Saturday, September 21
Lock Haven, PA
11:30 AM
Millersville University
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Lock Haven Invitational
Millersville places 23rd in loaded Lock Haven Invitational field
9/21/2019 12:46:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The Millersville University women's cross country team placed 23rd in a field of 37 teams at Saturday's Lock Haven Invitational held at West Branch Cross Country Course.
MEET HIGHLIGHTS
• The meet featured teams from all three NCAA divisions as well as club teams. A total of 403 runners competed.
• Millersville accumulated 602 team points, finishing ahead of four Division II programs including two PSAC teams.
• All five of Millersville's scorers finished well within the top half of the field. For the third consecutive race, Yonagelys Rijo-Cedeno was Millersville's front-runner. She placed 97th with a time of 24:00.3. Emily Bland clocked in at 24:21.6 in 117th place. It was Bland's season-best finish among teammates this year.
• Natalie Poulton ran a 24:27.2 for 125th place. Victoria Ranck cracked the team's top five for the first time this season, running a 24:41.9 for 151st place. Elizabeth Rudderow, placing 157th, rounded out Millersville's scoring with a time of 24:48.7.
THOUGHTS FROM COACH ANDY YOUNG
• On improving the team's pack running: "We did a much better job this week executing the plan. I think we are a bit more ready for the races coming up now. It's just a matter of staying healthy, working hard and keeping a positive momentum.
• On running in a big field of runners: "Because of the race plan today I put our team in a bit of a hole by asking them to go out a bit slower today. They did a great job of passing and moving forward but there were so many women racing that it was tough for them to do at narrow sections of the course. Overall, it was a solid race with many PRs today. We all know the best racing is yet to come.
NOTES
• Rijo-Cedeno, Poulton, Bland, Ranck, Rudderow, Jillian Miller and Brianna Brennan all ran career-best times.
UP NEXT
• Millersville is off until Saturday, Oct. 12 when it travels to the Bloomsburg Invitational.
MEET HIGHLIGHTS
• The meet featured teams from all three NCAA divisions as well as club teams. A total of 403 runners competed.
• Millersville accumulated 602 team points, finishing ahead of four Division II programs including two PSAC teams.
• All five of Millersville's scorers finished well within the top half of the field. For the third consecutive race, Yonagelys Rijo-Cedeno was Millersville's front-runner. She placed 97th with a time of 24:00.3. Emily Bland clocked in at 24:21.6 in 117th place. It was Bland's season-best finish among teammates this year.
• Natalie Poulton ran a 24:27.2 for 125th place. Victoria Ranck cracked the team's top five for the first time this season, running a 24:41.9 for 151st place. Elizabeth Rudderow, placing 157th, rounded out Millersville's scoring with a time of 24:48.7.
THOUGHTS FROM COACH ANDY YOUNG
• On improving the team's pack running: "We did a much better job this week executing the plan. I think we are a bit more ready for the races coming up now. It's just a matter of staying healthy, working hard and keeping a positive momentum.
• On running in a big field of runners: "Because of the race plan today I put our team in a bit of a hole by asking them to go out a bit slower today. They did a great job of passing and moving forward but there were so many women racing that it was tough for them to do at narrow sections of the course. Overall, it was a solid race with many PRs today. We all know the best racing is yet to come.
NOTES
• Rijo-Cedeno, Poulton, Bland, Ranck, Rudderow, Jillian Miller and Brianna Brennan all ran career-best times.
UP NEXT
• Millersville is off until Saturday, Oct. 12 when it travels to the Bloomsburg Invitational.
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