HANOVER, N.H. - The Dartmouth women's cross country team finished first at the Maribel Sanchez Souther XC Invitational on Saturday morning. Leading the Big Green was senior
Madeleine Locher who ran 21:52.90 to finish first.
"The women ran great. The goal is to take it pretty conservative at the start and then build throughout the race," said Ben True '08 the Interim Cross Country/Distance Coach.
"Madeline had a fantastic race, finishing first, but the whole women's team ran well together and was able to pull away and win the win meet so that's great. The big race will be in two more weeks at Paul Short and so they look like they're ready for that."
Senior
Caroline Livingston ran 22:11.50 finishing third.
Junior
Katherine Strong finished fifth and ran 22:11.70.
Junior
Andie Murray came close behind and ran 22:23.10.
Senior
Bella Pietrasiewicz ran 22:45.60 and placed tenth.
First-year Esme Daplyn finished twelfth and ran 23:02.80.
Senior
Evie Cohen ran 23:11.00 to finish fifteenth.
Junior
Esme Huh finished eighteenth and ran 23:17.50.
Finishing twentieth senior
Anna Banovac ran 23:29.80.
Sophomore
Julia Pye ran 23:33.90 finishing twenty-second.
First-year Anna Pflaum and Sophomore
Claire McDonald ran 23:54.30 to take twenty-fourth.
Sophomore
Hannah Kaercher finished thirty-seventh and ran 24:30.70.
Finishing with a time of 24:36.60 was junior
Sofia Abrego who placed thirty-ninth.
"Today I thought our athletes competed really well and I'm happy for their efforts," said Mike Nelson the Marjorie & Herbert Chase '30 Director of Dartmouth Track & Field and Cross Country.
"It was a beautiful day and that always makes things a bit easier for everyone involved but a beautiful course, a beautiful day, and solid competition. I hope in the years to come we can make this a bigger meet and have an alumni gathering here in Hanover. I think all the pieces are in place for this course to be amazing and be one of the best in the Northeast."
The Big Green prepare to run in the Codfish Bowl on September 21 in Boston, Mass.