Results
CARLISLE, Pa. – Senior
Kate O'Brien (Lynchburg, Va./Virginia Episcopal School) came in 7th among 35 runners, leading the Gettysburg College women's cross country team at the Little Three Meet, hosted by Dickinson College.
Final Team Results
| F&M def. Gettysburg |
21-36 |
| Ninth-Ranked Dickinson def. Gettysburg |
15-48 |
| Ninth-Ranked Dickinson def. F&M |
15-48 |
Top Performers
Kate O'Brien '22 – 7th
Amanda Addesso '23 (Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire) – 14th
The Finish Line
- O'Brien blazed through the 5,000-meter course in 19:38. Her seventh-place finished marked her career-best finish at the meet after finishing 13th in 2019.
- Gettysburg's second finisher was Addesso, who placed 14th in 20:00.
- The Bullets' third through fifth finishers all crossed the finish line within 13 seconds of each other. Junior Amy Cantrell (Hailey, Idaho/Wood River) came in 19th in 20:40, freshman Franny Proto (Old Tappan, N.J./Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan) took 22nd in 20:51, and sophomore Claira Royce (Canton, N.Y./Hugh C. Williams) was 23rd in 20:53.
- Finishing as displacers as the team's sixth and seventh runners were freshmen Emily Trout (Ocean View, Del./Sussex Academy) (24th, 20:54) and Keara Skae (Old Tappan, N.J./Immaculate Heart Academy) (26th, 21:00).
Little Three History
- The women's meet, which features Gettysburg, Dickinson, and Franklin & Marshall, has been run continuously since 1981. The race was not held in 2020 due to the pandemic.
- The Bullets have captured the individual title nine times with Terry Reinman being the first in 1987.
- Gettysburg has won the Little Three Meet four times.
Coming Up
Gettysburg returns to Carlisle on Sept. 25 when it competes in the Long Short Invite, hosted by Dickinson, at 11:15 a.m.
