NC State's Gavin Coombs Wins Wolfpack Invitational

Running unattached, sophomore Gavin Coombs was an easy winner at the 2005 Wolfpack Invitational, held on Saturday at the SAS Complex in Cary.

NC State's Gavin Coombs Wins Wolfpack Invitational

11/5/2005 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country

Nov. 5, 2005

CARY, N.C. -

Sophomore Gavin Coombs, running unattached to preserve a redshirt year, easily outdistanced the field Saturday at the Wolfpack Invitational at the SAS Complex.

NC State did not enter the race as a team, and lined up just three runners in all, each of whom ran unattached. Coombs, the 2004 Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year, ran the 5K course in a time of 15:02.84, more than 14 seconds ahead of runner-up Mark Buha of Duke, who completed the course at 15:16.87. Freshman John Martinez was third at 15:20.48, and freshman Taylor Adams was 14th at 16:40.55.

Duke and Claflin College were the only schools that ran as teams, and Duke easily won the team score, 15-50.