Carney, Hogue Lead Spiders at Pre-National Invitational

Saturday, October 14

Louisville, Ky.

10 AM

University of Richmond

Pre-Nationals

Carney, Hogue Lead Spiders at Pre-National Invitational

10/14/2017 | Cross Country

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In the final tune-up before the 2017 Atlantic 10 Championship, the Spiders competed against the nation's best in the Pre-National Invitational at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park.

Junior Colleen Carney and senior Johnny Hogue led Richmond among a deep and elite field of runners.

Carney paced the Spider women finishing 136th overall in the Red 6K race. She clocked a 21:31.6 on the course. Seniors Amanda Corbosiero (21:36.3) and Kylie Regan (21:39.6) finished close behind Carney.

Senior Shelby Cain led the next pack of Richmond runners as she turned in a time of 21:58.0 followed by sophomore Claire Brown (21:58.2). Junior Ave Grosenheider (22:01.6) and junior Eryn Mills (22:11.9) rounded out the scoring for the Spiders.

As a team, the women finished 31st out 43 teams in the Red 6K race.

Junior Jordan Angers led the way for the Spiders in the Black 6K race. She turned in a time of 22:36.5 to finish in the top-100. Freshman Caroline Robelen crossed the line at 23:18.5 with sophomore Erika Echternach finishing at 23:58.3.

On the men's side, Hogue ran a 25:03.5 on the Black 8K course to finish 38th overall. Sophomore Will Alpaugh crossed the line in 138th with a time of 27:01.8.

The Spiders will return to action on Saturday, October 28 for the Atlantic 10 Championship. The race will be held in Leesburg, Va. at the Oatlands Plantation. The men's race begins at 10:00 a.m. and the women's race is set for 10:50 a.m. For more information on the 2017 Atlantic 10 Championship, please click here.