Women's Cross Country Takes Sixth at Paul Short Invite
10/5/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Bethlehem, Pa. – Sophomore Lucy Van Kleunen (Philadelphia, Pa.) placed 25th overall to lead the Brown women's cross country team to a sixth-place finish among a competitive field at the Paul Short Run on Saturday on the campus of Lehigh University.
Brown finished with 235 points to place sixth out of 38 teams, while Guelph captured the Gold Race with 48 points.
"The team did a good job executing their strategy today and climbed really well after the mile," said Tim Springfield, Director of track & field/cross country. "It was an especially strong race for Lucy. I also thought that Lydia did a great job as our fifth runner today."
Van Kleunen placed 25th overall as she completed the 6-kilometer course in a time of 20:52. Junior Lily Harrington (West Hartford, Conn.) and senior Leah Eickhoff (Hanover, N.H.) also placed inside the top-50 as the duo finished 45th and 48th, respectively, in times of 21:07 and 21:08. Freshman Natalie Schudrowitz (Milwaukee, Wis.) turned in a 50th-place finish as she crossed the finish line in a time of 21:09.
Junior Lydia Davenport (New York, N.Y.) took 67th overall in a time of 21:22, while rookies Clare Peabody (Aptos, Calif.) and Megan Ratcliffe finished at 21:43 and 21:49, respectively.
"We decided to train for another week before racing the men's team again," said Springfield. "We're looking forward to running New Englands next week."
Brown returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 11 when they compete at the New England Championship at Franklin Park in Boston.
