Spartansburg, SC/Annandale-on-Hudson, NY - The #15 Vassar College Women's Cross Country team excelled in two different meets on Saturday morning as the Brewers took home a first place finish at the Fred Pavlich Invitational at Bard along with earning a second place finish at the NCAA Pre-National Invitational in South Carolina. 

Pre-National Invitational

Vassar's Top Finishers

• Junior Haley Schoenegge led the way with a 10th place overall finish out of 105 competitors with a time of 22:24.5.
• Junior Adelaide Nyhan crossed the finish line in 12th position in 22:36.7 followed by senior Anika Mueller-Hickler in 17th with a time of 22:53.9.
• Junior Cayley Swaim earned a 19th place finish with a time of 23:03.6 along with classmate Acadia Helfand tallying a 21st place finish in 23:07.6.
• Junior Norah Reade recorded a 22nd place finish in 23:08.4 and sophomore Chloe Bibula registered a 27th place mark with a new personal-best time of 23:18.7.
• Sophomore Elizabeth Lowe ranked 38th overall with a time of 23:42.6, classmate Hadley Snell was 41st in 23:47.6 and sophomore Sarah France rounded out the top-50 finishers for Vassar with a 45th place finish in 24:03.2.

Team Scores

1. #6 Claremont Mudd-Scripps - 22 points
2. #15 Vassar - 79 points
3. Case Western - 113 points
4. Wellesley - 126 points
5. Colby - 136 points
6. Centre - 164 points
7. Illinois Wesleyan - 194 points
8. Berry - 197 points
9. St. Vincent - 217 points
10. Oglethorpe - 300 points
11. Pfeiffer - 340 points

Fred Pavlich Invitational

Vassar's Top Finishers

• First year Cate Feudtner earned the individual title as she crossed the finish line in 24:41.2, defeating the next closest finisher by 17 seconds.
• First year Taylor Vogt scored a fifth place finish with a time of 25:33.3 followed closely by sophomore Sophia Marchioli in sixth in 25:37.6.
• First year Emerson Wyatt tallied a 10th place mark with a time of 26:30.8 along with senior Max Sandrew finishing in 14th in 27:03.6.
• First year Finola Jackson registered a 19th place finish in 27:30.0 while senior Isabelle Borgstedt secured a 20th place finish with a time of 27:39.3.
• Senior Lily Shimpach crossed the finish line in 29:07.4 for a 30th place finish.

Team Scores

1. #15 Vassar - 35 points
2. New Paltz - 39 points
3. Sarah Lawrence - 88 points
4. Hunter - 95 points
5. USMMA - 119 points
6. Bard - 145 points

Up Next

• Vassar is off until Friday, October 3 when the Brewers will head to the prestigious Paul Short Run at Lehigh.