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Charlotte, N.C.----The No. 3 Wingate University men's cross country team finished fourth in the 30-team Royals Cross Country Challenge Gold Division Friday, outlasting five NCAA Division I teams along the way. Bulldog freshman Emanuele Ferrari led the defending South Atlantic Conference and Southeast Region champions, posting an 8K time of 24:58.45. Queens University of Charlotte hosted the Royals Challenge at McAlpine Creek Park.
 
Wingate posted 123 points, finishing second among 14 NCAA Division II schools in the Gold Division field. NAIA powerhouse Milligan (Tenn.) won the Gold Division with 52 points. The Navy Blue and Vegas Gold-clad Bulldogs defeated Division I schools from the College of Charleston, Campbell, UNC Greensboro, South Carolina State and Bethune-Cookman.
 
Meet Information
Royals Challenge Gold Division
 
Top five teams: Milligan (52 points), Davis & Elkins (104), Wake Forest (107), Wingate (123) and Cumberlands (144)
Individual finishers: 275 student-athletes representing 30 schools
School breakdown: 6 NCAA Division I, 19 NCAA Division II, 1 NCAA Division III and 4 NAIA
Location: McAlpine Creek Park (pancake course), Charlotte, North Carolina 
 
Inside the 8K results

- Wingate University had five runners in the top 50
- Sophomore Oskar Enseling finished 18th (25:13.00)
- Junior Shane Moran and freshman Valdemar Meza were next on the WU charts
- Moran finished 39th (25:40.21), while Meza finished 43rd (25:43.65)
- Freshman David Holman rounded out the 'Dogs top five (49th place, 25:51.01)
- Milligan (Tenn.) graduate student Will Stockley won the Gold Division
- Stockley's 8K time of 24:30.11 was eight seconds faster than his nearest competitor
 
Up Next
 
The South Atlantic Conference cross country championships are Saturday, Oct. 21 in Newton, North Carolina. Lenoir-Rhyne University is hosting the SAC event at the Southside Park.

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