Meet: ECU Pirate Invitational
Location: Greenville, NC. (Overton's Lake Kristi)
Distance: 8k (4.97 miles)

Team Scoring: 1—Temple 43, 2— VCU 54, 3— Norfolk State 72, 4— ECU 76, 5— UNCW 145, 6--Queens (N.C.) 154, 7-Methodistc199, 

The short story: It's a PR party in Greenville as VCU finishes in second place behind several personal best finishes.The placed five runners within the top 20 out of over 6 total runners.

Hear from the Rams: 
"The guys packed up well through the first half of the race and then just focused on moving forward. We've been waiting for a run like this all season so it's really fantastic to see these student-athletes rising to the occasion and pushing one another. I'm excited for the momentum we have going into the conference championships,"- Cross Country Coach, Austin Savage.

THE FINISH LINE

• Crossing the finish line first for the Rams Kyle Weldon in an impressive effort places in 8^th place. Finishing with a new personal best of 24:02.04 in the 8K.
• In his second race back from injury Nahim Abdallah crossed the finish line second for the Rams, with a time of 24:16.8, finishing 13^th overall. This is a new personal record for Nahim.
• Freshman Jacob Barrow continues to improve race by race, also setting a new personal record in the 8K. Finishing in 11^th with a 24:36.0 time.
• Junior Kendall Phillips set his own personal record, finishing in 19^th, with a 24:44.44 time.
• Junior Jaden Luczak finished just outside the top 20, with a 24:51.0 finish time. Securing 23^rd overall and 16 points for the Rams
• The remaining Rams runners: Freshman Cole Dawson (32^nd /25:21.1, Freshman Hudson Finnochio (37^th/25:53.5), Sophomore Domicic Wilkins (45^th/26:27.6)

UP NEXT
On Oct. 28 it's off to the Atlantic 10 Conference Championships in Cedarville, Ohio. for the Rams.