Race Results
MILTON, N.Y.-Sarah Lawrence College women's cross country took 12th at the Mount Saint Mary College Knight Invite at Hudson Valley Sportsdome on Saturday.
IN SHORTSLC finish: 12th - 301 points
Race distance: 5,000 meters
Total teams: 19
Total runners: 154
Winning team: St. Joseph's College Long Island - 33 points
CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEWSaturday's race was run on the same 5K course that the Skyline will use for the conference championship on October 25. In addition to meet victor St. Joseph's, Saturday's field included Mount Saint Mary (eighth), Sage (ninth), Farmingdale State (13th), Maritime (15th) and Purchase (16th). Mount Saint Vincent was also present but did not field a full team.
TAKING IT EASYFollowing heavy rain throughout the week, the soggy course provided tricky conditions. Rather than risk injury on unsure footing, Head Coach
Erin Pomykala directed her team to take it easy. "We didn't worry about our times today since the conditions were rough and a few of our runners have lingering injuries. Today's race gave the team a chance to learn the course in preparation for the championship."
GRYPHON LEADERSWith a 14th place finish,
Mary Kauffman (Marblehead, Mass./Marblehead) saw the end to a streak of seven-straight top-10 finishes. She crossed the line in 22:02. Sophomore
Tiffany Meier (Goleta, Calif./Olive Grove Charter) placed as the No. 2 Gryphon in back-to-back weeks, earning 68th in 24:27. Rookie
Isabel Edmonds (Appleton, Wisc./Appleton North) reached the finish three seconds behind in 70th place.
CROSSING THE LINERookie
Molly Walsh (Yarmouth, Maine/Yarmouth) was the next Gryphon to finish, earning 82nd in 25:18. Sophomore
Nawshin Abanti (Dhaka, Bangladesh/International School Dhaka) was 116th in 27:10, while first year
Katherine Labadie (New Orleans, La./Benjamin Franklin) followed in 117th two seconds later. Junior
Allyson Panton (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) rounded out SLC's scorers in 121st (27:41), and
Danielle Dyen-Shapiro (Estero, Fla./Cypress Lake) rounded out the lineup in 141st (31:22).
BROKEN STREAKThe meet breaks a streak of five straight invitational meets in which the Gryphons placed among the top five teams.
UP NEXTSarah Lawrence returns to its practice grounds in the Bronx when the Gryphons compete at the CCNY Classic on October 11 at Van Courtlandt Park.
