SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Clemson cross country program completed its first meet of the season on Friday, the women won the 5K, scoring 27 points and the men had the second-best score of 57 points in the 8K.
In the 5K, Silvia Jelelgo placed first with a time of 16:33.9—40 seconds faster than the second-place finisher. Other top Tiger placements included Maddie Dinneen (fourth, 17:38.6), Emily Lamontagne (fifth, 17:40.4), Madson Timms (seventh, 17:56.7).
Brenden Gomez finished seventh in the 8K with a time of 24:48.9 for the best Tiger performance. Garrett Brown (ninth, 24:50.8) and Gideon Kiplimo (10th, 25:01.4) rounded out the top 10 with back-to-back finishes.
“Both teams had solid performances today,” Head Coach Vicky Pounds stated. “Silvia was very impressive with the way she dominated the field. The men’s team did a great job with executing their race plan. This race is just the starting point. We have a long season ahead of us. We still have a lot of work to do but today showed a lot of promise of where these teams can build to.”
Women’s 5K Full Results | First Overall | 27 Points
- Jelelgo, 16:33.9 (first place, one point)
- Dinneen, 17:38.6 (fourth place, three points)
- Lamontagne, 17:40.4 (fifth place, four points)
- Timms, 17:56.7 (seventh place, five points)
- Elizabeth Healy, 18:36.1 (18th place, 14 points)
Men’s 8K Full Results | Second Overall | 57 Points
- Gomez, 24:48.9 (seventh place, seven points)
- Brown, 24:50.8 (ninth place, nine points)
- Kiplimo, 25:01.4 (10th place, 10 points)
- Trey Sullivan, 25:09.4 (16th place, 12 points)
- Dylan Nolan, 25:33.5 (23rd place, 19 points)
- Jack Hearld, 25:51.2 (29th place)
- Anderson Boetsh, 25:56.9 (32nd place)
- Victor Ndiwa, 25:58.2 (33rd place)
- Knox Young, 26:02.3 (36th place)
- Pierce Walker, 26:24.1 (46th place)
- Chance Bloodworth, 26:29.2 (49th place)
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