Men Take Seventh, Women Fourth at the A-10 Championships

Saturday, November 2

Leesburg, Va. (Oatlands Course)

10 AM

University of Richmond

Atlantic 10 Championships

Photo by: Tom Connelly

Men Take Seventh, Women Fourth at the A-10 Championships

11/02/2019 | Cross Country

Men's Results Women's Results

LEESBURG, Va. – Richmond cross country competed at the Atlantic 10 Championship meet at the Oatlands Plantation in Leesburg, Saturday morning. The men were led by senior Miles Clikeman (North Chesterfield, Va.) who turned in a sixth-place individual finish as the team finished seventh. The women came in fourth as a team as freshman Kate Dickow (Lititz, Pa.) turned in the Spiders top finish at 16^th. For his efforts, Clikeman received All-Atlantic 10 honors.

The men started the Championship competition first, running the 5-mile race at 10 a.m. Clikeman was the first Spider to cross the finish line, turning in a time of 25:21.3. Noah Yuro (Howell, N.J.) had a solid performance, finishing 18^th at 25:58.8. Sophomore Peter Borger (Malvern, Pa.) added a 43^rd-place finish, moving up four spots over the final three kilometers of the race, finishing in 26:31.7.

The other two Spiders to earn points on the men's side were junior Trey Burleson (Moseley, Va.) and sophomore Noah Campbell (Montpelier, Va.). Burleson finished in 49^th, running in 26:37.4. Campbell fought until the end, passing a runner from Rhode Island down the stretch and finishing a half second faster than the Ram with his time of 26:51.2 to earn 58^th.

The reigning Atlantic 10 Champions on the women's side, could not duplicate last season's success at Pole Green Park. Dickow was the first Spider to finish, coming in 16^th with a time of 18:39.1. Another freshman in Lily Snow (Richmond, Va.) ran well, finishing in 20^th at 18:49.6.

Senior Claire Brown (Erie, Pa.) added a 22^nd place finish with a time of 18:50.6. Closing out the scoring on the women's side was freshman Anna George (Montville, N.J.) and sophomore Johanna Lupica (Richmond, Va.). George and Lupica finished in 28^th and 29^th with times of 19:01.1 and 19:01.7, respectively, to help the Spiders earn fourth as a team.

The La Salle Explorers were the conference champions on both the men's and women's side of the event. Rhode Island's Lotte Black was the individual winner of the women's 5k with a time of 17:38.8 with the rookie performer of the race going to La Salle's Jerika Lufrano. The men's individual champion was Zach Michon, a senior from Saint Joseph's with a time of 25:02.7. The male rookie performer went to La Salle's Alex Sandras who ran at 26:01.6.

Men's Team Results

La Salle – 53
Saint Joseph's – 99
Fordham – 104
George Mason – 124
UMass – 143
Dayton – 150
Richmond – 174
Duquesne – 222
Davidson – 232
Rhode Island – 245
VCU – 269
George Washington – 270
Saint Louis – 290
St. Bonaventure – 430

Women's Team Results

La Salle – 68
George Washington – 92
Dayton – 109
Richmond – 115
UMass – 126
George Mason – 160
Duquesne – 161
Saint Louis – 232
Davidson – 236
Rhode Island – 241
Fordham – 270
VCU – 280
Saint Joseph's – 292
St. Bonaventure - 429

The Spiders will be back in action in two weeks as they will head to Charlottesville for the NCAA Southeast Region Championships at Panorama Farms on November 15^th.

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