Women's Cross Country | September 11, 2015

Full Results

PHILADELPHIA- A trio of underclassmen led the way for the La Salle women's cross country team at the Friends Big 5 Cross Country Invitational on Friday evening at Belmont Plateau.
 
Freshman Kaitlin Poiesz was the first Explorer to cross the finish line finishing in sixth place with a time of 14:25.1, just 13.4 seconds off the winner on the 4k course. Next across was sophomore Megan Connell in tenth place with a time of 14:33.1.
 
"This was a great showing from Kaitlin Poiesz," added head coach Tom Peterson. "In what was her first time running a cross country race in about two years she really showed well and ran a strong race."
 
The third scorer for the Explorers was freshman Molly Dearie who finished in 30^th place with a time of 15:26.0 to score 22 points for La Salle.
 
"Today was big for Molly Dearie," said head coach Tom Peterson. "In her first time racing collegiately she really stuck her nose in there and was able to hang with the pack throughout much of the race."
 
Junior Olivia Boyer finished in 38^th place with a time of 15:48.6. The fifth and final scorer for La Salle was Rebecca Scardelletti who finished in 39^th with a time of 15:56.4.
 
Also running for the Explorers were sophomores Ifetayo Tyler (52^nd, 16:46.7), Alexandria Moraschi (53^rd, 16:49.4), and Madison Elliott (58^th, 17:30.9) as well as senior Shannon Dwyer (56^th, 17:26.9).
 
Also racing in the invitational was Lauren Columbare as an unattached entry. Earlier in the day Columbare received her release from Rhode Island and learned she would be eligible to compete for La Salle this season.
 
La Salle returns to the track next Friday as they head to Haverford College for the Main Line Invite.