Women's XC Finishes 10th at Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown

Friday, September 22

Boston, Mass.

3:00 PM

Boston College

Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown

Photo by: John Quackenbos

Women's XC Finishes 10th at Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown

September 22, 2017 | Women's Cross Country

Six Eagles broke 19 minutes

By: Athletic Communications

Boston, Mass. – The Boston College women's cross country team finished in tenth place with 321 points at the fifth annual Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown at Franklin Park on Friday afternoon.

Six Eagles broke 19 minutes while junior Ashbrook Gwinn crossed the line first, finishing the 5K race in 17:35. She finished in 16^th place overall in a field of 188 runners.

The women competed against 23 teams, four of which are ranked among the top 30 in the NCAA according to the U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coach's Association. Providence (No. 7), Indiana (No.26), Georgetown (No. 27) and Harvard (No. 28) were among the ranked teams.

2017 Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown
Boston, Mass. (Franklin Park)
September 22, 2017
COMPLETE RESULTS

BC Highlights

Gwinn finished in the top 20 with a time of 17:35, averaging 5:40 per mile.
Classmate Clarissa Modde crossed the line in the 65^th position at 18:31 while senior Laura Leff finished in 76^th with a time of 18:38. Freshman Lauren White was not far behind as she completed the 5K race in 18:42 for an 83^rd place finish overall.
Sophomore Paige Duca and freshman Kylee Raftis rounded out the top five scorers for the Eagles. Duca crossed the line in 93^rd place at 18:50 and Raftis took the 98^th position with a time of 18:52 as the sixth Eagle to break the 19 minute mark on the day.
Junior Delia Hayes took 103^rd place overall, crossing the line at 18:54 and freshman Katherine Deloreto was the 127^th finisher at 19:11.

Race Highlights

Providence won the meet with 71 points. The Friars were followed by Indiana and Georgetown, both of which had 78 points.
Elinor Purrier of New Hampshire was the individual winner, crossing the line at 16:49.

Up Next
The Eagles will return to Franklin Park to compete in the New England Championships on Oct. 7 at 12:30 p.m.

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