Lehigh Places Three within the Prime 20 on the Ted Owen Invitational

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – Lehigh’s ladies’s cross nation group traveled to Connecticut for his or her first away meet on Saturday morning. The Mountain Hawks traveled to Central Connecticut State University to compete in a 5k on the Ted Owen Invitational. Lehigh positioned third out of 9 groups, scoring 79 factors. The Mountain Hawks completed a number of factors in need of New Hampshire, who scored 72. They had been additionally overwhelmed by UConn, who gained the meet with a group rating of 20 factors.

Senior Lucy Afanasewicz led the cost for Lehigh, securing eleventh place in a time of 17:47.4. This was an enchancment on her earlier 5k, bettering by virtually 30 seconds. Finishing not far behind was Kaitlyn Highduch. The sophomore secured seventeenth place, breaking the 18-minute mark by operating 17:59.8. Junior Grace Hughes was the third Mountain Hawk to complete for the second week in a row. Her time of 18:08.5 was sufficient for nineteenth place.

Juniors Devon Sutton (18:23.2) and Hope Trimmer (18:31.5) had been the following two Lehigh runners to complete. They completed back-to-back at twenty third and twenty fourth place respectively. Kaya Meler was proper behind, ending in twenty sixth place with a time of 18:34.6. Grace Trimmer rounded out Lehigh’s scoring seven, making her two-for-two in that distinction to begin her collegiate profession. The first-year ran 19:04.1, which was good for thirty ninth place general. 

The Mountain Hawks are again at residence for his or her subsequent competitors. Lehigh will host the 51st Paul Short Run on Friday, October third.