Cavalier Men and Women Place Third at XC23 Pre-Nationals

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 7 ranked Virginia women and No. 10 ranked Virginia men each finished third at the XC23 Pre-Nationals as Gary Martin and Margot Appleton led their squads for the second consecutive outing Saturday morning (Oct. 14) at Panorama Farms.

In the men’s championship race, the Cavaliers jockeyed for position among the top-three for the duration of eight kilometers. With No. 21 Arkansas taking a large lead, Virginia and No. 17 Tennessee went back and forth battling for the runner-up position. With two kilometers to go, it was the Volunteers that took the edge as Virginia placed third as a team.

Gary Martin led the Cavaliers to the finish for the second consecutive outing while placing 10^th individually running 23:30.0. He was followed closely by Will Anthony in 13^th place with a time of 23:32.5. Nate Mountain (23:40.3), Jack Eliason (23:53.7) and Jacob Hunter (23:56.4) rounded out the scoring positions going 22-32-35 to total 112 points for the Cavaliers. Virginia posted an average time of 23:42.6 with a spread of 26.5.

The Cavalier women were steady in their six-kilometer championship race placing third overall behind No. 6 Stanford and No. 19 Arkansas. Virginia was once again led by the consistency of junior standout, Margot Appleton.

Appleton led Virginia to the finish line for the second consecutive race placing fourth overall while coming in under 20 minutes with a time of 19:55.6. Appleton was followed closely by Anna Workman (20:06.6) and Jenny Schilling (20:12.9) in 11^th and 13^th places respectively. Sophie Atkinson (20:43.5) and Caroline Timm (20:57.8) rounded out the scoring positions, finishing 31^st and 45^th, respectively, to put the Virginia total at 104. The Cavaliers averaged a time of 20:23.3 and turned in a spread of 1:02.2.

In the men’s 8k orange race, Nick Karayanis finished as the runner-up with his time of 24:14.8 while Andrew Jones placed fifth with his time of 24:30.0. In the women’s orange 6k, Luci Ilnicki-Lambert led the Cavaliers with her time of 21:56.5.

From Director of Cross Country & Track & Field Vin Lananna:
“What’s exciting is I don’t think we have run our best race yet on either side. So, I think that if we can put all the details together and get everyone operating and functioning as a cohesive group, I think we can be a pretty good team this year.”

Panorama Farms & XC23
Virginia will host the NCAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday, November 18 at Panorama Farms. The 2023 championships will mark just the second time Virginia has hosted the event and the first time since the 1987 championships.

XC23 Pre-Nationals
Panorama Farms
Charlottesville, Va.

Men’s Championship Results (8k)

1. Arkansas — 35
2. Tennessee — 89
3. Virginia — 112
4. Montana St. — 137
5. Purdue — 215
6. Wyoming — 220
7. Santa Clara — 283
8. Miami (Ohio) — 323
9. Virginia Tech — 324
10. Yale — 338
11. Duke — 360
12. Cornell — 368
13. La Salle — 371
14. Weber St.– 372
15. Kansas — 374
16. Dartmouth — 376
17. Penn — 388
18. Washington St. — 413
19. Pitt — 431
20. Liberty — 437
21. Lipscomb — 456
22. Minnesota — 465
23. Arizona — 601

Women’s Championship Results (6k)

1. BYU — 32
2. Arkansas — 90
3. Virginia — 104
4. Oregon — 117
5. Tennessee — 135
6. Wake Forest — 218
7. Cal Poly — 301
8. Michigan — 326
9. Washington St. — 345
10. Villanova — 351
11. Montana St.
12. Pitt — 362
13. Wyoming — 367
14. Quinnipiac — 370
15. Virginia Tech — 373
16. Penn — 386
17. Dartmouth — 409
18. Ohio — 429
19. Minnesota — 491
20. Liberty — 493
21. Missouri — 529
22. Vanderbilt — 530
23. Purdue — 538
24. Maryland — 563

Men’s Orange Race Results (8k)

1. UMass Lowell — 49
2. Missouri — 73
3. George Washington — 113
4. William & Mary — 116
5. K-State — 139
6. Richmond — 165
7. Ohio — 171
8. Kent State — 177
9. High Point — 198
10. Queens — 215
11. Elon — 291

Women’s Orange Race Results (6k)

1. Kansas State — 116
2. Richmond — 139
3. Weber State — 146
4. Yale — 148
5. Kansas — 150
6. Cornell — 153
7. High Point — 179
8. George Washington — 182
9. Miami Ohio — 194
10. William & Mary — 195
11. Charlotte — 244
12. Arizona — 245
13. UMass Lowell — 247
14. Elon — 275
15. Kent State — 435