Women's Cross Country | September 14, 2018
BRONX, N.Y. – The La Salle University women's cross country team turned in a seventh place showing out of nine teams at the Iona Meet of Champions on Friday. Junior
Grace Mancini led the way in 26th place over the 5k course.
"Today was not an indication of what we are capable of as a team this year," explained head coach
Tom Peterson. "There were some positive takeaways, but as a whole we need to get better moving forward. Like the men, the women's team has one more piece to plug in at Paul Short that will make us better as a group. They will work hard the next two weeks and try to take another step forward at Paul Short."
WHERE THEY FINISHED
- Making her 2018 cross country debut, Mancini crossed the finish line in 18:31.9 as the Explorers' top finisher, sitting just outside the top 25 among 108 runners.
- Grace's sister, Liz Mancini, was second among La Salle runners, finishing 42nd with a time of 19:15.3.
- Redshirt senior Megan Connell crossed the line in 19:44.9 to place 54th.
- Sophomore Deirdre Gilmore finished 64th with a time of 20:16.8, while classmate Lexi Sciortino placed 70th in 20:32.4.
UP NEXT
- The Explorers will compete again in two weeks when they take part in Lehigh's Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, Pa., on Saturday, Sept. 29.
