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de La Bruyere and Bird Go 2-3 as Women's XC Takes 3rd at NCAA Regional
November 13, 2015 | Women's Cross Country
RESULTS
PRINCETON, N.J. (11/13/15) - Senior Emily de La Bruyere and junior Lizzie Bird went 1-2 to guide the women's cross country team to a third-place finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional held in Princeton this afternoon.
The Tigers earned 80 points, just five back from No. 14-ranked Georgetown. No. 10 Penn State won the race with a score of 60. No. 26 Villanova followed Princeton in fourth place with 125 points and West Virginia was fifth with 134.
Temple's Blanca Fernandez took the individual title at 20:52.0. de La Bruyere was 1.6 seconds behind as she covered the 6k course in 20:53.6. Bird posted a 20:56.9 for third place. Senior Kathryn Fluehr clocked 21:16.6 for 13th place. Junior Ally Markovich was 29th at 21:48.6 and freshman Brighie Leach was 33rd at 21:55.4 as the final scorer.
Princeton should be one of the 18 at-large teams that makes the NCAA Championships. The selections will be made by 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 14.
Princeton Finishers2. Emily de La Bruyere 21:13.5
3. Lizzie Bird 20:56.9
13. Kathryn Fluehr 21:16.6
29. Ally Markovich 21:48.6
33. Brighie Leach 21:55.4
50. Kathryn Little 22:12.4
53. Melinda Renuart 22:13.5