Ninth place for women’s cross country at Lehigh

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The 23rd-ranked Colby College women’s cross country team finished ninth overall and second among NCAA Division III schools in the Brown Race at the Paul Short Run at Lehigh University on Friday.

The Paul Short Run is one of the largest cross country meets in the country. There were three collegiate races, open races, and high school races.

 

The Mules had a score of 338 to finish just behind eighth place Keene State (334), the top placing team in Division III. Saint Joseph’s University won the meet with a 166.

 

Alanna McDonough placed 18th in a field of 387 runners in a time of 22 minutes, 2 seconds over the 6-kilometer course.

 

Taylor Kennedy earned a top-50 finish by placing 48th in 22:26. Krista Brown was 66th with a 22:39 and Caitlin Lawlor finished 73rd in 22:43.

Paul Short Run at Lehigh

 

Women’s team scores

1. Saint Joseph’s U. 166; 2. Bloomsburg 227; 3. Binghamton 252; 4. Tulane 262; 5. Columbia 278; 6. Canisius 304; 7. U. Pennsylvania 309; 8. Keene State 334; 9. Colby 338; 10. Swarthmore 343; 11. Shippensburg 347; 12. East Stroudsburg 362; 13. Bates 368; 14. Seton Hill 372; 15. Saint Francis 379; 16. Cortland 416; 17. Siena 424; 18. College of New Jersey 424; 19. Connecticut College 433; 20. .Allegheny 435; 21. Bucknell 550; 22. Towson 566; 23. Wesleyan 608; 24. Army 612; 25. Bryant 653; 26. Kutztown 660; 27. Lock Haven 666; 28. Christopher Newport 679; 29. Indiana U. of Pa. 863; 30. Assumption 869; 31. Fairfield 872; 32. Westfield State 895; 33. St. Bonaventure 926; 34. Colgate 935; 35. Bryn Mawr 947; 36. Susquehanna 950; 37. Eastern Mennonite 964; 38. Wheeling Jesuit 979; 39. Wheaton 987; 40. Niagara 1018; 41. Moravian 1035; 42. Coast Guard 1046; 43. Adelphi 1049; 44. New Paltz 1199; 45. Long Island 1369

 

Colby results

18. Alanna McDonough, 22;02

48. Taylor Kennedy, 22:26

66. Krista Brown, 22:39

73. Caitlin Lawlor, 22:43

133. Catherine McClure, 23:14

139. Helen Chavey, 23:17

141. Hannah Springhorn, 23:17