University of Delaware Athletics
Delaware Harriers Close Out Regular Season Saturday at Princeton Invitational
10/16/2015 5:42:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
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PRINCETON, N.J. -- The University of Delaware women's cross country squad will compete in its final tune-up before the upcoming Colonial Athletic Association Championships Saturday morning when the Blue Hens take part in the Princeton Invitational.
The Blue Hens, coming off a second place team finish at their own UD Blue & Gold Invitational last weekend, will be among 25 teams and nearly 250 runners competing for titles at the meet, which will be held on Princeton's West Windsor Course.
The women's six-kilometer race begins at 10:30 a.m. followed by the men's eight-kilometer competition at 11:15 a.m. Among the other women's teams expected to compete are Bucknell, Georgetown, La Salle, Lafayette, Lehigh, Princeton, Navy, Penn, Pitt, Rider, Rutgers, Saint Joseph's, Temple, Towson, and UMBC.
Delaware head coach Wendy McFarlane's squad has competed in four meets this season with this week's Princeton Invitational the final competition before the CAA Championships, which will be held Oct. 31 at the College of Charleston (S.C.). The Hens will also compete at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional meet Nov. 13 at Princeton and at the ECAC Championships Nov. 21 in New York City.
Leading the Blue Hens will be junior Betsy Erlanger, sophomore Liz McGroarty, and freshman Lauren Zodl. Erlanger won the Delaware Invitational individual title back on Sept. 12, McGroarty took first place last week at the Blue & Gold Invitational, and Zodl has posted two Top 10 finishes this season.
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