BALTIMORE, Md. - Becky Kaler (Jefferson, Md./Brunswick) finished 30th overall with a time of 21:09.93 to lead McDaniel to a fourth-place finish at the season-opening Baltimore Metro Meet in women's cross country action on Friday.
Kaler turned in the 15th-fastest time all-time at Oregon Ridge for the Green Terror, who finished with 119 points. Johns Hopkins won the meet with 17 points.
Freshman Claire Lawson (McMinnville, Ore./McMinnville) was 45th overall in a time of 22:08.90 while classmate Caroline Unger (Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South) was 52nd in a time of 22:47.00
Phoebe McHale (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) crossed 55th overall in a time of 22:57.21 while Avalon McOmber (Lexington, Va./Rockbridge County) rounded out McDaniel's top five in a time of 23:35.37, finishing 58th.
The Green Terror returns to action at its own home invitational on Saturday, Sept. 8. Action begins at 9:40 a.m.
Team Scores: 1. Johns Hopkins 17, 2. Towson 50, 3. Goucher 101, 4. Hood 109, 5. McDaniel 119, 6. Coppin State 162.
McDaniel Results (5,000 meters, 84 compeitors): 30. Becky Kaler 21:09.93, 45. Claire Lawson 22:08.90, 52. Caroline Unger 22:47.00, 55. Phoebe McHale 22:57.21, 58. Avalon McOmber 23:35.37, 61. Joy Chand 24:19.40, 64. Kelsey Minyon 24:49.96, 67. Sophie Fricke 25:08.45, 71. Amelia Lawrence 26:12.20, 73. Lauren Murray 26:15.86, 77. Sarah Kulp 27:04.14, 78. Forest Fleischer 28:18.86, 80. Katharine Armstrong 30:44.63, 81. Ashley Meister 32:34.85.
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