Boots Finishes 82nd at NCAA Championships
CLEVELAND, Ohio. –
Wellesley College first-year Randelle Boots
(Seekonk, MA) raced to an 82nd-place finish at the NCAA National
Championships, held on Saturday at Highland Park Golf Course
in Cleveland, Ohio.
Boots, who was the first Wellesley first-year to qualifiy for the
event, capped a stellar rookie season at the Championship,
competing in a field of the top 280 runners across Division III in
the 6,000 kilometer race. She finishes her season with
All-Region, NEWMAC All-Conference and All-Seven Sisters
honors.
St. Lawrence's Wendy Pavlus took home the individual title
at the event, with a winning time of 21:28, setting a new course
record. Wisconsin Eau Claire won the women's team
championship, its first ever. The Blugolds accomplished the team
title with having little spacing among runners, since its highest
runner, Alyssa Sybilrud finished 21st while their fifth-scorer,
Jenna Smith finished 72nd.
The NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship was hosted Baldwin-Wallace College.