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Emory Women's Cross Country Solid At Greater Louisville Classic

Emory Women's Cross Country Solid At Greater Louisville Classic

Blue Race Results

Silver Race Results

The Emory University women's cross country program, ranked 33rd nationally in Division III, turned in a fine showing at the Great Louisville Classic. The competition was held at Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Eagles had teams in both the Blue and Silver Races.  In the Blue Race, Emory finished second out of 34 teams, while in the Silver competition, the Eagles captured third place out of 28 teams.

In the Blue Race, Emory totaled 174 points and trailed only Grand Valley State University’s top mark of 75 points.  GVSU is the No. 2-ranked team in the NCAA Division II ranks.  Lee University (175 pts.) was right behind Emory while the University of Evansville (216 pts.) and King College (224 pts.) rounded out the top five team finishers.

Senior Natalie Fenn produced a team-best 5k time of 18:51 that placed her 16th overall in the 287-runner field.  Junior Sara Gelb was the No. 2 Emory contestant to cross the finish line with her time of 18:57 good for 24th place.  Sophomore Melanie Frank clocked in with at 19:14 which ranked her 40th.  Rounding out the team’s scorer in the meet was junior Sabrina Jeppson (19:23, 47th) and freshman Sarah Klass (19:24, 52nd).

In the Silver Race, the Eagles finished with 172 points and trailed Lipscomb University (21 pts.) and Campbell University (142 pts.).  Valdosta State (179 pts.) and Lindsey Wilson (197) were the squads behind Emory and who rounded out the top five.

Senior Jenny Feinberg paced the pack with a time of 20:23 that slotted her 24th out of 235 entries.  Sophomore Christina Cardy was the next Eagle to finish with her showing of 20:35 good for 26th position.   Maryclaire Regan was the squad’s third runner to finish among the top 30 with her effort of 20:40 enabling to nail down 28th place.  Junior Paulina Belsky (20:59, 40th) and Rachel Borelli (21:50, 78th) closed out the team’s scorers.

Emory returns to action next Saturday (Oct. 9) when it runs at the JSU Foothills Invitational in Oxford, Alabama.