NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – The Merrimack College women's cross country team had their best performance of the season, finishing in first place at the CCSU Mini Meet on Friday afternoon.
The Basics:
Distance: 3,000 meters
Top Finisher: Lily Thomas
Team Place: 1st
Number of teams: 6
Location: New Britain, Conn.
How it happened:
It was a historic day for junior Lily Thomas who was the top finisher on the day for the Warriors. Thomas came in third place overall out of 69 runners, with a time of 9:55.5 which is a new school record for the 3K. Also finishing in the top 5 was junior Caroline White with a time of 9:57.3. Rounding out the top 10 for the Warriors was senior Maci Chapman in the 6 spot with a time of 10:04.2, a second behind Chapman was junior Avaline Fihlman coming in 8th place with a time of 10:05.2, and then in 10th place with a time of 10:12.5 was sophomore Shealin Conroy. These strong individual performances were able to propel the women to a first place team finish.
From head coach Chris Cameron: "The women had a great day; winning the meet with 32 points. We had definite goals heading into this meet and tighter pack running was our number one priority. We were successful in reaching these goals and that should give us a big confidence boost heading into the conference championship next weekend. Our 1-5 split was 17 seconds, our 1-7 split was 26 seconds, and nearly everyone on the team set a new PR. Individual highlights were junior Lily Thomas setting a new 3K school record with a time of 9:55.5."
Up Next:
The Warriors will not get ready for next Saturday where they will head to Middletown, New York for the Metro Conference Championships.
