YORK, Pa. – Becky Kaler (Jefferson, Md./Brunswick) finished fifth to lead McDaniel to a seventh-place finish at the Coach Achtzehn Classic hosted by York (Pa.) in women's cross country action on Saturday.
The Green Terror finished with 165 points. Goucher won the 11-team meet with 70 points.
Kaler finished the squad's first 6K race of the season in a time of 24:54.02 to record her fourth top-five finish of the season at notch the program's best 6,000-meter time on the John Rudy Park course.
Avalon McOmber (Lexington, Va./Rockbridge County) finished 38th overall with a time of 27:00.03 while Amber Slater (Westminster, Md./Winters Mill) crossed 45th (27:47.68).
Phoebe McHale (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) finished 54th (28:28.30) while Lauren Murray (Centreville, Md./Queen Anne's County) was two spots behind her in 56th with a time of 28:57.23.
Lucy Benson (Wilmington, Del./Sanford) followed Murray across the line with a time of 29:02.94.
McDaniel returns to action at the Dickinson Long-Short Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 28. Action begins at 10 a.m.
Team Scores: 1. Goucher 70, 2. York (Pa.) 81, 3. Marymount 94, 4. Franklin & Marshall 100, 5. St. Mary's (Md.) 102, 6. Hagerstown CC 154, 7. McDaniel 165, 8. Stevenson 175, 9. Anne Arundel CC 217, 10. Howard CC 262, 11. Penn State-Harrisburg 318.
McDaniel Results (6,000 meters, 108 competitors): 5. Becky Kaler 24:54.02, 38. Avalon McOmber 27:00.03, 45. Amber Slater 27:47.68, 54. Phoebe McHale 28:28.30, 56. Lauren Murray 28:57.23, 57. Lucy Benson 29:02.94, 72. Kelsey Minyon 30:39.21, 77. Sarah Lighter 31:04.73, 91. Sarah Kulp 33:01.07.
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