Laurinburg, NC-The Salem College cross country team competed in their first meet of the year in a 5K race at St. Andrew's College. The Spirits ran against one NCAA DII opponent and two NAIA opponents and finished in third place. Webber won the meet.

Meghan Menard was the top Salem runner across the finish line and seventh overall. Elizabeth Penley was the next runner and came in 13th overall. Janine Bardell, Giseline Martinez, and Julia Jennings rounded out the top five for the Spirits.

The Spirits run this Friday at the Catawba Invitational in Salisbury, NC.

Results:

College Women 5000 Meter Run                  

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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time   Pts

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  1 Kathi Whitfield          Webber               21:08.91      1

  2 Kaitlyn Stempien      SR St. Andrews          21:16.69      2

  3 Ashley Tackett        JR Chowan               21:54.57      3

  4 Hannah Biddle         SO St. Andrews          22:18.19      4

  5 Jomecka Deloatch      SR Chowan               22:54.88      5

  6 Rachel Fredrick          Webber               23:51.33      6

  7 Meghan Menard            Salem                24:39.92      7

  8 Marly Joseph             Webber               25:00.33      8

  9 Koree Ream               Webber               25:03.19      9

 10 Kaitlyn Maddox        FR St. Andrews          25:11.89     10

 11 Jessica Hester           Webber               25:27.11     11

 12 Rebecca Locklear      FR Salem                26:27.25     12

 13 Elizabeth Penley      SR Salem                26:57.84     13

 14 Joyce Caba               Webber               27:10.96     14

 15 Janine Bardell        FR Salem                27:29.12     15

 16 Giseline Martinez Pon FR Salem                28:30.96     16

 17 Quantavia Stalworth      Webber               28:52.74     17

 18 Natalia Andrade       SO Chowan               29:26.08     18

 19 Nina Havelka          FR St. Andrews          29:33.89     19

 20 Chasity Henderson     JR Chowan               29:51.37     20

 21 Kate Neidrick         FR St. Andrews          34:05.00     21

 22 Julia Jennings        FR Salem                34:09.94     22

 23 Kaila Harden          JR Chowan               36:27.54     23

         Non-D1 College Women 5000 Meter Run Team Scores        

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    Team                   Pts     1    2    3    4    5   (6)  (7)

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  1 Webber                 35      1    6    8    9   11   14   17 

      Total Time: 2:00:31      Average: 24:06.18      1-5 Split: 4:19

  2 St. Andrews            56      2    4   10   19   21    -    - 

      Total Time: 2:12:26      Average: 26:29.14      1-5 Split: 12:49

  3 Salem                  63      7   12   13   15   16   22    - 

      Total Time: 2:14:06      Average: 26:49.02      1-5 Split: 3:52

  4 Chowan                 69      3    5   18   20   23    -    - 

      Total Time: 2:20:35      Average: 28:06.89      1-5 Split: 14:33