Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer
Emily Kriney
Emily Kriney
October 5, 2024

Women's Cross Country Runs at Lehigh and Ave Maria Races

Photos Live stats Results Results

TAMPA, Fla. - The University of Tampa women's cross country team competed in a pair of separate races on Saturday, sending runners to the Paul Short Race in Bethlehem, Pa., and the Ave Maria Invitational in Ave Maria, Fla.

At Paul Short Run

  • Tampa competed in the Women's Gold 6K, running with the top tier.
  • The Spartans finished 37th among a total of 42 schools.
  • Emily Kriney led all Tampa runners with a time of 21:35.5 to place 123rd overall.
  • She was followed by Lindsey Volkman, who was clocked at 22:00.8.
  • Jessica Hernandez ran a 22:34.0.
  • Also finishing in the Spartans top five were Tabitha Suggs (22:42.1) and Taylor Guthrie (22:48.9).

At Ave Maria Invitational

  • The Spartans were fourth overall in a race that included 10 schools.
  • The race was a 6K.
  • Freshman Kara Bergeron finished inside the top-10 with a time of 23:34.06 to place ninth.
  • Sophie Spinello (23:56.72) and Brooke Gable (23:59.19) finished 13th and 14th respectively.
  • Emma Barcelona was 20th as she crossed the line at 24:37.82.
  • Abbey Brende was in the Tampa top five as her time of 24:50.39 was good for 24th place.

Up Next

The Spartans travel to the Florida State Invitational on Friday, followed by the University of Alabama at Huntsville Invitational on Saturday.