Results
NEWARK, N.J. – The Drew University women's cross country team captured the title in the "Open" race at the NJIT Invitational on Saturday.
The Rangers placed four runners in the top-10 and finished with a team score of 29 points en route to a 30-point victory in the 10-team field.
Graduate student
Kate Rice led the Rangers, finishing second among 80 runners. She clocked a time of 19 minutes, 40.21 seconds and was the top collegiate performer by 21 seconds, as she finished behind only unattached competitor Hannah Steiner (19:08.11).
Senior
Sophia Kim placed second for the Rangers, finishing in sixth place with a cross country 5K personal record of 20:40.16. She crossed the line alongside classmate
Skyler McGuire, who was seventh in 20:40.52. Junior
Perri Rubin also cracked the top-10, taking ninth in 20:42.52.
Rounding out the team score was junior
Isabella Fortunato, who took 12th in 21:12.70. Not far behind were freshman
Maycie Treney (14th, 21:25.18) and senior
Sarah Hattan (16th, 21:31.26).
Also competing were graduate student
Annelise Wade (19th, 21:42.55), junior
Bella Polizzi (23rd, 22:26.37).
Drew continues its season next Saturday at the Intercollegiate Border Battle, hosted by Rowan University and held at the Gloucester County Dream Park in Logan Township, N.J.