Women's Cross Country Starts 2017 Season in Maine

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point women's cross country team will travel to Orono, Maine, to start off the 2017 season against the Maine Black Bears on Friday at 3 p.m.

This is the Black Knights' fourth season under head coach Mike Smith.

Army is looking forward to the strength of the sophomore class this season and how the power of five new freshmen runners will affect the team.

"The freshmen will be out there for the first time and we will see what their talent level is and what their competitive desire is," stated Smith. "I expect that as a team, we will be reasonably competitive and I expect that we will perform to the best of our abilities."

Army and Maine are facing off for the third consecutive year. In previous years, the Black Knights have emerged as the victors, defeating the Black Bears with a near perfect score of 16-46 (2016) and then 20-37 (2015).

ARMY (Patriot League)
• The Black Knights ended the 2016 season by sending eight runners to the Patriot League Championships, earning a fifth place finish.
• Abby Halbrook returns to Army as the captain for the 2017 team and looks to lead the young, talented squad.
• Last season, Army went 1-1 in dual meets.

MAINE (Colonial Athletic Association)
•The Black Bears placed 22nd out of 35 teams at the New England Championships.
• They went on to take eighth at the America East Conference meet, and took five runners to the NCAA Regional.
• Last year Maine went 0 – 2 in dual meets.

UP NEXT
The Black Knights will host the Army Open in Wappingers Falls, N.Y., on Sept. 15.

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Women's Cross Country Starts 2017 Season in Maine

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Abby Halbrook

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