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Kathrin O'Brien running at the Little Three Meet 2019
David Sinclair
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Women's Cross Country

O’Brien Leads Women’s XC at Little Three

Kathrin O’Brien posted her top career finish at the Little Three Meet.

Team Results  |  Individual Results

LANCASTER, Pa. –
Sophomore Kathrin O'Brien (Lynchburg, Va./Virginia Episcopal School) came in 13th among 40 runners, leading the Gettysburg College women's cross country team at the Little Three Meet, hosted by Franklin and Marshall College.

Final Team Results
F&M def. Gettysburg 16-47
No. 13 Dickinson def. Gettysburg 15-50
No. 13 Dickinson def. F&M 15-50
 
Individual Top 5
1 Isabel Cardi, Dickinson 17:58.1
2 Sarah House, Dickinson 18:04.8
3 Emma Johnston, Dickinson 18:35.0
4 Tessa Cassidy, Dickinson 18:50.3
5 Isabel Fife, Dickinson 19:27.2

Top Performers
Kathrin O'Brien '22 (Lynchburg, Va./Virginia Episcopal School) – 13th
Amanda Addesso '23 (Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire) – 23rd

The Finish Line
  • O'Brien scaled through the 5,000-meter woodsy course in 20:05.8. Her 13th place finish was 10 spots better than a season ago.
  • Crossing the finish line at the Bullets' No. 2 finisher was Addesso, clocking 20:42.8 to take 23rd.
  • Senior Leah Hill (Media, Pa./Penncrest) and sophomore Ashlyn Booher (Boling Springs, Pa./Boling Springs) placed right behind each other in 29th (21:09.3) and 30th (21:19.6), respectively.
  • Sophomore Amy Cantrell (Hailey, Idaho/Wood River) rounded out the team scoring by claiming 36th with a time of 21:53.3.
  • Finishing as displacers were freshman Emma Dieterle (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township), who placed 39th in 23:53.5, and sophomore Mary Riggs (West Lawn, Pa./Wilson), who took 40th in 25:44.3.
Little Three History
  • The first Little Three Meet happened in 1981, which was hosted at Gettysburg.
  • Gettysburg runners have captured the individual title nine times with Terry Reinman being the first in 1987.
  • The Bullets have won the Little Three Meet four times.
Coming Up  
Gettysburg continues its season next Saturday, when it competes at the Lock Haven Invite, which is scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m.  
 
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Players Mentioned

Ashlyn Booher

Ashlyn Booher

5' 6"
Sophomore
Kate O

Kate O'Brien

5' 3"
Sophomore
Mary Rigg

Mary Rigg

5' 3"
Sophomore
Leah Hill

Leah Hill

5' 7"
Senior
Amanda Addesso

Amanda Addesso

5' 4"
Freshman
Amy Cantrell

Amy Cantrell

5' 8"
Sophomore
Emma Dieterle

Emma Dieterle

5' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ashlyn Booher

Ashlyn Booher

5' 6"
Sophomore
Kate O

Kate O'Brien

5' 3"
Sophomore
Mary Rigg

Mary Rigg

5' 3"
Sophomore
Leah Hill

Leah Hill

5' 7"
Senior
Amanda Addesso

Amanda Addesso

5' 4"
Freshman
Amy Cantrell

Amy Cantrell

5' 8"
Sophomore
Emma Dieterle

Emma Dieterle

5' 4"
Freshman

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