Dukes Start Strong With Victory At Bridgewater Invitational

Friday, August 30

Bridgewater, Va.

5 p.m.

James Madison University

Bridgewater Invitational

Dukes Start Strong With Victory At Bridgewater Invitational

8/30/2019 7:09:00 PM | Cross Country

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NEW MARKET, Va. – James Madison cross country had a strong start to their season with a first-place finish at the Bridgewater Invitational. JMU swept the top-five, with four of the five being freshmen.

JMU tallied a meet-low 15 points by taking eight of the top 10 spots. Washington and Lee finished second with 62 points.

RACE RECAP

Webb led the way with her first-place finish in her first race as a Duke
McKenzi Watkins, Maddy Hesler, Megan Keady, Jessica Cantrell, Clare Morelli, Sophie Hudak and Annie Dunlop all raced in their first collegiate race for JMU
The race was a 4K for the women
This is the first team win at a meet since the JMU Invitational last season
JMU has now won seven meets in the last four seasons (2016-pres.)

JMU Runners – Out of 78 runners, Nine teams

Place	Runner	Time
1	Laura Webb	14:49.9
2	McKenzi Watkins	14:52.6
3	Brooke Manion	14:58.6
4	Maddy Hesler	15:08.7
5	Megan Keady	15:09.2
7	Caitlin Swanson	15:11.6
8	Kayla Connelly	15:14.4
9	Jessica Cantrell	15:16.8
11	Clare Morelli	15:27.2
12	Sophie Bollinger	15:29.5
13	Sinead Sargeant	15:31.9
14	Katie Fox	15:33.2
15	Sophie Hudak	15:34.5
17	Averi Witt	15:58.6
19	Annie Dunlop	16:14.6

QUOTING COACH RINKER:
"The women did a great job of getting into their assigned groups and working together. If we keep working, take care of ourselves and trust the process, we can be pretty good."

UP NEXT:
JMU takes two weeks off from competing before hosting the JMU Invitational on Saturday, September 14 at the New Market Battlefield in New Market, Va.