The Bulldogs traveled to Hardeeville, South Carolina this past weekend to compete in the 8th annual Sand Shark Cross Country Invitational on Saturday. 

The Bulldogs won the 8k race with  86 points, with a team time average of 25:05.  Joseph Mullen led the Bulldogs through at 5th place and a time of 24:37.  Arnold Mutuse (8th) and Roderick Bowman (10th) also came in under 25 minutes with times of 24:50 and 24:52.  Chad Whitehead came in 29th with a time of 25:29, Jacob Simmons came in 34th with a time of 25:35, Samuel Hawkins came in 37th with a time of 25:38, and Tim Murphy rounded out the top seven in 58th place and a time of 26:13. 

"We were very proud of how our guys ran at Sand Shark this weekend", said Coach Jakubowski.  "This course is nice and flat, which means all the teams there will be racing quick times.  We like fast competition, and our guys respond well to it.  It was great to race against number four team in the country, Embry Riddle, which will show us where we sit against other teams.  It was a great confidence booster for the guys to win the meet."

After this meet, the team will now focus on conference and the national championships beyond that on November 22nd.  The Bulldogs will be racing in the conference meet at Fort Bluff in Dayton, Tennessee on November 8th.