Women's Cross Country Places 10th at Hopkinton Cross Country Festival

HOPKINTON, N.H. – The Wheaton College (Mass.) women's cross country team placed 10th this evening at the Hopkinton Cross Country Festival at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds in Hopkinton, N.H.

The Lyons totaled 247 points in the five kilometer race. Brandeis University won the team title with 37 points and were led by individual champion senior Sadie Harrow (Bangor, Maine), who clocked in at 18:37.5.

Three Wheaton runners registered personal-record times, including sophomore Sophia Woodcock (Warrington, Pa.), who turned in a personal-best mark of 21:20.0 to place 44th overall. Junior Maggie Cizmar (Plymouth, Mass.) was a step behind, shaving 48 seconds off her previous best with a time of 21:21.6 to finish 47th. Sophomore Caeli Wagner (Hingham, Mass.) also recorded a personal-record mark of 22:34.3 to place 71st for the Lyons. Junior Ryanna Ritting (Perkasie, Pa.) finished 73rd with a time of 22:40.5 and first year Blue Betancourt-Poor (New York City, N.Y.) was not far behind at 22:47.2 to place 76th and round out the scoring.

First year Kobe Sherwood (Monmouth, Maine) crossed the line with a time of 23:18.3 to finish 86th for Wheaton and classmate Nicole Christian (Charlton, Mass.) was step-for-step with a clip of 23:20.0 to finish 87th. Senior Annabelle Sanders (Miami, Fla.) recorded a time of 24:00.0 to place 93rd, while first year Evelyn Campbell (Charlestown, R.I.) was next at 24:01.6 to finish 94th. First year Mady Dias (Taunton, Mass.) placed 105th with a time of 24:59.9 for the Lyons and junior Niyati Hotha (South Brunswick, N.J.) pulled in at 26:07.4 to finish 116th.