SMITHFIELD, RI – The Merrimack women's cross-country team had three individual top-10 finishes and finished second in their season opening meet, running in the Shawn Nassaney Meet on Saturday morning.
The Basics
Distance: 5,000 meters
Top Finisher: Maci Chapman
Location: Smithfield, RI
How it Happened
Maci Chapman was the leading Warriors finisher, with a fourth place finish and a time of 18:31.3,
Lily Thomas finished sixth with a personal best of 18:40.0,
Caroline White placed eighth with a personal best of her own and a time of 18:42.5,
Avaline Fihlman finished 11
th with a time of 18:48.3 and
Kristina Ponzio placed 27
th with a time of 19:23.2.
From head coach
Chris Cameron: "The women had a nice first effort as a team. We saw quite a few PR's and our pack up front was solid. Going forward, we'll need our 5,6, and 7 runners to run closer to our 4th runner. Everyone on the team understands this and will be working hard in the coming weeks to achieve this. If we're able to do this, we should have a nice season."
The Warriors competed with Stonehill, Rhode Island, Rhode Island College and the hosts, Bryant.
Up Next:
The Warriors head to Dartmouth next week to compete in the UMass Dartmouth Cross Country Invitational at Robert Dowd Cross Country Course.
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