
Julia Bell (18:40.5)
71.
Amelia Summers (18:43.6)
73.
Emilia Smith (18:47.5)
45.
Quinn Smith (18:52.1)
78.
Madi Galindo (18:58.4)
88.
Addison George (19:27.3)
103.
Winter Oaster (19:57.4) – personal record
UP NEXT
Elon heads to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, for Lehigh's Paul Short Run on Oct. 3. Races begin at 11 a.m. ET at the Goodman Campus Cross Country Course.
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