PRINCETON, N.J. – RMU cross country wrapped up competition at the Joe Handelman '52 Fall Classic on Friday, highlighted by senior Julia Dill capturing her second consecutive individual title and the women's team securing a third-place finish.
The Colonial women finished third out of 18 teams with 139 points, while the RMU men placed 12th in the 20-team field.
DILL DOES IT AGAIN
Dill continued her strong senior campaign by capturing the individual title in the women's 6K, crossing the finish line in 20:43.4. She finished 7.5 seconds ahead of High Point's Danielle Jensen to secure her second consecutive victory after also winning the YSU Collegiate Invitational on Sept. 26.
Senior Samantha Hennen joined Dill inside the top five, placing fifth overall with a time of 21:02.4.
Junior Kaylee Foringer was the third Colonial across the finish line, placing 36th with a time of 22:02.5, while junior Sara Jury followed closely behind in 38th at 22:04.2.
Senior Alyssa Croco finished 60th overall in 22:25.6, followed by senior Emma Jiancristoforo in 61st with a time of 22:26.2. Freshman Nancy Farmer placed 72nd at 22:33.0.
Freshman Megan Puleio crossed the line 90th in 22:57.6, followed by junior Emma Bradbury in 91st at 22:57.7. Senior Ava Deming finished 118th in 23:23.3, while sophomore Lyla Brew rounded out the RMU contingent in 136th with a time of 24:02.9.
As a team, the Colonials posted an average time of 21:39.6 and finished behind only Elon and No. 24 Penn State. RMU and Monmouth each recorded 139 points, with the Colonials earning the third-place finish.
BAYES PACES COLONIAL MEN
Junior Jacob Bayes led the way for the RMU men, placing 30th overall in the 8K with a time of 24:51.3. Senior Nathan Wentling was the next Colonial across the line, finishing 41st in 25:10.8.
Freshman Hayden Gaunt placed 79th with a time of 25:41.8, while senior Roman Galioto crossed the line 95th in 25:55.0. Junior Owen Dressler completed the scoring five for RMU, finishing 115th with a time of 26:13.7.
Junior James Couch followed in 121st at 26:19.2, with sophomore Max Smith finishing 132nd in 26:35.3. Freshman Ryan Ewing placed 144th with a time of 26:55.4, while sophomore Caden Riethmiller finished 150th in 27:06.8.
The Colonials finished 12th overall with 321 points and recorded an average time of 25:34.5.
UP NEXT
RMU will now turn its attention to the Horizon League Championships on Oct. 31, when the Colonials are set to host the event at Youthetown Fields in Clinton, Pennsylvania.
