Fearghal Curtin Leads Charleston Southern to Big South Victory - October 2021

Fearghal Curtin, Youghal AC Leads Charleston Southern University to Big South Cross-Country Title

High Point University, Kernersville, North Carolina, USA

Friday, October 29th 2021

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Charleston Southern Retain Big South XC Title 2021


Fearghal Curtin out on his own

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Fearghal Curtin, Charleston Southern University and Youghal AC, led his college to it's second consecutive Cross-Country Title, with a 23:49 second place finish, at High Point University, North Carolina, yesterday. Fearghal finished 33 seconds behind Campbell University's Athanas Kioko (23:16), and was himself 37 seconds ahead of third placed El Hocine Bouchrak (24:26), from host College High Point University

CSU Sports Report

KERNERSVILLE, N.C. – A stacked pack with all five scorers crossing the finish line among the top-seven runners sparked a second-straight Big South crown for the Charleston Southern men's cross country program. The Bucs left their fellow league schools way behind in dominating the field and winning the third overall title in program history

BACK-TO-BACK

The Buccaneers nearly matched their winning margin (21-51) from the 2020 race, which was run in March 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Friday's race, CSU outdistanced second-place High Point for the second-straight time, 24-50, preventing any threat

THAT'S THREE

Charleston Southern's championship is its third in Big South history, also joining the inaugural meet winners from 1984. The Bucs' three titles are tied for the fifth most of any school in league history with former conference mate Coastal Carolina. The last-two have come on the heels of snapping Campbell's five-year run (2015-19)

STACKED FINISH

The trophy returned to the Holy City following an impressive showing with all five scorers earning top-seven results. Fearghal Curtin, a two-time Big South Runner of the Week this fall, placed second overall with a time of 23:49.4

The next four runners to count for CSU placed fourth through seventh, keeping all of their competitors at bay. In order, the quartet comprised of Alan Deogracis (24:47.3), Micah Gilpatric (24:50.4), Jaymee Domoney (24:56.7) and Gavin Kuhlenbeck (24:57.1)

DEPTH COMES THROUGH

Charleston Southern used its versatile depth to its advantage, clocking in more impressive times from those that did not contribute to the team score. That group started with Jaden Kingsley in ninth (25:21.5) and continued with four others

Alex Zangara registered a 22nd-place time of 26:07.5, Rob Howorth notched a 26th-place result of 26:20.5, Andrew Akright tallied a 31st-place finish of 26:31.3 and Tom Joyce posted a 38th-place time of 26:49.7

UP NEXT

The Buccaneers will be off for two weeks before returning to the course, Nov. 12, in Louisville, Kentucky, for the NCAA Southeast Regional meet

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN Individual Results

2. Fearghal Curtin, 23:49.4 (2 pts.)
4. Alan Deogracias, 24:47.3 (4 pts.)
5. Micah Gilpatric, 24:50.4 (5 pts.)
6. Jaymee Domoney, 24:56.7 (6 pts.)
7. Gavin Kuhlenbeck, 24:57.1 (7 pts.)
9. Jaden Kingsley, 25:21.5 (9 pts.)
22. Alex Zangara, 26:07.5 (22 pts.)
26. Rob Howorth, 26:20.5 (--)
31. Andrew Akright, 26:31.3 (--)
38. Tom Joyce, 26:49.7 (--)

TEAM SCORES

1. Charleston Southern, 24
2. High Point, 50
3. UNC Asheville, 98
4. North Carolina A&T, 126
5. Campbell, 129
6. Radford, 141
7. USC Upstate, 170
8. Winthrop, 216
9. Longwood, 251
10. Gardner-Webb, 319
11. Presbyterian, 329
12. Hampton, 336