Walsh Earns All-Conference Honors; Gryphons Finish Third at Skyline Championships

Walsh Earns All-Conference Honors; Gryphons Finish Third at Skyline Championships

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MILTON, N.Y. – Sarah Lawrence senior Molly Walsh earned Skyline All-Conference recognition on Thursday, leading the women's cross country team to a third-place showing at the Skyline Cross Country Championships at Hudson Valley Sportsdome.

IN SHORT
Sarah Lawrence finish: 3rd-place - 113
Race Distance: 6,000 meters
Teams: 11
Total Runners: 104
Winning Team: USMMA - 23

RECAP
Competing at the conference championships for the final time in her collegiate career, Walsh, a 2016 Skyline First Team performer, was the Gryphons top runner, finishing 12th with a mark of 27:35, earning all-conference second team accolades. Walsh becomes the second Gryphon in team history to earn Skyline All-Conference laurels in multiple seasons.

Walsh was one of three Gryphons to finish among the top-20. Jemma Fisher just missed all-conference status, finishing 16th in 27:52, while Rosa Mykyta-Chomsky finished 17th with a mark of 27:53.

Isabel Edmonds finished in 29:36, followed by Katherine Labadie in 30:08 and Janey Bombara in 32:22.

Lea Perry finished the course in 33:19, followed by Caroline Beegan in 37:30, Ada Cerdan Rahola in 43:26, Julianna Theresa-Markham in 45:06 and Katherine Tinsley in 45:23 to round out the Sarah Lawrence participants.

Sarah Lawrence finished third overall for a second straight season, posting a score of 113. The Gryphons finished ahead of Mount Saint Vincent (150), Maritime (161), Farmingdale State (184), Purchase (196), Yeshiva (225), St. Joseph's Brooklyn (276) and Old Westbury (301).  

UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence wraps up postseason action on Nov. 10 at the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional Championships at Rowan University (N.J.).

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