WINCHESTER, Va. – The Shenandoah University cross country teams opened up their respective 2022 seasons Thursday afternoon with a pair of top three finishes at its own Twilight Meet.
 
The SU women, with 30 points, finished second on a tiebreaker to Bridgewater in the 3K race. The Hornet men had 84 points in their 5K race to finish third. Washington & Lee won that men's race with 18 points.
 
WOMEN'S RECAP
Shenandoah went 3-4-5-6-12 to total its 30 points with Erin Atkinson third, Madeline Lotts fourth, Cora Helman fifth, and Sarah Christy sixth.
 
Atkinson led this grouping with an 11:35.4.
 
Mackenzie Young won it for Bridgewater by posting an 11:02.7. She bested teammate Emily Smeds by 1.2 seconds.
 
Third place was also broken by a tiebreaker with Marymount taking the spot over Christendom. Both teams had 86 points.
 
MEN'S RECAP
Joshua Canavan, with a 17:18.59, paced Shenandoah. He was 14^th overall.  Elias McGhie was 18^th, Noah Hurd 20^th, Ethan Harrower 22^nd, and Tyler Smith 24^th. That group all finished within a minute of each other as McGhie posted a 17:26.80 and Smith an 18:12.29.
 
Washington & Lee went 1-2-4-5-6 to miss a perfect score by just three points. Charles Scharf was the winner with a 15:22.70.
 
Bridgewater was second with 45 points and Marymount fourth with 118.
 
UP NEXT
Shenandoah is right back at it Saturday at the Salisbury Sea Gull Opener.
 
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