DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The Clark University women's cross country ran at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational in the 5k meter event in their second meet of the year on Saturday afternoon.
Results
Coach Sharma's Thoughts
"Both the men and women's teams absolutely tore through their previous-best times and either had season-bests or all-time PR's", stated Sharma. "It was a beautiful day out and a perfect day to run. As coaches we couldn't have imagined a better day for our athletes. It was quite visible on every single one of their faces that they were fighting through all the pain to get that elusive PR. It's difficult for us to single out individuals for their performance because every single one of them did so well and gave it their all today. There were hugs all around at the end of the meet."
Coach Ryan's Thoughts
"Today was another day where Clark athletes took advantage of great weather and a great course to push themselves to incredible personal and season bests", stated Ryan. "Almost every member of the team hit a personal best by significant numbers, some people by minutes. Morale on the team is high, and everyone is looking forward to our next meet at Keene State where I'm sure they'll all improve more."
How it Happened
- First-year Lily Carey registered a PR, finished first on the team and 31st overall with a time of 19:24.81.
- Fellow first-year Ruby Krasnow placed second on the team, placed 59th overall, and also set a PR with a mark of 19:59.70.
- Senior Kathryn Rivard-Lentz recorded a season-best mark of 22:29.10 and finished third on the team.
- Sophomore Sophia Oomen-Lochtefeld placed fourth on the Cougars with a PR time of 23:46.20.
- First-year Rosa Newshore rounded out Clark's top five with a PR mark of 23:47.00.
- Senior Katherine Gross also competed and finished sixth on the team with a season-best time of 24:12.70.
What's Next
The scarlet and white will compete again on Saturday, October 2 when they run at the Keene State Invitational beginning at 10:00 a.m.
