Meet: Spider Alumni Open
Location: Mechanicsville, Va. (Pole Green Park)
Distance: 4k (2.49 miles)

Team Scoring: 1- Virginia (18), 2- William & Mary (59), 3- Richmond (88), 4- American (106), 5- James Madison (157), 6- Longwood (172), 7- George Mason (174), 8- Christopher Newport (240), 9- VCU (273), 10- Hampton (293), 11- Mary Washington (345), 12- Marymount (Va.) (388), 13- St. Mary's (Md.) (405), 14- Virginia State (426)

The Short Story: Freshmen Viktoria Higgins, Allyson Hall and Madeleine Devlin paced the Rams in their collegiate debuts.

THE FINISH LINE

• Viktoria Higgins placed 42nd and ran 14:46.8 to set the pace for VCU

• Allyson Hall finished 67th with a time of 15:16.7 in her collegiate debut

• Freshman Madeleine Devlin netted a top-100 finish, placing 95th with a time of 15:46.2

• Sophomore Madelyn Anderson (15:42.8 / 90th) and senior Ava Miller (15:47.6 / 96th) also finished in the top-100 for the Rams

HEAR FROM THE RAMS

"In previous races, [Coach Savage] really emphasized starting out fast which is what I did today." -Viktoria Higgins

"The ladies did really well today. For a lot of them it was their first ever college race so it was a chance for them to shake off the rust and shake off the nerves. We did a fantastic job pushing forward in the second half of the race so I am very proud of them." -Director of Cross Country Austin Savage

Next Up

The Rams travel to Newport News, Va. for the Christopher Newport XC Invitational on Friday, Sept. 12 at 6:20 PM. The Rams finished 2nd of 10 teams in that event during the 2024 season.