McDaniel places second at Coach Achtzehn Classic
YORK, Pa. – Lindsay Wilson
(Catonsville, Md./Seton Keough) won the Coach Achtzehn Classic
hosted by York (Pa.) to lead McDaniel to a second-place finish in
women's cross country action on Saturday.
The Green Terror finished with 65 points as a team. Franklin
& Marshall won the event with 40 points.
A week after winning a pair of races at home and earning the
Centennial Conference runner of the week honors, the senior won her
third consecutive race at John Rudy Park, bettering her own
personal-best on the course by more than 22 seconds. She completed
the 5,000-meter course in a time of 19:08.99 – the
fourth-fastest time all-time by a Green Terror athlete on the
course.
Missy Black
(West Grove, Pa./Bishop Shanahan) placed eighth overall with a time
of 20:40.19, bettering her previous best on the course by more than
1 minute, 20 seconds.
Emily
Peoples (Wilmington, Del./Brandywine) ran her second fastest
time on the course, finishing 13th overall in a time of
20:54.90.
Becky Kaler
(Jefferson, Md./Brunswick) finished 21st overall (21:29.15) while
Joy Chand
(Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas Johnson) crossed 30th overall
(21:58.47).
McDaniel returns to action at the Paul Short Invitational hosted
by Lehigh on Friday, Oct. 1.
Team Scores: 1. Franklin & Marshall 40, 2.
McDaniel 65, 3. York (Pa.) 74, 4. Goucher, 77, 5. St. Mary's 115,
6. CCBC 185, 7. Hood 187, 8. Stevenson 210, 9. Alvernia 257, 10.
Lancaster Bible 265.
McDaniel Results (5,000 meters, 79
competitors): 1. Lindsay Wilson 19:08.99, 8. Missy Black
20:40.19, 13. Emily Peoples 20:54.90, 21. Becky Kaler 21:29.15, 30.
Joy Chand 21:58.47, 38. Laura Shinn 22:46.85,
41. Phoebe McHale 23:09.51, 42. Amber Slater
23:21.15, 56. Kristine Harjes
24:34.84, 67. Forest Fleischer
27:29.05.
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