GLASSBORO, NJ - The Swarthmore College women's cross country team finished first overall at the Rowan Border Battle on Saturday morning. The Garnet beat out several premier regional competitors to secure a top finish. 

Charlotte Martin finished as the individual runner-up, placing three seconds behind a Misericordia University runner. The junior raced to a personal record with a time of 22:31.4 to secure Swarthmore's top finish. 

The Garnet showcased its extraordinary depth with five top-30 finishes. Elizabeth Page was fourth overall, Aaliyah Anaskevich grabbed 15th, while Téa Malone-Bonacci and Ania Wong were 26th and 30th, respectively. 


HOW IT HAPPENED
- Martin placed second overall with a personal record of 22:31.4, shaving seven seconds off her previous best. She was just under three seconds off the leader, but beat her nearest competitor by nine seconds. 

- Page secured another top-five finish for a talented Garnet squad. The junior raced to a 22:45.9 to finish fourth overall. Anaskevich was not far behind, securing a 15th-place effort with a 23:25.8 mark. 

- Malone-Bonnaci and Wong had the team's fourth and fifth fastest marks. Malone-Bonnaci was 26th overall with a 23:57.1 effort, while Wong followed in 30th at 24:02.7.

- Rica Eleches-Lipsitz and Bella Thoen rounded out the team's top-seven. Eleches-Lipsitz was 51st overall at 24:39.9 and Thoen finished 102nd at 25:59.7.

- Lucy Valencia finished 109th at 26:20.0, while Leilani Fleming trailed closely in 113th with a 26:34.3 effort. 

UP NEXT
The Garnet return to action at the Haverford Invitational on Friday.