CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Guilford College men's and women's cross country teams took part in the Royals Challenge hosted by Queens University on Friday afternoon.

THE BASICS

• Host: Queens University

• Location: McAlpine Creek Park - Charlotte, N.C. 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Freshman Josephine Hemmer was the lone representative of Guilford's women's squad.  Hemmer placed 151 out of 175 contestants with a time of 25:02.5, averaging a 8:03.5 mile time in the 8k event. 

• Rookie Nate Warden continues to lead the men's team, finishing 63-of-182. Warden finished with a time of 27:59.0, averaging a 5:37 mile time. Today's performance is five seconds faster than his last.

• Senior Will Nowatka posted a time of 33:25.9, 41 seconds faster than his previous time and averaged a 6:43.5 mile time.

• Rounding out the Quaker squad was Alex Rice. Rice finished with a time of 38:39.9 to place 174.

NEXT GAME

The Quakers will travel to McAlpine Creek Park in Charlotte, N.C. on October 22, slated for a 5:00 p.m. start time.