By: Scott Eddy, Assistant Athletics Director for Strategic Communications
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Eight Bonnies turned in personal best times as the St. Bonaventure women's cross country team finished third out of 15 squads competing Saturday morning at the Anderson Invitational in Rochester.
St. Bonaventure finished with 83 team points, behind only Geneseo (15) and host Roberts Wesleyan (75).
Freshman Jenna Gregory showed the way for the Bonnies, running the 5K course in a time of 18:59.6, finishing 12th overall out of 168 competitors. She was just off her time of 18:57 set in her collegiate debut in the last meet when she became just the sixth Bonnies women's runner to break the 19-minute mark.
Two other Bona's freshmen came right behind as Mia Winters posted a time of 19:11.6 and Claire Cuneo was in tow at 19:12.8. Winters moves to 11th in the Bonnies individual times record books while Cuneo was just over a second off her collegiate debut time in the Little Three Championship earlier this month.
Another first-year runner had a strong time for the Bonnies as well as Molly Gipson posted her best mark in a Bona's uniform at 19:42.4. Junior Emily Peterson came across the finish line at 20:04.2.
Faith Caldwell (20:16.9) and Lauren McGee (20:21.5) rounded out the team's top seven.
The Bonnies return to action Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational.
BONNIES RESULTS
12. Jenna Gregory – 18:59.6
16. Mia Winters – 19:11.6 (PR)
17. Claire Cuneo – 19:12.8
33. Molly Gipson – 19:42.4 (PR)
41. Emily Peterson – 20:04.2 (PR)
48. Faith Caldwell – 20:16.9
51. Lauren McGee – 20:21.5 (PR)
73. Abigail Mainville – 20:45.5
76. Camryn Cwiklinski – 20:52.4
78. Lindsey Clawson – 20:54.8
79. Amberlee Robertson – 20:56.4
84. Olivia Ippolito – 21:08.7
91. Sarah Carroll – 21:22.5 (PR)
98. Adria Magnusson – 21:36.5 (PR)
106. Abigail Principe – 21:53.5 (PR)
107. Sophia Machowski – 21:53.7
124. Iris Archer – 22:31.0 (PR)
125. Mary Trost – 22:33.0
139. Riley Tronce – 23:40.2
145. Brielle McShane – 24:09.6
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