RESULTS

HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville men's and women's cross country teams wrapped up the 2022 regular season at the UAH Invitational at John Hunt Park on Saturday morning in a field of 40-plus competing programs.
 
The UAH men finished fifth out of 48 in the standings, while the Chargers women's squad placed ninth in a field of 44 competing teams.
 
Sophomore Sam Wilhelm led the Chargers in the 8k race on Saturday morning with an eight-place time of 23:48.0. He was joined in the top 50 by a pair of teammates, with Gabe Henneberger finishing 42nd at 24:25.2 and Allan Anderson placing 48th at 24:29.30.
 
Wilhelm's performance is the fastest 8k performance in program history, topping the previous record of 24:12.21 set by Jay Day at the 2021 edition of the UAH Invitational.
 
The Chargers had five more runners place in the top 100 on Saturday, including Nathan Knox (61st, 24:42.7), Caleb Boys (63rd, 24:43.3), Will Thompson (76th, 24:52.0), Nate Pohlsander (77th, 24:52.3), and Jack Elliott (87th, 24:59.40).
 
On the women's side, junior Emily McMurry guided UAH with a team-leading time of 17:47.6 for 19th overall in the race. McMurry's time on Saturday is the eight-fastest 5k performance in program history.
 
McMurry was joined in the top 100 of the race by Taylor Engram (53rd, 18:20.8), Tatiana Padgett (71st, 18:35.5), Claudia Dassow (90th, 18:42.80) and Abby Weist (91st, 18:43.3).
 
The Chargers men's and women's squads now look ahead to the beginning of the postseason at the 2022 Gulf South Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Nov. 5 in Montevallo, Alabama.