CLINTON, Pa. — The West Liberty University women's cross country team placed 18th in a field of 24 teams Saturday at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational, recording 517 points in the 5-kilometer race at the Youthtown XC Course.
Lacey Dimit paced the Hilltoppers, finishing 77th overall with a time of 19:40.3. The senior was followed by freshman
Kaylee Onder, who placed 99th in 20:02.9.
Freshman
Josie Lesnansky crossed the line 137th in 20:42.6, while sophomore
Gretchen House was 153rd in 21:05.2. Sophomore Katie Rutherford completed West Liberty's scoring five, finishing 177th in 21:33.7.
The Hilltoppers' sixth and seventh runners were Kenzie Upole, who placed 196th in 22:02.1, and
Emily Dunlevy, who finished 200th in 22:08.2.
West Liberty posted a top-five team time of 1:43:05, with an average time of 20:37 and a team spread of 1:54.
The Hilltoppers finished ahead of CMU Alumni (542), Indiana (Pa.) (604), Ursuline (Ohio) (607), Seton Hill (639), Chatham (657) and Lake Erie (695).
West Virginia captured the team championship with 45 points, followed by Carnegie Mellon (69) and Ashland (107). Walsh finished fourth with 126 points, while Point Park rounded out the top five with 157.
Ashland's Reese Landis won the individual race in 17:22.3, while West Virginia placed three runners among the top seven overall.
West Liberty will return to action Oct. 24 at the Lock Haven Invitational before turning its attention to the Mountain East Conference Championship on Nov. 7.
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