Former Avery High School cross country and soccer standout and current Lenoir Rhyne College runner Kate Griewisch has been named 2008 South Atlantic Conference Freshman of the Year.The Lenoir-Rhyne University Women’s Cross Country Team won its first-ever Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Championship Saturday morning at Crooked Creek Park. The Bears won by a score of 32, a 31 point victory over second-place Wingate (63).
The L-R men’s team finished third (84 pts.) in their race behind Mars Hill (31) and Wingate (50), their highest finish since 2006. The Lenoir-Rhyne women were led by South Atlantic Conference Freshman of the Year Grieswisch as she finished second overall with a time of 19:14 over the 5K course.
The second-place finish placed Grieswisch on the All-SAC First Team as well. Joining Grieswisch were seniors Gennilee Eisenmann (Clayton, N.C./Clayton HS), who finished fourth (19:37), and freshman Tiffany Payne (Painted Post, N.Y./Corning West HS) with a seventh-place finish (20:02).
Former Lady Viking cross country runner Ashley Condrey, (runner pictured on far right) runs for Wingate University and was named to the SAC All-Conference Second Team.
Congratulations to both ladies on their success at the college level!
