DARTMOUTH, Mass. — Hartford Women's Cross Country competed in the Women's 6000m Navy at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational on Saturday, September 19th, placing sixth out of 16 teams.
Rapid Recap:
- Hartford was led by senior Sophia Rebenciuc (Southwick, Mass.) who placed first overall with a stellar time of 23:00.35 in the 6K.
- Freshman Grace Mitchell (Haddam, Conn.) was next to cross the line for the Hawks placing 32nd with a time of 24:42.49.
- Senior Amelia King (Scranton, Pa.), sophomore Leah Valentino (Beacon Falls, Conn.), and junior Ella Stephenson (Ledyard, Conn.) rounded out Hartford's scoring five, placing 44th, 46th, and 60th, respectively, with times of 25:02.32, 25:04.87, and 25:21.51.
- Stonehill would be the top team today with a final score of 40 and three different top 10 finishes.
Post-Race Press:
"Today I was in fourth place for a bit. It wasn't until I got to second that I realized that I might have a shot at winning. I stayed strong and passed the girl in front of me until I was in first. From there it was scary. I didn't know how far away she was but I refrained from looking over my shoulder as that would tell her I was tired. The last half mile I gave it everything I had. I'm happy with my time since I was over a minute faster than last year. Last year I improved over a minute over the season and went from 24s to 22s. I think I can definitely reach the high to mid 21s for the 6k this season!" says Rebenciuc.
Up Next:
The Hawks will take a two-week hiatus before traveling to Bethlehem, PA to compete in the Paul Short Run at Lehigh University on October 2nd.
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