Pirate Cross Country Runs 4th At USCB Sand Shark Invitational

HARDEEVILLE, S.C. - The Armstrong Atlantic State University men's cross country team finished fourth at the USC Beaufort Sand Shark Invitational on Saturday morning, held at Sgt. Jasper Park in Hardeeville, S.C.

The Pirates collected 140 points, finishing behind team champion SCAD (29), host USC Beaufort (31) and Southern Wesleyan (83), with Coastal Georgia and Morris also fielding runners, but not enough to count a team score.

Junior Parker Gordon led the Pirates with a season-best time of 29:02 over the 8k course, finishing 19th individually. Freshman Brandon Lico ran a time of 31:25, finishing 29th individually, while sophomore Ryan Kozusko finished in a time of 32:05, finishing 31st. 

Sophomore Josiah Siegel ran a time of 32:14 to finish in 33rd place and sophomore Scott Lawson finished 34th in a time of 33:05.

The Pirates return to action on Saturday, October 15, running at the Oglethorpe Invitational in Atlanta, Ga.