Complete Results

OXFORD, Ala. – Jacksonville State's Mickey Sanders and Ju-ells McLeod each led the Gamecocks in the JSU-hosted Foothills Invitational that was ran on Saturday at Oxford Lake. 

Sanders finished runner up in the men's 8K, while McLeod crossed the finish line eighth among the Division I individuals.  Both individuals paced the Red and White to third-place finishes in the Red Division.

On a pristine morning to run, McLoed posted a mark of 18:59.98.  The time was a season best for the McDonough, Ga.-native.  She bettered her time by a few seconds from last season's Foothills Invitational.  Senior Whitley Towns turned in an impressive showing on the home course with a top-15 placement.  Towns covered the 5K course in 19:06.54, which set a career-best for the Boaz, Alabama-product. 

In the men's race, Sanders went toe-to-toe with Austin Peay's Daniel Hamm.  Hamm was the top Division I finisher just ahead of Sanders with a time of 25:51.56.  Sanders carded a time of 26:05.59 to claim silver.  His mark was a personal best for the Marquette, Michigan standout.  The Gamecocks placed a pair of top-15 finishes as Jordan Cummins clocked a time just outside of the top 10.  Paul Lueck claimed the 15^th spot.  Cummins tallied a time of 27:51.64, while Lueck was clocked at 28:09.28.

Georgia State was the overwhelming winner in the women's Division I section with 16 points.  The Panthers claimed the top-four individual spot, led by Hannah Stefanoff.  Stefanoff posted a winning time of 17:26.52.

Ohio Valley Conference member Austin Peay took home the top spot in the men's event with 47 points.  UT Martin finished second ahead of Jax State.  The event served as a preview of the upcoming OVC Cross Country Championships that will be held on Saturday, November 1 at Oxford Lake.

JSU returns to action next weekend as it travels to Greenville, South Carolina to compete in the Gene Mullin Invitational on Oct. 11.