Women’s Cross Country Takes on 20 Teams at Boston Coast-to-Coast Meet (Sept. 25; 3 p.m.)

DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire women's cross country team travels to Boston College for the Boston Coast-to-Coast meet Friday, Sept. 25 (3 p.m.) against 20 teams from across the country.

The meet features an 8K men's race that begins at 3:30 p.m. following the women's 5K race. Both men's and women's groups are allowed 10 student-athletes per team. At 4:15 p.m. there is a JV combined 5K where teams are allowed unlimited participants.

This meet is the last meet before championship season begins and features at least five nationally ranked programs. This meet is a building block for the remainder of the season where many athletes progress and the team as a whole develops into a stronger unit.

LAST TIME OUT
The Wildcats scored first overall as a team at a dual meet against the University of Maine in Orono. New Hampshire swept the top four times for a combined team score of 16 points.

TOP-7 WILDCATS LAST TIME OUT

Overall Finish	Name	Time
1^st	Alex Giese (Franklin, Mass.)	19:13.2
2^nd	Amanda Szymanski (Londonderry, N.H.)	19:22.0
3^rd	Hannah Kimball (Atkinson, N.H.)	19:39.8
4^th	Kayla Farren (Nashua, N.H.)	19:41.8
6^th	Cassie Kruse (Hampshire, Ill.)	20:07.3
9^th	Angelyn Masters (Bangor, Maine)	20:30.3
10^th	Julia Shorter (Amesbury, Mass.)	20:34.7

CAPTAIN DONEGAN
Senior Laura Rose Donegan (Melbourne, Australia) enters the meet following a first place finish at Stony Brook University (Sept. 12) in the pre-conference meet. Her time of 18 minutes, 57.29 seconds led all athletes and propelled UNH to a first place finish (30 points) against four conference members. She was the only student-athlete to break the 19-minute mark.

A WEEK OFF DOES WONDERS
Senior Brianna Boden (Keene, N.H.), junior Sarah Keiran (Rowley, Mass.) and freshman Shannon Murdock (Exeter, N.H.) are all entering the meet after taking last week's dual meet against the University of Maine (Sept. 18) off. Most recently, all three competed at the Stony Brook Invitational. Murdock placed fifth (19:23.80), Boden claimed seventh place (19:36.74), while Keiran earned an eighth place finish overall (19:45.31). The trio has scored in both meets they have competed in this season.

SENIORS ARE BACK
Seniors Amber Short (Keene, N.H.) and Samantha Blais (Lyndeborough, N.H.) return after racing in the first meet of the season. Short led all Wildcats with a fifth place finish in 17:39.96. Blais finished eighth overall with a time of 18:22.44. This is a chance for UNH to compete with all of its top runners racing.

SAME MEET, NEW TEAM
New Hampshire competed at this meet last season, where they placed seventh overall out of 21 teams. Short is the top returner from last year's meet, as she placed 78^th overall with a time of 18:22 leading the Wildcats to a 244 point effort.

The Wildcats will have 15 days off following this weekend's meet. They return to Boston College for the New England Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Sept. 25.

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