ROCK HILL, S.C. - Competing against 30 schools in the women's race and 26 schools in the men's race the College of Charleston men's and women's cross country teams finished 12^th and 14^th respectively in the Winthrop Invitational Saturday.

Sophomore Hayley McMahon was the top individual finisher for the Cougars as she ran 18:44.33 in the 5K race and finished 15^th.

On the men's side sophomore Adam Seften finished 36^th in 26:04.77 for the 8K race to lead the men's team.

"This was our first really big meet of the season with some great competition," CofC head coach Amy Seago said. "I thought Adam and Hayley raced well and the team in general competed well. We are still training pretty hard, so I expect us to drop our times in the coming weeks."

After racing three consecutive weekends to open the season the Cougars will have next weekend off and travel to Charlotte, N.C. the following weekend (Sept. 28) for the Charlotte Invitational.

College of Charleston Women's 5K Results (251 Runners)

15^th        Hayley McMahon              18:44.33

54^th        Emily Sanders                     19:27.70

59^th        Danielle Sams                     19:35.04

68^th        Kornelia Kostka                 19:44.83

83^rd        Patricia Rein                        20:01.32

College of Charleston Men's 8K Results (221 Runners)

36th       Adam Seften                       26:04.77                                            

64^th        Mackenzie Johnston       26:54.84

76th       Manning Miller                  27:22.53                    

96^th        Cameron Mactavish         28:04.22

115^th     Alex Couch                         28:54.85

116^th     Alex Boccard                      28:54.85