Women's XC Takes Second, Men Third In Elon Opener

Friday, August 30

Elon, N.C.

8:15 p.m.

North Carolina

Elon Opener

John Tatter and Matt Thornton

Photo by: UNC Athletic Communications

August 31, 2019 | Cross Country

Men's 6K Results Women's 4K Results

ELON, N.C. — The North Carolina cross country programs kicked off the 2019 season Friday night with the Elon Opener at Elon University. The women's team finished second of 10 teams with 59 points in the 4K while the men placed third of 12 teams with 71 points in their 6K race.

"The big value coming out of tonight is having a lot more clarity on where we are and what we've got to work on," director of track & field and cross country Chris Miltenberg said. "Certainly we're excited now to go to work for a while and figure those things out going forward."

The women's race featured four laps around a one-kilometer loop while the men ran six. The Tar Heels were led by a trio of upperclassmen — senior Paige Hofstad (14:41.0), senior Erin Edmundson (14:41.2) and graduate student Morgan Ilse (14:41.2) all finished in the top 10 with times separated by only 0.2 seconds. Carolina's scoring squad was rounded out by junior Lindsey Lanier and senior Ashley Smith, who finished 18th and 19th with personal-best performances of 15:03.1 and 15:03.2. Although they did not contribute to the team score, sophomore Camryn Petit and junior Emmeline Fisher crossed the finish line closely behind in 20th (15:03.6) and 22nd (15:05.3).

On the men's side, senior Matt Thornton and sophomore John Tatter led the way and each clocked 18:55.4 for 17th and 18th in the 6K. Senior Jeremy Brown, redshirt junior Alex Milligan and junior Jesse Hunt each posted points for the Tar Heels with top-25 times, placing 22nd (19:06.0), 23rd (19:07.0) and 25th (19:12.2) respectively.

WOMEN'S 4K RESULTS
7. Paige Hofstad, Sr., 14:41.0
8. Erin Edmundson, Sr., 14:41.2 (PR)
9. Morgan Ilse, Gr., 14:41.2
18. Lindsey Lanier, Jr., 15:03.1 (PR)
19. Ashley Smith, Sr., 15:03.2 (PR)

20. Camryn Petit, So., 15:03.6
22. Emmeline Fisher, Jr., 15:05.3
35. Madeline Kraft, Jr. 15:35.4

MEN'S 6K RESULTS
17. Matt Thornton, Sr.,18:55.4
18. John Tatter, So.,18:55.4
22. Jeremy Brown, Sr.,19:06.0
23. Alex Milligan, R-Jr.,19:07.0
25. Jesse Hunt, Jr.,19:12.2

27. Mitch Resor, R-Jr.,19:14.7
32. Luke Peterson, R-Jr.,19:21.9 (PR)
36. Ian Moini, R-So., 19:31.4
42. Marshall Williamson, So., 19:39.2
48. Jake McEneaney, R-So., 19:59.6
49. Matthew SantaMaria, Fr., 20:01.4

Next Up: The Tar Heels will travel to Charlottesville, Va. for the Cavalier Classic on Saturday, September 14.