SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The UNCW men's and women's cross-country teams concluded their regular-season schedules at the Upstate Invitational on Saturday, with four Seahawks recording collegiate-best times.

"Great to see both teams step into a larger meet and respond", said head coach Jeff Klaves. "Our team's strength and fitness continue to improve and be the foundation of this group. We look forward to putting it all together in a championship moment at the CAA Cross Country Championships in a few short weeks."

Elizabeth Dokulil led the women's team in the 5K with a time of 18:20.1 to finish 31st overall. Ashlei Summers followed in her Seahawk debut, placing 74th in 18:57.4.

Kate Slobodnyak posted a collegiate-best 19:56.5 to finish 142nd, improving by nearly two minutes on her previous best of 21:58.35 at the 2025 Chanticleer Challenge.

Freshman Chase Liming led the men's team in the 8K, finishing 63rd in a collegiate-best 25:23.4. He improved his previous best, set at the 2026 Chanticleer Challenge, by more than 20 seconds.

Cooper Kovach finished close behind in 65th place with a time of 25:25.4, improving his previous 8K best by 25 seconds. Freshman Daniel Fiore also recorded a collegiate best, finishing 173rd in 27:27.7 and cutting more than a minute off his previous best at the Dill Family Invitational.

The women finished 14th among 36 teams with 418 points, while the men placed 15th among 37 teams with 503 points.
 
Full Results
Women's 5K
31. Elizabeth Dokulil: 18:20.1
74. Ashlei Summers: 18:57.4
106. Claire Carmichael: 19:20.3
131. Ava Lanzy: 19:46.3
142. Kate Slobodnyak: 19:56.5*
147. Jalyn DeLeon: 19:58.8
157. Olivia Priddy: 20:05.3
174. Demi Nicholas: 20:22.4
 
Men's 8K
63. Chase Liming: 25:23.4*
65. Cooper Kovach: 25:25.4*
120. Nick Potter: 26:26.4
161. Josh Ashley: 27:09.6
173. Daniel Fiore: 27:27.7*
 
*Collegiate Best