Women's Cross Country Finishes Sixth at Penn State

Friday, October 18

State College, Pa.

Temple University

Penn State National Invitational

Photo by: Craig Houtz

Women's Cross Country Finishes Sixth at Penn State

10.18.19 | Women's Cross Country

STATE COLLEGE, Pa.— The Temple women's cross country team finished sixth overall at the Penn State National Open Friday morning. Grace Moore led the Owls, crossing the finish line at 21:02.2 in the 6K for an 11th-place finish.

About the National Open
> Temple was one of 16 teams racing through the trails of the Blue and White Courses.
> Penn State took first place, followed by Georgia Tech and Tennessee.
> The Cherry and White, who were 10th in this week's Mid-Atlantic regional poll, fell right behind regional competitors Princeton and Penn.
> Currently ranked first in the region and 23rd in the nation, Penn ended today's race in fourth place, while Princeton (third in the region) finished fifth.

Race Notes
> Moore finished just shy of the top-10 with her time of 21.02.2 to lead the Owls.
> Senior Millie Howard was the second in the Cherry and White to cross the finish line and the 22nd runner overall with her time of 21:19.6.
> Michelle Joyce finished third for the Owls and 32nd overall, clocking in at 21:32.7. Erinn Stenman-Fahey followed for a 57th overall finish at 22:03.4.
> Rookie Cat Shontz rounded out the top-five as she finished 72nd overall with a time of 22:19.2.

From the Coach
> "We came up here today and ran the most complete race as a team this year," stated head coach James Snyder. "From one to five that's about as good as we have competed, and I still think there's some holes that we can fill moving forward to be in an even better place two weeks from now when we go down to Memphis for the conference championship."
> "Grace was a huge highlight today as she hung in and fought in the top-10, which is a huge step forward from when we were at Ohio State," reflected Snyder. "For Millie, this was the best cross country race of her career, which bodes well as we head toward the conference championships."
> "I'm confident that in a month when we compete in regionals that we can take another step in the right direction."

Up Next
> The Owls will compete for an American Athletic Conference title on November 1st in Memphis, Tenn.