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Posted: Sep 16, 2019

Wellesley's Cowles Named NEWMAC Cross Country Runner of the Week

Cowles helped the Blue to 1st Place at the UNE Invitational (Frank Poulin).
Cowles helped the Blue to 1st Place at the UNE Invitational (Frank Poulin).

WELLESLEY, Mass. -- Wellesley College junior Grace Cowles (Yarmouth, Maine) has been named the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week for the week ending September 15, 2019.

Cowles was the top finisher for the Blue as Wellesley captured the Women's 5K title at the UNE Invitational on Saturday. The Blue placed seven of the top-ten runners in the field as Cowles finished with a collegiate 5K PR of 19:07.8 to earn individual runner-up honors. A 2019 track & field All-American in the steeplechase, Cowles will be recognized for her accomplishments last spring at halftime of the Blue soccer game on Saturday, September 28, versus Mount Holyoke. 

The Blue cross country team returns to competition next Saturday, September 21, at the Bowdoin Invitational.

The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) is an association of 11 selective academic institutions that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III philosophy.