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Women's XC Finishes 5th at Princeton Invitational
October 15, 2011 | Women's Cross Country
Women's Championship Race
Women's Open Race
PRINCETON, N.J. (10/15/11) - The Princeton women's cross country team finished fifth at the Princeton Invitational on West Windsor Fields on Saturday, Oct. 15.
The Tigers had an average time of 24:01 and posted a team score of 156 points.
Freshman Rachael Skokowski was the first Tiger across the line finishing 19th with a time of 23:36. Junior Abby Hewitt clocked in at 23:37 and freshman Sophie Harkins was three places back with a time of 23:49. Sophomore Katie Skinner and junior Melissa Zajdel finished four seconds apart at 24:34 and 24:38, respectively.
Yesterday, a select group ran against 18 other nationally-ranked teams at the Wisconsin Invitational. Click here for that race story.
Princeton will train for the next two weeks for the Ivy League Heptagonals, which will be held here at West Windsor Fields. The Tigers look to keep their streak alive having won the last six Heps titles.
Princeton Finishers19. Rachel Skokowski 23:26
28. Abby Hewitt 23:37
31. Sophie Harkins 23:49
48. Katie Skinner 24:34
50. Melissa Zajdel 24:38
65. Abby Levene 25:11
71. Michelle Yousefian 25:24