Crifasi and Boles Lead Cross Country at Haganstone

GREENSBORO, NC -- The Catawba men were sixth and the women seventh among the non-NCAA I teams that ran on Saturday morning at the Haganstone Cross Country Classic.  Howard Community College won the men's 8k, while the Duke Club team claimed the women's 5k.

Senior Christian Crifasi (Ramseur, NC/E. Randolph HS) was the top finisher for the Catawba men.  He finished sixth in the 8k with a time of 27:11.  Freshman Erica Boles (King, NC/W. Stokes HS) led the women, finishing in 21st, one second ahead of teammate Olivia Myers (Lexington, NC/W. Davidson).  Freshman DeAnna Hedgepeth (Wytheville, VA/George Wythe HS) was 23rd at 21:27.

Men
1. Howard CC 82, 2. Duke Club 89, 3. Guilford 123, 4. Pfeiffer 130, 5. Wake Forest Club, 6. CATAWBA,
7. Francis Marion 165, 8. NC A&T 181, 9. St. Augustine's 251, 10. Shaw 263, 11. Marymount 353, 12. Fayetteville St. 373, 13. Averett 385, 15. NC Central 390, 16. Wake Tech 407

Catawba Individuals
6. Christian Crifasi, 27:11
33. Justin Smith, 29:36
39. Nathan Hatley, 29:49
48. Jonathan Cooley, 30:16
51. Matt Jordan-Steele, 30:29
52. Alex Griffin, 30:21
81. Mason Padgett, 32:28
128. Duane Beckley, 43:20

Women
1. Duke Club 34, Wake Forest Club 107, 3. St. Augustine's 118, 4. NC A&T 125, 5. Pfeiffer 146, 6. NC Central 147,
7. CATAWBA 159, 8. Guilford 179, 9. Marymount 202, 10. Franci Marion 225, 11. Howard CC 250, 12. Shaw 293,
13. Averett 366.

Catawba Individuals
21. Erica Boles, 21:16
22. Olivia Myers, 21:17
23. DeAnna Hedgepeth, 21:27
64. Jordan Greene, 23:59
72. Devan Purvis, 25:15