MILL SPRING, N.C. — The Montreat College women's cross country team returned to competition on Friday evening after a three-week break, competing in the Tryon Western NC XC Showcase, hosted by Tryon International. Racing in a 5k field that included six NCAA Division I programs, the Cavaliers placed seventh among 12 teams.
Montreat finished with 180 team points, concluding 30 points ahead of Lander University and nine points behind Wofford College. NCAA Division I Tennessee Tech University claimed the team title with 56 points.
Macy Parks paced the Cavs with an eighth-place showing among 93 finishers. The Denver, N.C., native established a new personal best with a time of 18:25.0, improving by more than six seconds from her previous mark. Senior Carlyn Bobo was next across the line for Montreat, taking 26th in 19:16.2.
Elena Fibraio followed in 33rd with a time of 19:39.7. Sophomore Eliza Nelson also set a personal best, trimming more than a minute from her previous mark to clock 21:48.2 and place 68th. Audrey Poole completed Montreat's scoring five in 70th with a time of 21:54.4.
Naomi Smith and Ragan Speer also competed for the Cavaliers. The former recorded a personal-best time of 22:17.5 to finish 73rd, while the latter crossed the line in 22:28.5 for 75th overall.
"Mixed bag of results today," said Head Coach Rylan Hincher. "Battling a lot of sickness and struggling to bounce back from it. We are definitely better than the result today and are looking forward to putting all the pieces together in a few weeks."
For full results from the Tryon Western NC XC Showcase, click here.
The Cavaliers return to action on Friday, Oct. 9, when they travel to Charlotte, N.C., for the Royals Cross Country Challenge, hosted by Queens University of Charlotte. The race is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.
