Meet: VSU Cross Country Challenge
Location: Petersburg, Va. (Randolph Farms)
Distance: 5k (3.11 Miles)

Team Scoring: 1. VCU (22), 2. Virginia Union (55), 3. Regent (69), 4. Virginia State (79), 5. Elizabeth City State (141)

The Short Story: The Rams dominated in their first team victory of the season thanks to four personal-best runs and five top-10 individual finishes. 

The Finish Line:

• Senior Ava Miller paced the Rams with a third-place finish and a 19:41.7 time, her highest career individual finish

• Junior Shreya Krishnamurthy finished closely behind in fourth place with her first career sub-20:00 5k at 19:45.1

• Madeleine Devlin shattered her own 5k PR with a fifth place finish and time of 19:49.6

• Quinn Connaughton impressed in her collegiate debut with a seventh place finish and time of 20:35.9

• Madison Johnson rounded out the top-10 with a time of 21:16.3

• Leena Olibah set a new 5k PR with a time of 21:46.9

Hear From the Rams:

"The ladies ran very well today. We lined up with a smaller group but everyone did a great job of running their race and improving from the last one. It feels great to come together and win as a team. We feel confident about our progress and that is what is most important. Now we focus on recovery and preparing for the next race." -Director of Cross Country Austin Savage

Next Up:

The team travels west to Roanoke, Va. as they compete in the Roanoke XC Invitational. The women's team races at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18.