Meet Information 
• Race: Hopkins Kickoff Invitational  
• Location: Timonium, MD – Baltimore Ag Center  
• Date: September 2^nd, 2021
• The Short Story: JHU women start season off with a bang, sweep scoring in home opener.

Race Highlights
Running on a beautiful evening in Timonium, MD, the top-ranked Blue Jay women had a perfect start to the 2021 season. Hopkins placed the top-five runners and had eight runners in the top-10. In her first cross country meet as a Blue Jay, sophomore Ashley Heidenrich took the top spot, finishing the 5K race in 18:19.4. Captain Alex Ross got her season off to a strong start, placing second, just a second behind Heidenrich. Running in a pack for most of the race, fellow transfers Sara Stephenson (18:25.8) and Diana Vizza (18:32.9) grabbed the third and fourth spots while Paloma Hancock (19:05.5) rounded out the top-five sweep for JHU. Newcomers Jamie Stelnik (19:29.4) and Eleni Alvarez (19:39.2) sandwiched veteran Sydney Friedel (19:30.7), finishing in spots seven through nine.

Coach's Corner
- "It was absolutely amazing just to see us competing in a cross country meet again."
- "I was so happy with our performances as a team and the energy all our athletes brought."
- "We competed well and really fed off each other as a team."
- "It has me really excited and I know we are only going to get deeper and stronger as the season progresses."

Meet Results
1. #1 Johns Hopkins – (1-2-3-4-5) 15
2. American – (6-9-11-12-15) 53
3. Messiah – (10-13-14-18-19) 74
4. Ursinus – (16-23-24-25-26) 114

Johns Hopkins Top Finishers:
1. Ashley Heidenrich – 18:19.4
2. Alex Ross – 18:20.4
3. Sara Stephenson – 18:25.8
4. Diana Vizza – 18:32.9
5. Paloma Hancock – 19:05.5

Up Next
• Johns Hopkins returns to action on September 17^th in Bronx, NY at the Iona Meet of Champions.