Depth On Full Display For Pre-Nationals and Princeton Invite

Saturday, October 19

Princeton, NJ

10:00 a.m.

University of Delaware

Princeton Invitational

Photo by: Jeff Fannon

Depth On Full Display For Pre-Nationals and Princeton Invite

10/19/2019 8:00:00 PM | Women's Cross Country

Pre-National Full Results

NEWARK, Del. - Head Coach Ryan Waite knew that he depth on this year's University of Delaware cross country roster. He might not have known it would be this deep as the Blue Hens once again had a strong weekend with a full display of that depth showcased both at the Pre-National Invitational in Indiana and the Princeton Invitational in New Jersey.

In Indiana, Delaware bested power five teams like Louisville, Kansas State and Oklahoma en route to a sixth-place finish in the Women's White 6k Open at the Pre-Nationals, hosted by Indiana State. Redshirt junior Mackenzie Jones was strong once again for the Blue Hens, grabbing a top-25 finish with a time of 21:41.8 to lead the way.

At Princeton, senior Diana Dunn, who's been battling injuries all fall, was the Blue Hens' top finisher, crossing the finish line in 23:03.1.

Individual Results

Pre-National Invite
Mackenzie Jones – 21:41.8
Abby Bolt – 22:19.9
Tina Capparell – 22:33.4
Steph Bazan – 22:37.4
Susanna Weir – 22:40.0
Roxanne Ramirez – 22:51.9
Julien Webster – 23:12.0

Princeton Invitational
Diana Dunn – 23:03.1
Jess Pidgeon – 23:09.7
Analise Kaminski – 23:32.0
Steph Palese – 23:42.2
Katie Hally – 23:48.2
Sam Side – 23:59.6
Anna Cleary – 24:00.9
Alicia Lenoir – 25:22.6

What They Said

"Finishing 6th in the Pre-Nats White Race was a great representation of what our team is about this year. A few of the athletes had rough races, but others stepped up in a big way to make up for it. Those who stepped up today have had their own rough days at different points in the season, and the ones that struggled today have stepped up for them on those occasions. We have tremendous depth this year, to the point where I have no idea what order the athletes will finish in, but where I have extremely high confidence each race that we will have a strong overall team performance." – Head Coach Ryan Waite

"We had some nice performances at Princeton and it served as a good tuneup for the athletes who will continue on to the CAA Championships in two weeks. For those who wrapped up their seasons today, I'm really excited about their progress this season and the contributions that they will make to our program in the years to come." – Head Coach Ryan Waite

Up Next

The Blue Hens have the next two weeks to prepare for what they've been building up to all fall long, the CAA Championships. Race day is set for Saturday, November 2 at New Market, Va., hosted by James Madison University.