Salisbury, N.C. — The Catawba men's and women's cross-country teams swept the team titles at the Fleet Feet Invitational. Tanner Smith claimed the individual crown in the men's 8K, and Madison Clay claimed the individual crown in the women's 5K.  

Smith, a sophomore from Mooresville, NC, claimed his first-ever collegiate title. He finished the race with a time of 26:28.4.  

Clay, the reigning region runner of the year, clinched the women's title with a time of 18:24.8.  

The Catawba men claimed the top 10 finishers in the 8K. The women claimed 8 of the top 10 finishing spots. 

Oussama Ajala and Anthony Lecorche rounded out the top three behind Smith on the men's side. 

Natalie Almond and Mikayla Jones rounded out the top three behind Clay on the women's side. 

Women's Results 

1. Madison Clay 18:24.8 

2. Natalie Almond 18:33.7 

3. Mikayla Jones 18:43.5 

4. Raina Andrews 18:46.1 

5. Hannah Caudill 18:47.3 

7. Jenna Coleman 19:46.3 

8. Justine Sanchez 20:21.6 

10. Sydney Cockerham 20:36.2 

11. Charity Davies 20:48.2 

15. Rachel Overby 21:45.8 

Men's Results 

1. Tanner Smith 26:28.4 

2. Oussama Ajala 26:29.9 

3. Anthony Lecorche 26:49.6 

4. EJ Threatt 26:51.7 

5. Erick Ramirez 26:54.5 

6. Ian Pierce 26:57.2 

7. James Shue 26:59.5 

8. Andrew Whitehead 27:06.1 

9. Stefan Lauchner 27:20.5 

10. Will Lyons 27:20.9 

11. Eddie Urban 27:49.0 

15. Brannon Burns 27:55.7 

17. Seth Caudill 28:09.6 

FULL MEET RESULTS

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Both Catawba Cross Country programs are back in action on Friday, September 15, at the North Georgia Invitational.