KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The SCAD men's and women's cross country teams traveled to Knoxville, Tenn. for the NAIA Appalachian Challenge hosted by Tennessee Wesleyan University on Friday. The women's team finished in third, while the men's team finished in 14^th.
 
WOMEN'S RESULTS: The No. 23 Bees took third place with 95 points in the 17-team field. SCAD finished just behind No. 2 Milligan University and No. 12 Montreat College, who finished first and second with 23 and 73 points, respectively.
 
Alex Midgett was SCAD's top finisher, placing eighth in the field of 169 with a 5K time of 18:22.76.
 

FINISH	RUNNER	TIME
8th	Alex Midgett	18:22.76
12th	Edith Manfred	18:28.25
18th	Julia Gralki	18:49.34
20th	Maggie Froning	18:53.25
52nd	Ella Hodges	19:53.01
59th	Carlotta Walser	19:59.22
62nd	Stef Baracaldo	20:15.27
77th	Avery Knight	20:37.77
103rd	Bella Edwards	21:38.76
106th	Grace Vaughn	21:42.35
127th	Emma Giddens	22:25.26
135th	Maggie Hunt	22:54.84

 
MEN'S RESULTS: The men's team ran an 8K course and the Bees finished 14^th out of the 17-team field. SCAD's top finisher was freshman Max Heins, running a 25:58.48 to place 36^th out of 180 runners.
 

FINISH	RUNNER	TIME
36th	Max Heins	25:58.48
54th	Tom Schroeder	26:31.28
60th	Ryan Bradley	26:39.41
88th	Dylan Lyons	27:24.33
110th	Haven Honeycutt	28:01.53
125th	Isaac Cinnamon	28:27.03
132nd	Kaid Boehm	28:49.18
150th	Roan Egan	29:44.03

 
WHAT'S NEXT? The Bees return to action on November 4 for the Sun Conference Championships in Ave Maria, Fla.