George Washington University Athletics
Friday, September 15
Williamsburg, VA
6:00 PM
George Washington University
vs
William & Mary Invitational
Brown and Yerke Lead Women's XC on Friday
9/16/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track/Cross Country
Sept. 16, 2017
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Juniors Halley Brown and Madison Yerke each placed in the top-10 to lead the GW women's cross country team to a fourth-place finish out of eight teams at Friday's William & Mary Invitational at the Eastern State Course.
Notes
- Brown recorded her second consecutive top-team finish to open the season by placing sixth overall on a hot and muggy day in Williamsburg with a time of 18:29.34.
- Yerke followed just 1.5 seconds behind to take eighth place in 18:30.83.
- Freshman Margaret Coogan enjoyed a breakout day by contributing to GW's team score with a 39th-place finish in 19:58.36.
Race Details - 5,000 meters (3.10 miles)
- 88 competitors
- Winning Time: 17:23.79
Team Results - Charlotte - 61
- William & Mary - 63
- Navy - 65
- George Washington - 75
- Hampton - 90
- Christopher Newport - 176
- Norfolk State - NTS
- Regent - NTS
GW Results (* - scoring runner) - 6. Halley Brown - 18:29.34*
- 8. Madison Yerke - 18:30.83*
- 13. Suzanne Dannheim - 18:58.95*
- 30. Lauren t'Kint de Roodenbeke - 19:37.58*
- 32. Gabriella Vlattas - 19:42.01*
- 38. Lesley Fatica - 19:57.28*
- 39. Margaret Coogan - 19:58.36*
- 40. Rachel Gallivan - 19:59.19
- 41. Malone Gabor - 20:00.90
- 44. Amelia Larkin - 20:09.03 (PR)
- 52. Kelli Stetson - 20:24.97
- 63. Olivia Horgan - 20:48.29
- 76. Rachael Hughen - 21:35.61
- 78. Brittany Wilkinson - 22:34.52
Coach Weir's Take
"For the women, Halley Brown and Madison Yerke ran great race by staying patient and breaking though toward the end. Margaret Coogan was a standout freshman today, finishing in the top seven to factor into our team score."
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