Race Results
MOUNT MORRIS, N.Y.—Sarah Lawrence College women's cross country concluded the 2015 season at the 2015 NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional Cross Country Championships, hosted by SUNY Geneseo at Letchworth State Park on Saturday.
IN SHORTSLC finish: 36th – 1,127 points
Race distance: 6,000 meters
Total teams: 37
Total runners: 266
Winning team: SUNY Geneseo – 75 points
MAKING HISTORYThe race marks the Gryphons' first-ever appearance in any NCAA Championship event. After joining the Association officially in 2012, the College gained full membership this summer in advance of the 2015-16 academic year.
END OF AN ERASarah Lawrence senior
Mary Kauffman (Marblehead, Mass./Marblehead) finished her career by leading the Gryphons in a time of 26:23, good for 186th place.
START OF AN ERAKauffman was followed across the line by a pair of rookies. SLC's No. 2 and No. 3 runners were
Isabel Edmonds (Appleton, Wisc./Appleton North) and
Molly Walsh (Yarmouth, Maine/Yarmouth). Edmonds finished in 29:15, taking 234th overall. Walsh ran a personal best at the 6K distance, crossing the line in 29:26, two spots behind.
SOPHOMORE STARSSophomore
Katie Shepard (Big Pine, Calif./Mount Whitney) returned from being sidelined for three races and reached the finish line in 31:15. Classmate
Danielle Dyen-Shapiro (Estero, Fla./Cypress Lake) stopped the clock at 38:31 and was one of three Gryphons to run in all nine races of the fall.
