Cross Country Takes Third At Pop Crowell; Clement Wins Title

WENHAM, Mass. -- Junior Leah Clement's individual title led the Wellesley College cross country team to a third place finish at the 39th-annual Pop Crowell Invitational, hosted by Gordon College. 

Clement picked up the first cross country win of her career, taking the top spot in a time of 18:47.  Her winning time pushed her ahead of 271 finishers in the 5K event. 

After Clement, Wellesley's Adiba Manning finished in 12th place overall with a time of 19:49.  Eliza Tibbits took 29th in 20:16, while Mina Juhn (20:38) and Andrea Gumushian (20:38) rounded out the scorers for the Blue, finishing in 38th and 39th place. 

Other highlights for Wellesley included personal best times from Zoe Sobel (20:39), Catherine Roseman (21:43) and Anna Tupper-Bridges (22:49).

Overall, the Blue finished with 119 points, good for third place among 26 scoring teams.  Wellesley ranked behind only Division II Southern New Hampshire and Salve Regina, who tied with 90 total points each. 

Wellesley next races at the New England Intercollegiate Championships on Saturday at Boston's Franklin Park.