Mars Hill places 7th at Royals XC Classic

SWANNANOA, N.C. - The Lions placed seventh overall at the Royals XC Classic Friday evening.  Brandon Beard was the top runner for Mars Hill, placing 26th in a field of 191 runners.

Beard turned in an average mile time of 5:09, while the Lions averaged a total of 26:10 per runner.  The meet hosted 22 teams.

Noah Allison and Garrett Farrimond each turned in top-50 performances with respective times of 26:07 and 26:15.  Nick Resor fell just shy of that group, running a time of 26:21.

For a detailed list of the results, please click here.

The Lions will be back in action at the Queen City Invite on Friday, October 13 in Charlotte, North Carolina.  The race is scheduled to kick off at 4 p.m.