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Women's Cross Country

Women’s Cross Country Competes at Rowan Border Battle

LOGAN TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Swarthmore College women's cross country team battled through sloppy, wet weather as it placed 20th overall out of 31 teams at the Rowan Border Battle on Saturday.

Olivia Montini paced the Garnet with a 39th place effort as she fell just three seconds short of a personal record in the 6k race. As a team, the Garnet recorded six personal records on the day. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Montini finished 39th overall in a competitive field of runners. The sophomore crossed the finish line at 23:14.7 to pace the Garnet. She fell just short of her collegiate 6k personal best of 23:11.1.

- Sophie Goodwin finished second on the squad with a 72nd place effort. The first-year set a significant collegiate personal-best with a 23:46.5 finish. Goodwin took over a minute off her previous best of 25:18.9 at the Paul Short Run.

- Téa Malone-Bonacci crossed the finish line at 25:12.0 for a 154th place finish. The first-year cut 32 seconds off her previous collegiate best, which was recorded at the Paul Short Run. Lucy Valencia ran neck-and-neck with her teammate as she placed two spots behind Malone-Bonnaci with a time of 25:14.7. Valencia also set a significant personal record as she improved her previous time by over 2:30. 

- Bella Thoen took 175th overall with a time of 25:48.2, while Olivia Cloutier rounded out the team's finishers with a time of 27:08.8 to take 208th overall. Both competitors recorded personal records in collegiate competition. 

UP NEXT 
The team returns to action at the Haverford Invitational on Thursday, Oct. 26.

 
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Players Mentioned

Olivia Montini

Olivia Montini

Sophomore
Olivia Cloutier

Olivia Cloutier

Sophomore
Sophie Goodwin

Sophie Goodwin

Freshman
Téa Malone-Bonacci

Téa Malone-Bonacci

Freshman
Bella Thoen

Bella Thoen

Freshman
Lucy Valencia

Lucy Valencia

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Olivia Montini

Olivia Montini

Sophomore
Olivia Cloutier

Olivia Cloutier

Sophomore
Sophie Goodwin

Sophie Goodwin

Freshman
Téa Malone-Bonacci

Téa Malone-Bonacci

Freshman
Bella Thoen

Bella Thoen

Freshman
Lucy Valencia

Lucy Valencia

Freshman