By: Scott Eddy, Assistant Athletics Director for Strategic Communications
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The St. Bonaventure women's cross country team logged four new program top-10 individual times as the Bonnies battled rainy conditions Saturday at the Lock Haven Invitational.
Sophomores Jenna Gregory and Mia Winters were neck-and-neck, running new second and third-fastest times in the Bona's record books.
Gregory crossed the finish line at the 6K West Branch Cross Country Course in a time of 22:21.3. That time is second only to Kerry Caher who has owned the program record since 2014.
Winters slots third in the program record books as she finished the race in 22:38.4.
Sophomore Claire Cuneo (22:57.0) jumps to sixth in the program record books while freshman Katelyn Wilkes now stands ninth after her 6K collegiate debut time of 23:09.4.
Jayne Gavin (23:53.3) and Olivia Ippolito (23:55.5) each ran top-15 program times as well.
As a team, the Bonnies were 12th out of 37 squads participating.
In the White 6K race, seniors Lauren McGee and Emily Peterson finished 10th and 11th respectively out of 168 competitors with top-20 program times as well – McGee ran an effort of 24:04.0 while Peterson was just behind at 24:05.9.
The Bonnies were third out of 19 teams in the White race with 96 team points, behind only Walsh (27) and Mount Union (73).
Bona's returns to action next Saturday at the Paul Short Invitational.
BONNIES RESULTS
Crimson 6K
42. Jenna Gregory – 22:21.3
61. Mia Winters – 22:38.4
79. Claire Cuneo – 22:57.0
89. Katelyn Wilkes – 23:09.4
141. Jayne Gavin – 23:53.3
143. Olivia Ippolito – 23:55.5 (PR)
177. Molly Gipson – 24:28.2
195. Adria Magnusson – 24:46.9
White 6K
10. Lauren McGee – 24:04.0 (PR)
11. Emily Peterson – 24:05.9 (PR)
24. Faith Caldwell – 24:26.9
28. Elise Brooks – 24:41.0
37. Georgia Hanley – 25:01.3
40. Kylie Paylor – 25:03.4
54. Sarah Carroll – 25:27.8
91. Sam Hulme – 26:16.6
154. Ava Noecker – 30:10.2
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