Oct. 8, 2014 Women’s Results | DI Women’s Results | DII Women’s Results | DI Men’s Results | DI Men’s Results

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina cross country team won its final home meet of the season, the USC Open #2, this evening at Hilton Field on Fort Jackson. Freshman Monica York won the two-mile race with a time of 11:53.95, defeating 41 other runners, from seven total teams.

The win was York’s first as a Gamecock. Along with the freshman, five other Carolina runners finished in the top six, including three of York’s fellow freshmen teammates. All 16 Gamecocks in the field finished in the top 18.

Along with York, sophomore Ashley Miller, who finished second with a time of 12:01.35, both competed in a 6K at the Paul Short Invitational this past weekend.

Rounding out the top five for the Gamecocks were freshmen Regina Schreiber in third (12:03.58), Sarah Taylor in fourth (12:14.30) and Helena Harding in fifth (12:15:35).

In the Division I race, South Carolina defeated Savannah State. In all three home meets this season, Carolina has won with a perfect 15 points.

Meet Changer:
Freshman Monica York won her first career meet, running a two-mile time of 11:53.95 as she led a group of five other Gamecocks who finished in the top six.

Key Stat:
All 16 Gamecocks finished in the top 18 of the USC Open #2.

Notables: • Freshman Monica York won her first collegiate race. • Four Gamecock freshmen finished in the top five of the USC Open #2 (Monica York, 1st; Regina Schreiber, 3rd; Sarah Taylor, 4th; Helena Harding, 5th). • Monica York and Ashley Miller finished first and second, respectively, after running a 6K at the Paul Short Invitational on October 4. • 13 Gamecocks finished the two-mile race in less than 13 minutes, with nine clocking times under 12:30. • Carolina finished the meet with 15 points for the third time this season. • The Gamecocks have won four of their five meets this season.

Quotable:
South Carolina Assistant Track and Field Coach for Distance/Cross Country Andrew Allden
“I was pretty happy with that meet coming back from Leigh on Saturday. Basically we ran No. 9 on back. We had a couple kids double back and our top finishers Monica York and Ashley Miller came back really well from racing just a couple days ago so I was very happy to see that.”

Up Next:
The Gamecocks will head to Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Oct. 17, for the Crimson Classic. The meet will be run on the site of this year’s SEC Championship, which will take place on Oct. 31. The race will be a 5K, rather than a 6K, which will be run at the Championships.

Tweet of the Meet:

Had a good time out at Fort Jackson watching @GamecockXC and congrats to @Monica_York1 on winning the meet. pic.twitter.com/6vkfM6aGHb

— Harrison McConnell (@HarrisonMcC) October 8, 2014