HAVERFORD, Pa. - Emma Saarel '14 of the Swarthmore College women's cross country team led the Garnet runners at the Main Line Invitational Thursday evening hosted by Haverford College.
Saarel - also the top Garnet finisher at the Bryn Mawr College Invite in early September - paced the three-mile course in 17:50.72 for a top-twenty finish in a field of 86 runners. Saarel knocked off 50 seconds from her course finish last season.
Sophomore Katie McMenamin clocked in at 18:08.74 and was followed closely behind by classmate Sarah Nielsen at 18:14.29. Freshmen Natalie McLaughlin and Indy Reid-Shaw crossed the line together to round out Swarthmore's top-five finishers.
The annual race features runners from area schools Villanova, Penn, La Salle, Gwynedd-Mercy and host Haverford.
Swarthmore continues tuning for the Centennial Conference championships with an upcoming trip to the Lehigh University Paul Short Run on October 5.
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Individual Results (3 mile)
18. Emma Saarel 17:50.72, 29. Katie McMenamin 18:08.74, 32. Sarah Nielsen 18:14.29, 37. Natalie McLaughlin 18:28.31, 38. Indy Reid-Shaw 18:28.70, 47. Jenna Cody 18:49.57, 52. Liz Tawa 19:22.76, 54. Kate Hannah 19:35.97, 57. Sarah Eppley 19:43.44, 60. Zoe Cina-Sklar 19:51.97, 62. Kate Crowley 20:05.48, 73. Sophia Frantz 21:48.49, 75. Ariel Henig 22:14.69, 81. Julia Nee 22:43.93, 82. Shaina Lu 23:15.46, 86. Gavi Mallory 24:44.27.
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