UNIVERSITY PARK, PA – For the second year in a row,
Jordan O'Neill (Langhorne, PA/Neshaminy) was the top finisher for Rider women's cross country finishing in 61st place at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships in University Park, PA. The team finished 20th out of the 30 teams competing on Saturday afternoon.
O'Neill ran the course with a time of 21:24.0, ahead of sophomore
Maddie Dischert (Brigantine, NJ/Atlantic City) who finished in 120th (22:19.7).
Liz Fis (Union City, NJ/Union)(22:53.7, 150th),
Makala Hansen (Warminster, PA/William Tennent)(23:04.9, 158th), and
Krisantha Spencer (Upper Montclair, NJ/Montclair)(23:34.1, 176th) rounded out the top five finishers for the Broncs'.
214 athletes competed in the championships.
Quotes and Notes
"We had higher hopes for a better team finish but sometimes it doesn't work out the way you hope. We had a lot of growth from this team this year and we need to carry these lessons forward.
We got outstanding races from Grace and Jordan today. They both have had such great seasons and made a lot of progress.
Grace ran the fastest time ever for a Bronc on this course. I'm really impressed by her ability to be her best in every race this year. It is incredibly admirable and I'm so proud of her accomplishments.
Jordan has been so good for this program in everything. She really worked hard to have the success she had this season. She has also worked very hard on the team culture and being a great leader."
– Rider Director of Cross Country, Track & Field Bob Hamer
- West Virginia won the race with Georgetown, Penn State, Princeton, and Villanova rounding out the top five.
- The Mountaineers placed three in the top ten
- Senior Ceili McCabe won the race for West Virginia.
