Meet: CNU XC Invitational
Location: Newport News, Va. (Lee Hall Mansion)
Distance: 6k (3.73 miles)

Team Scoring:  1. Christopher Newport (37), 2. VCU (44), 3. Salisbury (78), 4. Hampton (108), 5. Bridgewater (Va.) (152), 6. Virginia Wesleyan (183), 7. Virginia Union (191), 8. Regent (233), 9. Eastern Mennonite (236), 10. Virginia State (240)

The Short Story: Viktoria Higgins, Madelyn Anderson, and Ava Miller yielded top 10 finishes as the Rams narrowly finished 2nd.  

THE FINISH LINE

• In her second collegiate race, Viktoria Higgins placed 3rd of 98 competitors with a 22:45.9 time

• Madelyn Anderson finished shortly behind at 23:12.9. The 4th-place finish was the highest in her collegiate career for the sophomore

• Ava Miller rounded out the top-10 for the Rams with an 8th-place finish and 23:42.72 time

• Freshmen Madison Johnson, Allyson Hall, and Madeleine Devlin each had strong performances in their first collegiate 6k's. Johnson finished 13th at 24:09.5, Hall finished 16th at 24:16.45, and Devlin 22nd at 24:28.39

• Junior Shreya Krishnamurthy had her best career individual finish, placing 29th with a time of 25:04.9

HEAR FROM THE RAMS

"The ladies ran really well. With such a young team we really want to focus on gaining experience. We moved up throughout the race very well and a few people surprised themselves. Now that we have completed our first 6k, I am excited to see what we are capable of as we grow more comfortable with the distance." -Director of Cross Country Austin Savage

"I'm really proud of our girls today for stepping on the line with an excited attitude for our first 6k of the season. I think everyone got a good taste of Cross Country today and I'm excited for the improvements that we can continue to make in our attitudes and our performances." -Ava Miller

Next Up:

The Rams stay in the Commonwealth for their third race of the season in the Lancer Pink Invitational hosted by Longwood on Saturday, Sep. 20. This will be the first time that the Rams travel to Longwood for a meet since 2014, when the team placed 2nd in the Longwood Invitational. In that meet, Emily Dyke won the 5k and Nichelle Scott finished 2nd.