Connecticut College Invite Results
Augustana Interregional Invite Results
NEW LONDON, Conn. – Squaring off against top-flight competition that will rival the NCAA Division III Championships, Grinnell College's women's cross country team fared well – and gained valuable experience in the process – at the Connecticut College Invite Saturday.
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The Pioneers were in a field consisting of no fewer than 15 nationally-ranked teams and finished 23
rd of 33 in the standings, tallying 621 points and even beating a squad in the national rankings.
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Leading Grinnell in the individual race consisting of more than 270 runners was
Morgan Karow '26, who was 88
th in the 6-kilometer event in a time of 22 minutes, 37.82 seconds. She was followed closely by
Sindri Bonner '28, 95
th place in 22:39.60. Bonner's time is 11
th in program history.
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Three other Pioneers also etched their names on the top 50 list Saturday.
Lizzie Drew '29 ran 22:58.11, good for 19
th all-time,
Arushi Kharbanda '29 ran 23:36.05 to earn the No. 35 spot and
Emma Wharton-Hsieh '27 finished in 23:42.29, moving her up to 39th.
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Tennyson Shultz '28 was next for Grinnell, finishing in 24:11.20, and
Talia Harrison '26 ran 24:21.15.
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Second-ranked Williams College won the team title with 73 points and Audrey Maclean of Middlebury was the individual champ in 20:17.20.
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Grinnell also had runners compete at the Augustana Interregional Invitational, where the Pioneers were 11
th in the Blue Division with 350 points.
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Noelle Vu '28 was Grinnell's top finisher in 24:12.4, good for 36
th place, while
Ella McEntee '29 ran 25:00.00 and
Beatrice Ebel '28 recorded a time of 25:46.8. Rounding out the Pioneers' scorers were
Edie Broadmoore '29 in 25:56.3 and
Diana Barba '25 in 25:57.1.
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The Pioneers' next action is Nov. 1 at the Midwest Conference Championships in Cedar Rapids.
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