Dukes Finish Fourth At CAA Championship

Saturday, November 2

New Market, Va.

11 a.m.

James Madison University

CAA Championship

11/2/2019 1:54:00 PM | Cross Country

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New Market, Va. – On a chilly, sunny morning the James Madison cross country team toed the Colonial Athletic Association course and came away with a fourth-place finish as a team. The whole team finished within 90 seconds of each other.

Elon took home the championship with 41 points. Delaware came in second with 62, while Williams & Mary rounded out the top three with 68 points. JMU finished fourth with 127 and beat out Towson (132), Northeastern (142), Charleston (162), Hofstra (218) and UNCW (242).

Brooke Manion was sitting in 33rd place after the first mile. The junior pushed through and moved up 15 spots throughout the remainder of the race. She raced past eight people following the third-mile marker to come in 18th.

JMU Runners: Out of 84

Runners	Place	Time
Brooke Manion	18^th	21:43.1
Kayla Connelly	23^rd	21:48.6
Caitlin Swanson	27^th	21:59.5
Maddy Hesler	29^th	22:00.6
Laura Webb	30^th	22:01.5
Megan Keady	32^nd	22:05.3
McKenzi Watkins	34^th	22:09.4
Averi Witt	41^st	22:20.2
Sophie Bollinger	42^nd	22:23.0
Jessica Cantrell	47^th	22:29.6
Sophie Hudak	57^th	22:57.2
Clare Morelli	59^th	23:00.0

MEET NOTES

Seven of the JMU student-athletes recorded personal-best marks in the race
Manion, Connelly, Keady, Watkins, Bollinger and Cantrell all hit personal-best marks in the 6K
Hudak was .2 off of her personal best mark in the race
The whole team finished within 90 seconds of each other.

QUOTING COACH DAVE RINKER
"We're not disappointed with fourth but I still believe we're a little better than we raced. The women are doing a great job getting out there, we just need to be a little more patient and run with more confidence."

UP NEXT
JMU will take the short trip to Charlottesville, Va. for the NCAA Regional Championship on Friday, November 15.