Women’s Cross Country Wraps Up Regular Season At Canisius Classic

Results

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Niagara women's cross country team ran in the Canisius Alumni Classic at the Delaware Park Golf Course on Saturday.

Meet Marks

For the third time this season, Caroline Hampton paced the Purple Eagles. Hampton ran the 5K event in 19:35.8 for 32nd place.
Julia Freemire was next for the Purple Eagles, placing 50th with a time of 20:15.8 for her fastest time at Niagara. Sarah Grubbs (20:43.5), Aly Orfano (21:02.2) and Mallory Ronan (22:06.8) followed; Grubbs and Orfano each set personal best times.

Coach's Corner

For a really slow course, the team held their own. We tend to use this meet as a hard workout for that reason, which means for those that did manage a PR, it shows just how fit they are right now. We let Hampton and Van Leeuwen race a little more aggressively, and are pleased with how they attacked the race and where they finished in the rankings; as for Grubbs and Orfano, we're especially happy for those ladies as they just keep setting new personal bests each meet.
For a pre-conference competition, this was pretty strong. Our packs worked well together and several of the athletes gave themselves a nice boost of confidence. We're at that precarious point of the season where we just need to keep everyone healthy and keep them stress-free.

Up Next

Niagara will compete in the 2016 MAAC Championships in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. on Oct. 29 at 9 a.m. The championship will air on ESPN3.

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Players Mentioned

Sarah Grubbs: 5' 5"; Junior

Caroline Hampton: 5' 5"; Senior

Julia Freemire: 5' 4"; Freshman

Mallory Ronan: 5' 4"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sarah Grubbs
: 5' 5"; Junior

Caroline Hampton
: 5' 5"; Senior

Julia Freemire
: 5' 4"; Freshman

Mallory Ronan
: 5' 4"; Freshman