Crifasi Runs to Cross Country All-SAC Honors

GREENEVILLE, TN -- The Catawba women finished eighth and the men ninth at the 2012 South Atlantic Conference Cross Country Championships held on Saturday morning at Tusculum College.  Lenoir-Rhyne claimed the women's championship, while the Mars Hill men won the men's title.

Olivia Myers (Lexington, NC/W. Davidson) led the Catawba women in the 5k.  She had a 24th-place finish with a time of 21:25.  Erica Boles (King, NC/W. Stokes HS) was the next highest finisher as she placed 33rd in a time of 22:07.

Christian Crifasi (Ramseur, NC/E. Randolph HS) ran to all-conference honors for the fourth time as he clocked in with a time of 27:46 to finish 11th in the men's 8k.  Nathan Hatley (King, NC/W. Stokes HS) was 46th as he ran a time of 29:27.

Women
1. Lenoir-Rhyne 68, 2. Wingate 73, 3. Anderson 80, 4. Mars Hill 98, 5. Lincoln Memorial 100, 6. Brevard 168, 7. Carson-Newman 178, 8. CATAWBA 208, 9. Tusculum 219, 10. Newberry 242

Catawba Individuals
24. Olivia Myers, 21:25
33. Erica Boles, 22:07
36. DeAnna Hedgepeth, 22:10
65. Devan Purvis, 24:33
66. Jordan Greene, 24:34

Men
1. Mars Hill 27, 2. Wingate 97, 3. Lenoir-Rhyne 102, 4. Lincoln Memorial 115, 5. Brevard 139, 6. Anderson 141, 7. Tusculum 191, 8. Newberry 194, 9. CATAWBA 197, 10. Carson-Newman 253

Catawba Individuals
11. Christian Crifasi, 27:46
46. Nathan Hatley, 19:27
51. Justin Smith, 29:35
55. Jonathan Cooley, 30:04
58. Alex Griffin, 30:08
68. Matt Jordan-Steele, 31:34
69. Kyle Mechling, 31:41
81. Duane Beckley, 40:44