Women's Cross Country Place Third at ECAC Championships

Saturday, November 18

New York, N.Y. (Van Cortlandt Park)

11:15 a.m.

Temple University

ECAC Championships

Women's Cross Country Place Third at ECAC Championships

11.18.17 | Women's Cross Country

ECAC Championships Results

NEW YORK - Temple women's cross country will head back to North Philadelphia with the bronze from Saturday's 2017 ECAC Championship race. Three Owls earned All-East honors for their performances in their last race of the season.

Keys to the Race
> Temple's top finisher was junior Katie Leisher who placed 11th with a time of 18:15.1 in the women's 5K.
> Freshman Lucy Jones finished next for the Owls with a time of 18:19.5 (14).
> Temple's third-best finisher was sophomore Grace Moore in 17th place with a time of 18:21.7.
> Senior Katie Pinson rounded out the Owls' top four finishing the race in 18:32.1

Race Notes
> Leisher, Jones, and Moore each earned All-East honors for finishing in the top 25.
> The Owls finished third out of 25 teams just behind James Madison and Richmond, respectively. This was the program's highest-ever finish at th ECAC Championship.
> Richmond's Amanda Corbosiero won the individual ECAC title.

Quotable
> "I am very pleased with the way our top three competed. In her last cross country race as an Owl, Katie Pinson put forth a solid effort to finish strong as our No. 4 runner today. Michelle Joyce was our No. 5, making a statement to close out her freshman campaign. We have been building momentum throughout the last part of the season and culminated it with our highest finish at the ECAC; it was a very historic day for us." - Head coach James Snyder.

Temple Results
11 Katie Leisher, 18:15.1
14 Lucy Jones, 18:19.5
17 Grace Moore, 18:21.7
28 Katie Pinson, 18:32.1
46 Michelle Joyce, 18:50.1
50 Helene Gottlieb, 18:53.9
70 Millie Howard, 19:15.1