Peoples finishes eighth at Goucher
TOWSON, Md. – Emily Peoples (Wilmington, Del./Brandywine) finished eighth overall to lead McDaniel to a fifth-place finish at the 2011 Goucher Cross Country Classic in women's cross country action on Saturday.
The Green Terror finished with 117 points. Goucher won the eight-team meet with 34 points.
Peoples completed the 6,000-meter course in a time of 26:29 to record her fourth top-10 finish of the season.
Becky Kaler (Jefferson, Md./Brunswick) added a 14th-place showing, finishing in a time of 27:19.
Laura Shinn (Weehawken, N.J./Pennington) finished 22nd overall with a time of 28:14.
Amber Slater (Westminster, Md./Winters Mill) was 39th (30:10) while Kristen Beil (Parkton, Md./Hereford) and Lauren Murray (Centreville, Md./Queen Anne's County) were 43rd (30:37) and 44th (30:45), respectively.
Sarah Holbrook (Winchester, Va./John Handley) finished 47th with a time of 31:05.
McDaniel returns to action at the Centennial Conference Championship hosted by Dickinson on Oct. 29. The first race begins at 11 a.m.
Team Scores: 1. Goucher 34, 2. York (Pa.) 56, 3. Loyola 93, 4. Coppin State 115, 5. McDaniel 117, 6. Davis & Elkins 121, 7. Truett-McConnell 181, 8. Immaculata 223.
McDaniel Results (6,000 meters, 70 competitors): 8. Emily Peoples 26:29, 14. Becky Kaler 27:19, 22. Laura Shinn 28:14, 39. Amber Slater 30:10, 43. Kristin Beil 30:37, 44. Lauren Murray 30:45, 47. Sarah Holbrook 31:05, 58. Forest Fleischer 33:59, 61. Sarah Kulp 35:03, 63. Cari Sledzik 36:48.
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