CTC Places Second in Southern Collegiate Challenge

cross country hosted over 100 runners and 11 college teams in its annual at the Cobb Corps Property course on Saturday. The Golden Eagles men and women’s teams both finished in second place to Region XVII leading Darton College.

Another Region XVII counterpart, Gordon College, finished in third on the men’s side. Reinhardt University, Oglethorpe University and LaGrange College rounded out the field of six teams. For the women, Wesleyan College, Spelman College and LaGrange College finished third through fifth.

On the men’s side, Delonzo Sharp again paced the Golden Eagles runner, finishing fourth in the field of 59 runners with a time of 28:18.08. Dominic Dalton followed closely in the field with a sixth-place finish, registering a time of 28:49.77. Jamael Smith was the third CTC runner in the men’s top 10 (eighth), and Prentis Brown gave CTC another top-20 runner with a 13th-place performance. Darton placed the top three runners, with Kingsley Cajuste taking the event.

The women placed two in the top 10 despite missing their usual No. 1 runner, Hanna Hill, due to injury. Julia Rivera took third with a time of 22:06.77, and Mercedes Perez took sixth with a 22:18.61. The Lady Golden Eagles placed five runners in the top 20, with Stefania Bertone (12th), Amber Worthy (18th) and Jazmyne Taylor (19th). Darton took the top two individual spots, with Jeronda Stringfield taking the event.

In all, 22 Golden Eagles runners participated in the event, 11 in each race.