MEMPHIS, Tenn. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville men's and women's cross country teams started off the 2021 campaign at the Memphis Twilight on Saturday night with the Chargers men's squad garnering second and the women's team earning 11th overall.
 
Allan Anderson led the way for the UAH men's squad in seventh place in the four-mile run with a time of 19:46.15, followed by Jay Day in 12th at 20:02.46 and Jacob Bishop in 13th at 20:06.30.
 
The Chargers additionally had four more runners in the top 30 of the race standings, including Caleb Boys in 15th at 20:08.20, Harold Lacroix in 21st at 20:15.61, Alex Herbst in 22nd at 20:16.72 and Jack Elliott in 27th at 20:24.63.
 
In the women's 5k, Kaylee Stewart paced all Chargers in 28th overall with a time of 18:51.10, as UAH generated five runners in the top 75. Stewart was joined in the top 75 by Abby Weist (58th, 19:38.11), Taylor Engram (65th, 19:45.75), Caroline Ursprung (67th, 19:46.36), and Amelia Brady (74th, 19:58.92).
 
Also competing for the UAH women's squad included Claudia Dassow (77th, 20:01.75), Tatiana Padgett (87th, 20:16.25), Emily McMurry (91st, 20:22.01), Paige Wohlgemuth (137th, 21:38.10), and Taylor Simmons (152nd, 22:26.08).
 
The UAH men also featured performances by Samuel Wilhelm (32nd, 20:34.87), Will Thompson (37th, 20:38.50), Taylor Nails (66th, 21:17.30), Alex Ponce (78th, 21:35.44), Jackson Danner (82nd, 21:39.82), Peyton Bailey (92nd, 21:50.80), Nathan Knox (93rd, 21:51.36), Corey Adamsky (121st, 22:21.65), James Cain (143rd, 22:50.61), and Jacob Kachadorian (167th, 23:40.62).
 
UAH looks ahead to the Florida State Invitational on Sept. 17 to continue the 2021 season.