The Muhlenberg cross country teams had a successful day at Rowan's Inter-Regional Border Battle.
Almost 50 teams from all over the nation competed in the meet, including 20 teams from the Metro Region (the region that Muhlenberg is now in), seven schools from the Centennial Conference, as well as teams from Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio and Minnesota.Â
The Muhlenberg women placed 21st overall as a team, seventh out of the Metro region teams, and the men placed 30th.
Senior
Abby Dalton placed 13th overall in the women's race and third among Metro region runners. Senior
Marielle Avola was 31st overall, sixth in the Metro Region.
The men were once again led by senior
Pat Smurla.
The Mule teams will return to the same course for the Metro Regional meet in four weeks, after competing at the Centennial Conference Championships in two weeks.
complete results
Women's Team Scores (top 10)
1. Johns Hopkins 28
2. Geneseo 55
3. St. Olaf 166
4. Haverford 192
5. Lynchburg 219
6. Rochester 237
7. Misericordia 249
8. St. John Fisher 295
9. Ithaca 328
10. Swarthmore 373
Muhlenberg runners
13.Â
Abby Dalton, 22:19.6
31.Â
Marielle Avola, 23:24.4
165.
Adrienne Ellison, 25:57.9
211.
Ellen Maguire, 27:14.7
213.
Caiti Kinnear, 27:15.5
220.Â
Lauren House (picured above right), 27:33.6
Men's Team Scores (top 10)
1. Geneseo 39
2. Lynchburg 90
3. Johns Hopkins 127
4. Haverford 128
5. St. Olaf 150
6. Dickinson 250
7. Washington and Lee 273
8. Ithaca 287
9. Ramapo 298
10. Rochester 326
Muhlenberg runners
89.Â
Pat Smurla, 27:16.9
210.Â
Markus Vottero, 29:22.8
227.Â
Mason Tran, 29:56.3
233.Â
Conner Soderstedt, 30:13.5
250.
Isadore Silver, 31:28.8
259.
Charles Ohanian (pictured above left), 32:08.8
261.Â
Joe Cwiklinski, 32:16.8
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