LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J.—Facing a tough field that featured the No. 1, No. 6, No. 8, and No. 31 teams in the nation, No. 35 Swarthmore College Women's Cross Country ran to seventh place at the Rowan Inter-Regional Border Battle. Swarthmore had two of the top-25 scores and four times in the top-50 of the 6K race.

The Garnet tallied up 230 points, finishing four points behind the sixth-place No. 31 Coast Guard. The Garnet's five scorers recorded average times of 22:55 for the meet.

Representing Swarthmore in the top-25 were junior Emma Novak and senior Phoebe Whiteside. Novak, who has been Swarthmore's top runner at each of the past three meets this season, again was the first Garnet runner across the finish line on Saturday. Novak averaged just under six-minute mile splits en route to 21 points. After running a 5:51.7 opening mile, Novak settled into a 5:59.9 pace for the meet and crossed the stripe at 22:22.6. Whiteside's pace was six-minutes flat, and her 22:23.0 time gave Swarthmore 22 points.

Sophomores Nora Blodgett and Rose Teszler cracked the top-50 with times of 22:50.2 and 22:51.5, respectively. The pair finished 40th and 41st in scoring.

First-year Tillie Ferguson ran the course in 24:08.0 to provide a score of 106 for Swarthmore's fifth and final point total.

Maddie Farber finished sixth for Swarthmore with a time of 24:36.4. Sarah Smith clocked in at 24:48.4. Hannah Gutow posted a time of 25:11.9, and Pauline McMurry recorded a mark of 25:35.8.

The Garnet gear up for the Centennial Conference Championship at Gettysburg College on Nov. 2.

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