QUICK LAP: The SCAD Atlanta men's and women's cross country teams competed in their 2023 season-opening competition at the Foothills Invitational in Oxford, Alabama. The meet was contested by 27 teams in the women's 4K race and 28 teams for the men's 5K setting the tone for a high quality field for the season opener. SCAD Atlanta women placed 11th, while the men took 13th. 

WOMEN'S TEAM Results (27 Teams)

1. Auburn (15)
2. Samford (55)
3. UAB (91)
4. Troy (154)
5. West Florida (182)
6. Auburn Montgomery (183)
7. Montevallo (218)
8. Wallace State (235)
9. Jacksonville State (241)
10. Georgia College (280)

WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL Results:

• Ashlyn Vanlandingham (Hebron, Ky. / Animation): 39th – 15:43.0
• Belinda Chepkosgei (Eldoret, Kenya / Interior Design): 52nd – 16:06.5
• Avery Raymond (Raymore, Mo. / Sculpture): 54th – 16:10.8
• Gray Pershing (Moseley, Va. / Sculpture): 60th – 16:20.3
• Catarina Dubyk-Cassidy (Big Pine Key, Fla. / Sculpture): 141st – 19:17.5

MEN'S TEAM Results (28 Teams)

1. Auburn (19)
2. Auburn Montgomery (90)
3. West Florida (126)
4. Montevallo (149)
5. Wallace State (163)
6. Oglethorpe (168)
7. Samford (185)
8. Troy (193)
9. Jacksonville State (204)
10. Columbus State (269)

MEN'S INDIVIDUAL Results:

• Trent Wells (Shreveport, La. / Interactive Game Design): 24th – 16:08.7
• William Karim (Spring, Tex. / Film & Television): 50th – 16:30.0
• Andrew Yi (Central Valley, N.Y. / User Experience Design): 59th – 16:36.2
• Cormac Dow (Pennington, N.J. / Illustration): 92nd - 17:10.8
• Bernard Chebures (Kapsabet, Kenya / Industrial Design): 139th – 18:23.9

WHAT'S NEXT? The SCAD Atlanta men's and women's cross country teams return to competition Friday, September 15th at the Southern Showcase in Huntsville, Alabama.