Lehigh Invitational Results

Friday, August 30

Bethlehem, Pa.

6:15 PM (ET)

Rutgers University

Lehigh Invitational

Photo by: Scott Bruhn

Aug 30 | Women's Cross Country

Junior Olympia Martin Leads Scarlet Knights in 2019 Season Opener

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Rutgers women's cross country team opened the 2019 season on Friday evening at the Lehigh Invitational.

RACE RECAP

Rutgers finished fifth in the field that featured four other regionally ranked teams including West Virginia (5^th), Temple (6^th), La Salle (8th) and host Lehigh (13^th).
Junior Olympia Martin, who led Rutgers in all six races last year, continued to finish at the top of the Scarlet Knight pack placing fifth overall in a time of 22:24.59
Senior Emma Bergman was the second Scarlet Knight across the finish line for the Scarlet Knights and posted a time of 23:08.38.
Also scoring for RU on Friday were senior Nadia Saponara (23:17.07), senior Stephanie Mauer (23:25.06) and sophomore Brooke Riedy (23:47.88).
Junior Sara Gutter captured a new PR of 25:29.77.

RUTGERS RESULTS

5. Olympia Martin – 22:24.59
19. Emma Bergman – 23:08.38
22. Nadia Saponara – 23:17.07
24. Stephanie Mauer – 23:25.06
26. Brooke Riedy – 23:47.88
-- Chloe Wong – 24:01.86
-- Kiera Nealon – 24:14.51
-- Isabella Godish – 24:26.90
-- Angela Kearsley – 24:34.39
-- Lou Mialhe – 24:57.58
-- Kayla Rosario – 25:15.40
-- Sara Gutter – 25:29.77
-- Erin Bertscha – 26:02.01
-- Kelsey Farbanish – 26:32.19
-- Raelynne Miller – 27:51.00

UP NEXT

The Rutgers women's cross country team will prepare for the Ohio State Invitational on Saturday, September 28.
The meet will give the Scarlet Knights a preview of the course used for the Big Ten Championships in November.

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