CROSS COUNTRY SET TO COMPETE IN VERTCROSS INVITATIONAL

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RADFORD, Va. – The Radford men's and women's cross country teams are back on the trail as they head to Kernersville, N.C., to compete in the VertCross Invitational on Friday. The women's 5K is slated to begin at 4 p.m., while the men's 8K will start at 4:45 p.m.

SETTING THE STAGE
Meet: VertCross Invite
Location: M. Redmon Sports Complex | Kernersville, N.C.
Times: Women's 5K at 4 p.m. | Men's 8K at 4:45 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT
In his collegiate debut, freshman Joe Limo impressed with a time of 26:20 to lead the men's squad with a 52^nd place finish in the Queen City Invite on September 28. Sophomore Juan Cisneros was right behind him in 56^th thanks to a 8K personal record time of 26:27 which tops his time of 27.20.8 from the 2017 Big South Championships. On the women's side, it was senior Percie Lyons finished first for the Highlanders. The Kailua, Hawaii native posted a time of 19:14 to place 73^rdin a large field of 262 runners. The time represents yet another PR for Radford on the day as she easily surpassed her 5K time of 19:26 from the same race one year ago.

TEAMS COMPETING
Appalachian State, Campbell, Charleston Southern, Claflin, Coastal Carolina, Coker, East Tennessee State, Ferrum, Guilford (M), High Point, Longwood, Louisburg College, Marshall, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Wesleyan, Patrick Henry, Presbyterian, Radford, Sweet Briar (W), UNCG, VMI and William Peace.

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Players Mentioned

Juan Cisneros: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Percie Lyons: 5' 2"; Senior

Joe Limo: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Juan Cisneros
: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Percie Lyons
: 5' 2"; Senior

Joe Limo
: Freshman