Cross Country Competes At Penn State National

Friday, October 12

State College, Pa.

10:45 a.m.

James Madison University

Penn State Open

JMU Cross Country Invitational Averi Witt

10/12/2018 2:00:00 PM | Cross Country

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – James Madison cross country got back on the course at the Penn State National Open on Friday morning. The Dukes finished 27^th as a team in the women's 6K as the Nittany Lions won the meet.

RACE RECAP

JMU competed against seven teams either receiving votes or who are ranked, including Michigan State who is ranked 14th
Five JMU runners set personal records in the 6K
Kayla Connelly has now set back-to-back personal bests in the 6K as she is setting her sights on the CAA Championship
Erica Jackson set a personal record in the 6K, her personal best was last set at the CAA Championships during the 2017 season.
Averi Witt registered a 21 second improvement in her 6K time
Lanie Jo Knight set a nearly 20 second personal best time
Grace Edison ran 20 seconds faster this weekend to set a new personal best, last race she finished in 24:03.

JMU RUNNERS: Out of 289 runners

Place	Name	Time
100	Erica Jackson	21:54
149	Kayla Connelly	22:29
158	Averi Witt	22:34
180	Erin Saunders	22:59
185	Madelynn Knight	23:12
191	Lanie Jo Knight	23:38
194	Grace Edison	23:43
245	Sophie Bollinger	23:16
281	Katie Fox	24:35
283	Anna Marcucci	24:43

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
Coach Rinker: "Hopefully, we are still learning. Unfortunately, we are taking a beating while we get the racing/big meet experience that we need. If we keep our heads and confidence, we'll be fine at conference in two weeks."

UP NEXT
JMU will take a weekend off from competing before they defend their title at the CAA Championships on Friday, October 26 at Bethpage State Park in Bethpage, N.Y.