Big South Announces Men's Cross Country Runners of the Week - Sept. 21
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – UNC Ashville senior John Ciprich (Monroe, N.C.) and Charleston Southern junior Micah Gilpatric (Greenville S.C.) have been selected the Big South Men’s Cross Country Co-Runners of the Week, while Gardner-Webb’s Dylan Phillips (Abingdon, Va.) is the Men’s Freshman Runner of the Week for meets ran the week of Sept. 12-18, it was announced today.
Ciprich helped UNC Asheville win the Winthrop/Adidas Cross Country Invitational over the weekend. He finished the 8k course with a first-place time of 25:19.1, and helped the Bulldogs win their first meet since 2018.
Gilpatric was the first runner to cross the line at the Adidas XC Challenge 6k over the weekend with a winning time of 17:24.8. He helped the Bucs finish second as a team.
Phillips finished 16th at the Winthrop/Adidas Cross Country Invitational, as he led the charge for Gardner-Webb with a team-best time of 27:30.5.