Women's Cross Country Wins in Season Opener

Friday, September 1

Orono, ME

3 PM

Army West Point

Maine

Women's Cross Country Wins in Season Opener

September 01, 2017 | Women's Cross Country

Final Results

ORONO, Maine – For the third year in a row, the Army West Point women's cross country team defeated Maine to open the season on Friday.

The Black Knights won by the score of 17-44, emerging victorious over Maine in their first dual of the season.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Army took four of the top five spots in the first meet of the year.
Mika Andrews and Lauren Biggs placed in the top seven for Army in their first career race.

TOP FINISHES

Sam Coletti – First (18:50.8)
Bethany Nunnery – Second (18:55.7)
Hannah Deines – Third (18:56.2)
Ramsey Wagner – Fifth (19:07.3)
Mika Andrews – Sixth (19:07.8)
Lauren Biggs – Eighth (19:11.9)

COACH'S COMMENTS

"We ran well today," said Smith. "Our goals in an early season meet such as this are to work within ourselves and see what our fitness level looks like coming out of the preseason and summer training block. Our top women ran as we expected them to run. Sam Coletti and Bethany Nunnery are strong runners and are proven competitors. They executed well today and ran a disciplined race finishing 1-2. Hannah Deines was a nice surprise for us today. She has a lot of ability and we saw what determination and focus can equal when combined with talent. She has really improved from where she was a year ago. Our freshmen all looked good out there, but I thought Mika and Lauren really stood out. They are only a few weeks removed from BEAST and competed pretty well given their fitness level. All-in-all, I was pleased with how we performed and like our competitive balance."

UP NEXT

The Black Knights will head home to host the Army Open at Wappingers Falls, N.Y., on Sept. 15.

For more information on Army West Point women's cross country, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_TrackXC on Twitter.
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