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USC Aiken Places 12th At Season-Opening Meet

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Men's Cross Country | September 01, 2023

ELON, N.C. – The University of South Carolina Aiken men's cross country team took 12th at the Elon Friday Night Lights Meet.

The field was comprised of mostly Division I institutions.

Duke won the meet while High Point and East Carolina rounded out the top three.

Head coach Marshall Leonard's team was led by newcomer Julio Rojas in the 6k race. He finished 57th with a time of 20:22.3. Fellow newcomer Justin Kaimann was not far behind him. Kaimann crossed the line in 20:33.3 for 60th place.

Julian Mendoza raced through the line in 22:01.8, which was good enough for 74th place. He edged teammate Tyler Blowe, who ended his race five seconds later.

Riley Campbell garnered a mark of 22:47.6 for 76th place. Julian Salas took 84th after finishing in 25:24.6.

The Pacers return to action next Friday at the Blue Bear Invitational hosted by Livingstone.


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Players Mentioned

Tyler Blowe

Tyler Blowe

5' 9"
Sophomore
Riley Campbell

Riley Campbell

5' 7"
Graduate Student
Julian Mendoza

Julian Mendoza

5' 6"
Junior
Julian Salas

Julian Salas

5' 10"
Senior
Justin Kaimann

Justin Kaimann

6' 0"
Freshman
Julio Rojas

Julio Rojas

5' 9"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Tyler Blowe

Tyler Blowe

5' 9"
Sophomore
Riley Campbell

Riley Campbell

5' 7"
Graduate Student
Julian Mendoza

Julian Mendoza

5' 6"
Junior
Julian Salas

Julian Salas

5' 10"
Senior
Justin Kaimann

Justin Kaimann

6' 0"
Freshman
Julio Rojas

Julio Rojas

5' 9"
Junior