CHARLOTTE, N.C. --
Lawson Benfield placed 66th overall in a field of over 500 runners to lead a pair of App State men's cross country runners at the Royals Challenge on Friday.
The Mountaineers did not record a team score in the meet. Lee (Tenn.) won the team title with 75 points.
Benfield navigated the 8K course in a PR time of 25:29.6.
Also competing for the Black and Gold was
Charles Pace. Pace crossed 169th overall in a PR time of 26:34.7.
The Mountaineers will compete at the HPU VertKlasse Open on Oct. 18 before heading to McDonough, Ga. for the Sun Belt Championships on Nov. 2.
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