EARLYSVILLE, Va. - In their first big meet of the season, the Southern Virginia University men's and women's cross country teams paid a visit to Panorama Farms over the weekend, site of this year's NCAA South Regional meet in November.

The Knights not only became familiar with the terrain, but also several teams that they'll face during the postseason. Many of the top teams in the region turned out for the 8K and 6K courses. 

Men's Results

In the first race of the day, Kovyk Chandler led the men's team with a top ten finish, completing the challenging course in a time of 26:17. Chandler was also the top freshman finisher in a field of 155 athletes.

Joseph Hughes was another top 50 finisher, collecting 34th which ultimately helped the Knights to a 10th place team finish. 

Women's Results

Bayleigh Armstrong once again led the charge for the women's team, producing another special performance by placing 2nd in 22:11 over the 6K course, less than fifteen seconds behind the winner. Sasha Braddy nearly joined her teammate in top ten, finishing 11th and became the final runner to finish the course in under 24 minutes.

Hazel Scharman was the Knights third runner and was impressive in her first-ever collegiate 6K. She placed 19th, followed by Kyra Lee and Alicia Ostrom who finished inside the top 50 to help Southern Virginia finish second as a team in the field of 16.

Looking Ahead

The squads will have another two weeks of training before a return to Lehigh's Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on Friday, October 3rd. The meet attracts many of the best program in the sport from all levels, and is one of the most well known regular season meets in the country.

For the most up-to-date information and details on the team, visit knightathletics.com and follow @knightxctf on Instagram.