Meet Information
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Race: NCAA Mideast Regional
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Location: Center Valley, PA
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Date: Saturday, November 10, 2018
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The Short Story: For the 11
th year in a row, the top-ranked Johns Hopkins women's cross country team has won the NCAA Mideast Regional as the Blue Jays totaled 36 points at Saturday's championship; Dickinson was a distant second with 79 points. With the title, the Blue Jays qualify for their 12
th NCAA Championship appearance.
Felicia Koerner won the race for the second time in her career, becoming the 10
th JHU runner to be a three-time all-region finisher. She won the race in 2016 on the same course; a Blue Jay runner has won last five regional races.
Complete Results
Race Highlights
• Despite resting several key performers, Johns Hopkins was still able to get out to a strong start. With unfavorable conditions throughout, the Blue Jays persevered and held strong in the front of the pack.
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Samantha Levy gave the Blue Jays the top-two spots, almost catching Koerner in the last legs of the race as she finished three seconds behind her teammate with a time of 22:35.
Therese Olshanski also made some late-race moves as she made a dash past Grace Galligan of Franciscan to finish fifth.
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Emily Stahl and
Kristin Meek sealed the JHU victory as both had very strong races to finish in the top 15.
Arielle Summitt and
Ariel Keklak both finished in the top-35 as all seven Blue Jay runners earned all-region honors. This is the sixth straight year all seven JHU runners have earned all-region honors.
Team Results
1. Johns Hopkins – 36 pts.
2. Dickinson – 79 pts.
3. Carnegie Mellon – 137 pts.
4. Haverford – 244 pts.
5. Misericordia – 250 pts.
Johns Hopkins Top Finishers:
1.
Felicia Koerner – 22:32
2.
Samantha Levy – 22:35
5.
Therese Olshanski – 22:52
13.
Emily Stahl – 23:18
15.
Kristin Meek – 23:22
22.
Arielle Summitt – 23:47
34.
Ariel Keklak – 24:03
Up Next
• The Blue Jays will travel to Oshkosh, WI for the NCAA Championship on Saturday, November 17. The race will begin at 11 am CT (12:15 pm ET). The Blue Jays will be looking for their third straight National Championship and their sixth in the last seven years.
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