Roanoke College was the host team for the Roanoke XC Invitational 2025 South Region Showdown cross country meet at Green Hill Park last Saturday with over 20 schools competing. The RC men were fifth and the women finished 10t in the meet.
In the men’s meet Nathaniel Orban paced the Maroons with his 10th place finish with a time of 25:07.6. He was also the second placed DIII finisher, second to only Ashton Deriso from Oglethorpe. Orban’s time was over 20 seconds faster than his previous best, which he set at the Paul Short Run. With his time, Orban also moved up to fourth in the RC record books.
Shane Stevens was the runner up for the Maroons as he placed 34th with a time of 26:16.3. Parker Blosser ran 26:31.8 to finish 44th to finish third for RC.
Maya Herndon was the lead Maroon for the women, placing 31st at 23:42.3. She was in the top 10 of ODAC finishers in the race. Allie Gallaher was the next best finisher as she clocked in at 24:53.5 and Evelyn Magee wasn’t too far behind as she took 81st with a time of 25:19.3.
This marks the end of the regular season for Roanoke. They will start the postseason on Nov. 1 when they travel to Bridgewater for the ODAC Championships.
