Hosting the UAH Chargers XC Invitational at John Hunt Park, the University of Alabama in Huntsville's men's side finished 12th out of 40 teams while the women's team finished 15th out of 38.
Individually, Lindsey Barnes had the highest finish of any Charger as she ran a 22:06.2 while finishing 47th for the women's side out of 373 scoring runners. Two more UAH women's runners finished in the Top 100 as Rose Betts finished 76th with a 22:25.5 and Tamsyn Gibbs earned 90th at 22:36.7. Sarah Hertz and Anna Katherine Hopkins rounded out the top five finishers for UAH as Hertz finished 106th at 22:49.1 and Hopkins 112th at 22:52.1.
The Chargers' women's team incrementally worked its way up through the field from 18th as a team at the 2210-meter mark and 17th at 3765 meters. Both Barnes and Betts ran a sub eight-minute 2210-meter leg as Betts began the race with a 7:55.7 and Barnes a 7:58.9.
Dakota Frank paced the men's side with a 52nd individual finish with a time of 24:48.8 in a field of 460 runners. Conner Patterson was right behind Frank in 53rd with a final time of 24:49.9. Another pair of UAH runners finished in the Top 100 as Cole Robinson crossed in 66th with a time of 24:55.9 while Aaron Ashley finished 89th at 25:09.5. Jackson Griggs rounded out the top five for the Chargers in 108th with a time of 25:19.7.
The Chargers' next meet will be in Nashville, Tennessee, as UAH competes in the Gulf South Conference Championships on Friday, November 6.