THE FACTS
Gettysburg places first
What: Little 3 Meet in women's cross country action
When: Friday, Sept. 6
Where: Dickinson – Carlisle, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg had four of the top six runners across the line to finish first at the annual Little 3 Meet hosted by Dickinson. The Bullets recorded 23 points to outdistance Dickinson by 14 points. Franklin & Marshall finished in a distance third with 75 points.
THE LEADERS
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Kathryn Hopkins (Taneytown, Md./Winters Mill) won a race for the second straight meet to open 2024, claiming the 5,000-meter individual championship with a time of 18:54.9. She was the first non-Red Devil to win the individual title since Amanda Asaro in 2015.
FOR THE FOES
• The Red Devils recorded 37 points in the second-place finish.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Gabrielle Thiry (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Country Day School) crossed the line nearly five seconds behind her teammate to finish second with a time of 18:59.3 in her first collegiate action.
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Elyse Tancini (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) was fourth overall with a time of 19:11.2.
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Rowe Crawford (Swarthmore, Pa./Strath Haven) finished sixth with a time of 19:22.1.
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Carys Cook (Wimberley, Texas/Lauralton Hall) was 10th overall in the field with a time of 19:44.
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Ava Crawford (Swarthmore, Pa./Strath Haven) was 11th (19:45.8) while
Sarah Smith (West Chester, Pa./Unionville) was 16th (20:12.2).
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Abbey Woodcome (17th, 20:18.7),
Emily Trout (19th, 20:41),
Franny Proto (21st, 20:56.3),
Kyla Lorden (22nd, 20:58.7),
Jessica Bourne (23rd, 21:08.5),
Megan McArthur (27th, 21:20.7),
Grace Lisnock (28th, 21:31.6), and
Julia Brock (29th, 21:33.5) rounded out the Bullets competitors.
THE INSIDE STORY
• A total of 39 runners competed at the 5,000-meter distance.
• The title for Gettysburg snapped a run of 27-straight titles by Dickinson in the annual three-team championship. The Bullets and Franklin & Marshall tied for the team title in 1995. The last time Gettysburg won the outright title was in 1992 in Lancaster.
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Kathryn Hopkins,
Gabrielle Thiry and Elise Tancini posted the third-, fourth-, and fifth-fastest times on the Dickinson Park course for the Bullets.
Rowe Crawford (eighth) and
Carys Cook (10th) also now rank in the all-time top-10 on the course.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at the Yellow Jacket Invitational hosted by Rochester on Saturday, Sept. 21. Meet time is 10 a.m.
