Men's Results
Women's Results

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Luis Vargas and Allyson Oram both broke school records as the Elon men’s and women’s cross country teams finished sixth and third, respectively, at the Southern Conference Championships. Vargas earned 10^th in the men’s 8K race with a time of 24:49.07, while Oram took ninth with a time of 17:30.20 in the women’s 5K race held at Trophy Lakes.
 
Vargas earned All-SoCon second team and All-SoCon Freshman Team honors after recording the best finish by a Phoenix male at the SoCon championships and is just the second male in program history to earn all-conference honors. Oram and Morgan Dencke were both named to the women’s All-SoCon second team. Sean Magee and Haylee Dawe each earned All-SoCon Freshman honors to help the Phoenix to six total all-conference performances.
 
The women added five times to the school’s all-time performance list, replacing the top four times, and set eight personal bests on route to its third-place finish. Denecke finished behind Oram with in 14^th with a personal record of 17:43.70, replacing her time that ranks second on the all-time list. Emily Tryon and Dawe took 20^th and 21^st, respectively, with the new third and fourth times of 17:54.40 and 17:54.90 on the performance list. Christine Pacewicz is now seventh on the all-time list after finishing 47^th with a time of 18:36.60, while Kylie Womack earned a new personal-best of 18:49.10 for 52^nd. Both Brennan McDavid (55^th) and #Katelyn O’Dunne# (57^th) broke 19 minutes for the first time in their careers with times of 18:50.10 and 18:53.70. Amanda Parker rounded out the women’s race for Elon in 77^th with a time of 19:34.10.
 
“Today we had eight of our nine women set personal records,” said Elon cross country coach Christine Engel. “They all ran the best race of their career on the same day as the championship race. I’m happy with the way they competed. Having the top four finish the race under 18 minutes is a great sign for our team and we have our top seven runners back next year. This race was a huge step up in the level of this program.”
 
Along with Vargas’ school record, the men set four more personal bests and replaced two times on the all-time performance list. Magee finished 25^th with a time of 25:20.69, while #Conor O’Brien# (42^nd) and Ari Rothschild (44^th) earned new personal bests of 25:43.36 and 25:46.23, respectively, for the new eighth and ninth times on the performance list. Ben Perron took 51^st with a time of 26:08.45 followed by Adam Bernstein who finished 60^th with a personal record of 26:29.86. Clay Sankey (26:33.76) and Ranley Gousee (26:36.59) took 62^nd and 64^th, while Sean Martyn (68^th) capped off the race for the Elon men with a personal best of 26:48.62.
 
“Luis had an extraordinary race,” said Engel. “He ran with such poise for a freshman in his first collegiate championship. Five of the guys set personal records and had great performances. It was a good meet and I’m excited about the future of the program with so many of them competing at a high level.”
 
UNCG won the SoCon title for both the men (26 points) and the women (35 points), while the Spartans’ Paul Chelimo and Ashley Schnell each won the individual titles.
 
In the women’s race, Furman took second (80 points) ahead of Elon’s finish of 111 points. For the men, Davidson earned second (73 points), Furman finished third (82 points), Appalachian State took fourth (91 points) and Chattanooga claimed fifth (103 points) in front of Elon, which tied with Western Carolina for sixth, each with 166 points.
 
The Elon cross country team will compete next at NC State on Saturday, Nov. 5, before the NCAA Regional race on Saturday, Nov. 12.
 
Women’s Team Results
1. UNCG – 35 points
2. Furman – 80 points
3. Elon – 111 points
4. Appalachian State – 117 points
5. College of Charleston – 141 points
6. Western Carolina – 143 points
7. Samford – 145 points
8. Davidson – 178 points
9. Wofford – 242 points
10. Georgia Southern – 244 points
11. Chattanooga – 295 points
12. The Citadel – 329 points
 
Elon Women’s Results
9. Allyson Oram – 17:30.20
14. Morgan Denecke – 17:43.70
20. Emily Tryon – 17:54.40
21. Haylee Dawe – 17:54.90
47. Christine Pacewicz – 18:36.60
52. Kylie Womack – 18:49.10
55. Brennan McDavid – 18:50.10
57. #Katelyn O’Dunne# – 18:53.70
77. Amanda Parker – 19:34.10
 
Men’s Team Results
1. UNCG – 26 points
2. Davidson – 73 points
3. Furman – 82 points
4. Appalachian State – 91 points
5. Chattanooga – 103 points
6. Elon – 166 points
6. Western Carolina – 166 points
8. College of Charleston – 205 points
9. The Citadel – 260 points
10. Wofford – 279 points
11. Samford – 288 points
 
Elon Men’s Results
10. Luis Vargas – 24:49.07
25. Sean Magee – 25:20.69
42. #Conor O’Brien# – 25:43.36
44. Ari Rothschild – 25:46.23
51. Ben Perron – 26:08.45
60. Adam Bernstein – 26:29.86
62. Clay Sankey – 26:33.76
64. Ranley Gousse – 26:36.59
68. Sean Martyn – 26:48.62