UNIONVILLE, Pa.- Kristina Tapia (Ridley Park, Pa./Ridley) crossed the line in 19 minutes and 17.6 seconds to finish second individually and lead the West Chester University women's cross country team to a second-place team finish at the WCU Season Opener in Unionville on Friday evening.
Tapia was one of three Golden Rams in the top-10 as
Jessalyn Welsh (Enola, Pa./East Pennsboro) took fifth in 19:46.2, while
Abbie Williams (Huntley, Il/Huntley) was sixth in 19:48.4 and
Ellie Goldberg (West Deptford, N.J./West Deptford) was 10th in 20:08.1.
Maura Lenhart won the race for Kutztown in 18:51.3, which also helped the Golden Bears win the team crown in the season opener on Friday.
Race: WCU Season Opener
Location: Unionville, Pa.
Distance: 5K
Team Winner: Kutztown (23)
Individual Winner: Maura Lenhart (Kutztown) 18:51.3
West Chester 2nd (34)
2
Kristina Tapia 19:17.6
5
Jessalyn Welsh 19:46.2
6
Abbie Williams 19:48.4
10
Ellie Goldberg 20:08.1
11
Taylor Atkinson 20:09.1
12
Nishi Patel 20:23.6
14
Riley Dortone 20:46
16
Alaina Zabielski 20:58.1
17
Megan Werner 21:07.3
19
Rylee McEvoy 21:44.8
20
Grace O'Brien 22:07.6
Up Next
West Chester will be back in action next Saturday at Kutztown for the DII/DIII Challenge hosted by the Golden Bears.
