Women's cross country finishes fifth and sixth at Dickinson Long/Short Invitational

Saturday, September 22

Newville, PA

10:30 AM

Millersville University

Dickinson Long Short

Women's cross country finishes fifth and sixth at Dickinson Long/Short Invitational

9/22/2018 5:15:00 PM | Women's Cross Country

Results

By: Michael Rosen, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

Newville, Pa. – The Millersville University women's cross country team finished fifth in the 4k race and sixth in the 6k race at the Dickinson Long/Short Invitational on Saturday afternoon.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS
• Emily Bland was the team's top finisher in the 6k, finishing 8th overall with a time of 24:36.52.
• Elizabeth Rudderow (25:59.33, 26th place), Victoria Ranck (27:18.24, 38th place) and Gemma Pasewicz (30:31.34, 58th) rounded out the Marauder harriers in the 6k.
• Jillian Miller was the first Millersville runner to cross the finish line in the 4k, clocking in at 16:03.38 and placing 22nd overall.
• Yoangelys Rijo-Cedeno (16:09.25, 23rd place) and Natalie Poulton (16:11.02, 24th place) finished just behind Miller.
• Skylar Marauder was not too far behind with a time of 16:29.46, good for 29th place
• Devon Matz also scored in the 4k, checking in with a time of 17:42.17 to place 63rd overall.

HEAD COACH ANDY YOUNG QUOTES
• "I was really happy to see Emily Bland have a breakout race. She has worked very hard for the past year and a half to get to a higher level. Now she believes she can do even more when it comes to championship season."
• "We had a strong performance from Elizabeth Rudderow, who ran much of the 6k with one shoe yet clicked off a new 6k personal record on a challenging course."
• "We played around with a fast start with our 4k runners. Although they paid a price for going fast, they still remained competitive and finished well as a group. Jillian Miller, Yoangelys Rijo-Cedeno, Natalie Poulton and Skylar Maurer finished close together which was exciting to see."
• "Overall we had very good development of team competitiveness against perennial PSAC power Shippensburg and Division III ranked teams Dickinson and Johns Hopkins, who are ranked at number one."

NOTES
• This was the first long/short invitational Millersville has competed in since the 2014 season.

UP NEXT
• The Marauders will next compete at the Blue & Gold Invitational in Newark, Del. on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 10 a.m.

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