Results

SALISBURY, N.C. – The Lincoln Memorial men's and women's cross country teams both finished in fourth place at the Fleet Feet Invitational on Saturday morning.
 
The meet featured several squads from the South Atlantic Conference, as only SAC members Catawba and Wingate, plus Queens (N.C.) outpaced the Railsplitters.
 
Men
In the 8,000 meter race, the Railsplitters placed two in the Top 30 out of the field of 171. Benjamin Travis paced the unit in a time of 27:24.3 to finish 24^th in the field, while Spencer Baldwin finished close behind at 27:38.7 to finish 30^th overall. Sam Fulton (27:57.5, 29^th), Mason Johns (28:07.8, 46^th) and Cole Stetson (28:33.9, 58^th) rounded out the placing five for Lincoln Memorial.
 
The Railsplitters wound up scoring 147 points to finish behind Wingate (39), Catawba (44) and Queens (59).
 
Women
In the 5,000 meter race, the Lady Railsplitters placed two in the Top 10 out of a field of 122. Leading off for Lincoln Memorial was Brooke Foster who finished sixth with a time of 19:28.2. Elke Wijkmans finished close behind in ninth with a 19:41.2 time. Also contributing to the team score were Katilee Croft (20:25.9, 19^th), Grace Rose (21:00.9, 30^th) and Gillian Strealy (22:11.0, 44^th).
 
The Lady Railsplitters finished with a score 99, which was behind Catawba's 42, Wingate's 47 and Queens (79).
 
Up Next
Both teams are scheduled to run in the Golden Eagle Invitational in Cookeville, Tenn., on Friday, Sept. 16 in the afternoon.