Kreidel Headlines Blue Cross Country's NEICAAA Performance
BOSTON, Mass. – Wellesley College cross country ran to a 23rd place finish out of 35 teams at the cross divisional New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association (NEICAAA) All-New England Championships on Saturday afternoon at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.
Division I University of New Hampshire took first with a total time of 1:31:02. Wellesley trailed only MIT and Bowdoin among Division III teams in the field, combining for a total time of 1:37:17.
Senior Mary Kreidel (Boerne, Texas) was Wellesley's top finisher, taking 22nd with a time 18:27.3. Fellow senior Edie Sharon (Winchester, Mass.) was next across the line for the Blue, recording a time of 19:26.69 to earn 107th. Senior Sonja Cwik (La Canada, Calif.) crossed the finish third for the Blue and 122nd overall, recording a time of 19:37.38.
Eva Paradiso (Burlington, Vt.), finished 140th, and Sara Vannah (Amherst, Mass.), 159th, recording times of 19.47.61 and 19:58.57, respectively. Taylor Fortnam (Portola Valley, Calif.) rounded out Wellesley's finishes, scoring 169th with a time of 20.08.72.
Wellesley cross country will now take aim at its third-consecutive Seven Sisters Championship and 12th in program history next weekend as the hosts.