Terps Show Well at Paul Short

Saturday, October 1

Bethlehem, Pa.

11:00 AM

Maryland

Paul Short Invitational

10/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country

By: Maryland Athletics

Results

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Maryland women's cross country squad returned to action Saturday, running against a deep field at the 43rd Annual Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh. The Terps took 18^th (541 points) in the field of the Women's College “Gold” 6k race, which featured a trio of teams ranked in the USTFCCCA Cross Country Poll.

Freshman Kathryn Gearhart led the pack for Maryland once again, finishing in 21:10 to take 77^th overall. Junior Alexandra Lucki wasn't far behind, finishing in 21:17 to place 86^th as she made her 2016 debut.

Sophomore Jennifer Hedin also competed in her first race of the 2016 campaign, posting a mark of 21:26 to place 103^rd and finish as Maryland's No. 3 runner. Seniors Sydney Almeida (21:29) and Alexa Squirini (21:52) both made it into the top five for the Terps, taking 108^th and 167^th (respectively).

Freshman Caroline Augelli (22:29) and senior Charde' Barnes (22:47) rounded of the field for UMD, as the squad knocked off over two minutes of its total time (1:47.14) from last season's event.

Yale claimed the team title with a combined score of 92 points on five top-40 finishes. Villanova's Angel Piccirillo claimed the individual title with a time of 19:57. Maryland will return to competition on Saturday, October 15 at the Princeton Invitational in Princeton, N.J.

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