THE FACTS
Gettysburg finishes sixth
What: Paul Short Run in women's cross country action
When: Friday, Sept. 30
Where: Lehigh – Bethlehem, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg placed four runners in the top 50 of the White Race at the 48th Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh. The Bullets placed sixth as a team with 234 points.
THE LEADERS
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Amanda Addesso (Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire) led the Bullets with a 38th-place showing, crossing the line in a time of 23:18.4. She improved 26 places from the two-mile mark to the 6,000-meter finish. It was a personal-best 6K time for the senior.
FOR THE FOES
• Widener took first place in the 41-team section with 64 points.
• Sonoma State's Gianna Bomarito won the individual title with a time of 20:52.9.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Eliza Hoover (Mahwah, N.J./Academy of the Holy Angels) placed 41st overall with a time of 23:21.7.
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Ava Crawford (Swarthmore, Pa./Strath Haven) finished 48th with a time of 23:32.1.
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Amy Cantrell (Hailey, Idaho/Wood River) crossed 48th in the field with a time of 23;32.1.
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Kathryn Hopkins (Taneytown, Md./Winters Mill) was 61st in a time of 23:42.2.
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Carys Cook (Fairfield, Conn./Laurelton Hall) placed 82nd in a time of 24:02.4.
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Sarah Smith (West Chester, Pa./Unionville) finished 131st with a time of 24:52.5, knocking 30 seconds off her time from last week.
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Claira Royce (Russell, N.Y./Hugh C. Williams) turned in a time of 25:06.5 to place 146th.
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Rachel Fischler (Avon, Conn./Avon) and
Abbey Woodcome (Hudson, Mass./Hudson) rounded out the Bullet competitors in 151st (25:09.8) and 188th (25:41.1) places, respectively.
THE INSIDE STORY
• A total of 327 runners completed at the 6,000-meter distance.
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Amanda Addesso was the fourth different Gettysburg runner to run in the top spot in four races this fall.
• The Bullets are ranked fifth in the Mid-Atlantic Region by the USTFCCA and was the top finishing team from the region in the White Race and second Division III team overall.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at its own Aubrey Shenk Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 15. Action begins at 10 a.m.
