Temple University Athletics
Friday, September 15
Lawrence, N.J. (Rider)
5:00 p.m.
Temple University
at
Rider Invite
Photo by: Austin Sullivan
Women's Cross Country Sweeps Rider Invite
9.15.17 | Women's Cross Country
PENNINGTON, N.J. – Temple women's cross country raced to win on Friday at the 2017 Rider Invite with Owls dominating the top five. Overall the squad bested the field of five schools with its second first-place team finish of the season.
Keys to the Race
>Sophomore Grace Moore was the top finisher for the Owls. In first place, she finished with a time of 22:04.72.
>Next, junior Katie Liesher crossed the finish line in 22:27.30 (2nd)
>In third and fourth places were senior Katie Pinson and freshman Helene Gottlieb. The two crossed the finish line within one second of each other in 22:46.57 and 22:47.92, respectively.
>Freshman and England native Lucy Jones rounded out the top five with a time of 22:55.37 (5th).
Race Notes
>The next five finishers overall were all from Saint Joseph's, a Big 5 rival.
>In team standings, Saint Joseph's made up the points to make a second place finish, Rider finished third followed by LIU Brooklyn and Niagra in fourth and fifth places, respectively.
>Last season, Temple women's cross country finished fourth as a team with only two Owls (Leisher and Millie Howard) placing in the top 10.
Quotable
> " This week we came in ranked 10th in the Mid-Atlantic region and raced among teams today who weren't ranked, so I think we did what we were expected to do in this race. Competitively, we didn't't close gaps at the end as well as I would've liked us to, but we're slowly getting into the groove of things We took first through fifth places which is something we've never done before and I am proud of our team for that. This is a great start for us to build a momentum for the competition we will face at Notre Dame in a few weeks." - Head coach James Snyder
Up Next
>The Owls will head to Southbend, Ind, for the Notre Dame Invite on Sept. 29.
Temple Results
1 Grace Moore, 22:04.72
2, Katie Leisher, 22:27.30
3, Katie Pinson, 22:46.57
4 Helene Gottlieb, 22:47.92
5 Lucy Jones, 22:55, 37
11 Michelle Joyce, 23:48.63
19 Ashton Dunkley, 25:02.44
30 Kaitlyn Rauscher, 25:53.02
34 Kerry Kovacs, 26:18.19
Keys to the Race
>Sophomore Grace Moore was the top finisher for the Owls. In first place, she finished with a time of 22:04.72.
>Next, junior Katie Liesher crossed the finish line in 22:27.30 (2nd)
>In third and fourth places were senior Katie Pinson and freshman Helene Gottlieb. The two crossed the finish line within one second of each other in 22:46.57 and 22:47.92, respectively.
>Freshman and England native Lucy Jones rounded out the top five with a time of 22:55.37 (5th).
Race Notes
>The next five finishers overall were all from Saint Joseph's, a Big 5 rival.
>In team standings, Saint Joseph's made up the points to make a second place finish, Rider finished third followed by LIU Brooklyn and Niagra in fourth and fifth places, respectively.
>Last season, Temple women's cross country finished fourth as a team with only two Owls (Leisher and Millie Howard) placing in the top 10.
Quotable
> " This week we came in ranked 10th in the Mid-Atlantic region and raced among teams today who weren't ranked, so I think we did what we were expected to do in this race. Competitively, we didn't't close gaps at the end as well as I would've liked us to, but we're slowly getting into the groove of things We took first through fifth places which is something we've never done before and I am proud of our team for that. This is a great start for us to build a momentum for the competition we will face at Notre Dame in a few weeks." - Head coach James Snyder
Up Next
>The Owls will head to Southbend, Ind, for the Notre Dame Invite on Sept. 29.
Temple Results
1 Grace Moore, 22:04.72
2, Katie Leisher, 22:27.30
3, Katie Pinson, 22:46.57
4 Helene Gottlieb, 22:47.92
5 Lucy Jones, 22:55, 37
11 Michelle Joyce, 23:48.63
19 Ashton Dunkley, 25:02.44
30 Kaitlyn Rauscher, 25:53.02
34 Kerry Kovacs, 26:18.19
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