Girls’s Cross Nation Posts Dominant Displaying at Ted Owen Invite

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – UConn ladies’s cross nation continued their spectacular begin to the autumn season, ending first as a group on the 21^st Ted Owen Invite at Stanley Quarter Park on Saturday afternoon. The Huskies completed with 20 factors, with the highest seven runners ending within the high 10.

Brooke Strauss (Glastonbury, Conn.) starred in her collegiate debut, ending second within the 5k race with a time of 17:12.40. Malin Rahm (Schaffhausen, Switzerland) took third with a personal-best time of 17:14.00. Sascha Letica (Auckland, N.Z.) and Teanne Ewings (Houlton, Maine) every excelled of their UConn debuts, ending fifth and sixth with respective occasions of 17:18:30 and 17:36.00.

Ally McCarthy (Sandy Hook, Conn.) adopted up her robust efficiency two weeks in the past with a seventh place end at a personal-best time of 17:41.20. Claire Paci (Greencastle, Pa.) and Calista Mayer (Tolland, Conn.) rounded out the highest seven for the Huskies. Paci ran a personal-best time of 17:43.00 to complete eighth general and Mayer completed tenth with a time of 17:47.00.

Loghan Hughes (Enosburg, Vt.) completed 13^th general with a time of 17:54.50. Samantha Moore (Portland, Maine) completed 15^th with a time of 17:58.40. Megan Minicucci (Bolton, Conn.) took 30^th place with a time of 18:40.50.

Hear from Head Coach Beth Alford-Sullivan:

“We had a great showing today. Our women pulled out a great win. They followed the race plan, packing up early and getting out early. Nine of our athletes went under the 18 minute mark, which is fantastic. Shout out to our freshmen runners, Brooke Strauss, Sascha Letica, and Teanne Ewings for finishing in the top five for us. Samantha Moore also made an immediate impact despite being under the weather this week. We’ll have another two week training cycle and get ready for the Paul Short Run! That will be a big test to start the championship month of October.”