SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Clinton Clancy flew today while leading the Longwood men at the Upstate Invite.
 
The Lancer junior nearly broke 25 minutes, and the Longwood men posted their fastest 8K team average ever to finish eighth in the 22-team field.
 
NOTABLE RESULTS:
 
Clancy finished 24^th in the 228-runner field with a personal best time of 25:09.2, more than a full minute faster than his previous personal best. His time also was the second-fastest 8K in team history.
 
That helped the Lancer men post a team average of 26 minutes, and four of the team's top five runners finished in the top 60.
 
AJ Koval finished 34^th with a personal best time of 25:27.7, besting his previous personal best by more than a full minute. His time also served as the third-fastest 8K in team history.
 
Andrew Hathaway followed their lead and also powered home for a personal best at 26:10.1 He finished 58^th.
 
Jaiden Santos-Nguyen was one second behind Hathaway with a 26:11.2. The time continued the trend of personal bests for the Lancers, with the freshman finishing 60^th in the field.
 
Louis Semtner was the team's final scoring runner, and the freshman also ran a personal best with a 27:03.4 to finish 102^nd.
 
Sean Arjona (27:15.3), Nic Williams (27:22.4) and Andrew Rutherford (27:34.1) all set personal bests as well.
 
WHAT THEY SAID:
 
"Our goal for today was for the team to keep pushing our momentum forward as we finished out our regular season," said Longwood Director of Cross Country and Track & Field Brooke Craig. "We checked a lot of boxes today and are ready for the challenge at home in two weeks."
 
FULL RESULTS:
 
1. Jacksonville State: 26
2. Western Carolina: 116
3. Davidson: 123
4. College of Charleston: 132
5. UNC Asheville: 137
6. USC Upstate: 145
7. West Georgia: 184
8. Longwood: 193 (15, 24, 42, 44, 68 (75)(76))
9. Campbell: 224
10. Winthrop: 350
11. Citadel: 369
12. Upstate Alumni: 373
13. S.C. State: 381
14. Bridgewater (Va.): 391
15. Wofford: 425
16. Spartanburg Methodist: 503
17. Alabama A&M: 505
18. Bob Jones: 519
19. Johnson & Wales (N.C.): 531
20. Truett-McConnell: 552
21. Columbia (S.C.): 606
22. Oxford: 612
 
Individual (Longwood)
24. Clinton Clancy: 25:09.2
34. AJ Koval: 25:27.7
58. Andrew Hathaway: 26:10.1
60. Jaiden Santos-Nguyen: 26:11.2
102. Louis Semtner: 27:03.4
110. Javier Roldan: 27:15.3
111. Sean Arjona: 27:15.3
116. Nic Williams: 27:22.4
123. Christian Reid: 27:28.4
130. Andrew Rutherford: 27:34.1
147. Misha Wiley: 28:04.3
156. Bryce Christian: 28:18.3
171. Josh Martin: 28:55.5
194. Daniel Duarte: 29:52.4
214. Andrew Bernhardt: 31:57.3
 
UP NEXT:
 
The Lancers are back in action at the Big South Championship on Friday, October 31. The men are slated to run at 9 a.m. at the Longwood Cross Country Course on Johnston Drive.
 
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