CONWAY, S.C. - Select members of the CofC men's cross country team competed in various middle-distance and distance events at the Shamrock Invitational as part of the NCAA five-race allowance in the spring.
Sophomore Christian Bailey (Charlotte, N.C./Ardrey Kell) broke the school record in the 3,000 meters, shaving more than nine seconds off the existing record with a new mark of 8:50.20 for third place. Sophomore Alex Hill (Columbia, S.C./Dreher) finished 17th with a time of 9:27.63 while newcomer Sam Metzger recorded a 19th-place time of 9:35.55.
Junior Trevor Sprague (Dunwoody, Ga./St. Pius X Catholic) topped his own school record in the 5,000 meters. His time of 15:03.72 placed him fifth and is 29 seconds faster than his previous record. He led a pack of five Cougars that included senior David Thomas (Mt. Pleasant, S.C./Academic Magnet) and freshmen Manning Miller (Bluffton, S.C./Bluffton) and Kelly Toomes (Mt. Pleasant, S.C./Bishop England). Thomas placed 19th with a time of 15:41.56, the sixth-fastest time in school history. Miller's time of 15:51.87 makes him the fifth-fastest runner in CofC history.
Sophomore David Lamberson (Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge) represented Charleston in the 10,000 meters, alongside Eric Robertson (Dalzell, S.C./Thomas Sumter Academy). Lamberson finished third with the third-fastest time in school history, 32:58.30. Robertson recorded a time of 34: 12.14 to come in eighth.
The Cougars travel to Raleigh, N.C. next weekend to compete in the Raleigh Relays.
