RESULTS

The #23 Middlebury women's cross country team placed fifth in a field of 26 teams at the Connecticut College Invitational. The top-seven runners for each team competed in the Caroline Grape '22 Memorial Blue Race 6K. Sixth-ranked Williams won the meet with 74 points, followed by #12 MIT (99), #17 Tufts (122), #15 Bates (163) and #23 Middlebury (167). Prior to the start of the race, the Panthers honored seniors Eliza Broughton, Emily Bulczynski, Nicole Johnson, Cassie Kearney, Grace Kirkpatrick, Katelyn Pease, Greta Sirek and Anna Wood. Middlebury is back in action on October 31 when it travels to Trinity for the NESCAC Championship. 

Kearney placed third among 196 runners, clocking in with a time of 21:38.30. Bea Parr was the second racer for the Panthers, completing the course in 22:49.20, which was good for 20th place. Morgane Orcutt (41st)  and Kate Kenney (44th) paced each other, crossing the finish line in 23:17.90 and 23:24.80, respectively. Kirkpatrick rounded out the scorers for Middlebury, placing 70th with a time of 23:56.80.