Cross Country Captures Team Title at Hokie Open

Friday, November 7

Blacksburg, Va.

3 p.m.

James Madison University

Hokie Open

11/7/2025 6:45:00 PM | Cross Country

Results

BLACKSBURG, Va. – James Madison cross country took home the team victory at the Hokie Open 4K on Friday afternoon at the Buford Meredith Cross Country Course.

JMU tallied a perfect 15 points, followed by Hollins (55) and Sweet Briar (59) in the win. Kristin Giordano paced the Dukes with a personal-best 4K time of 14:22.3 for the top time amongst scoring teams, finishing third overall. Kate Bradish (14:55.0), Faithe Ketchum (15:16.9), Elizabeth Rainey (15:19.5) and Deanna Baumann (16:15.7) finished 6-9. Meanwhile, Grace Tate came in 11th with a time of 17:12.1.

Quoting Head Coach Rebekah Ricksecker
"We had a strong day of racing as a team, led by a great performance by Kristin Giordano, who ran a 19-second PR. Kate Bradish improved her time by 29 seconds, and Ellie Rainey ran a PR of 11 seconds."

JMU Runners
3. Kristin Giordano – 14:22.3 (PR)
6. Kate Bradish – 14:55.0 (PR)
7. Faithe Ketchum – 15:16.9
8. Elizabeth Rainey – 15:19.5 (PR)
9. Deanna Baumann – 16:15.7
11. Grace Tate – 17:21.1

Up Next
The Dukes will prepare for the NCAA Southeast Regional next Friday, hosted by Virginia at Panorama Farms. Action is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., starting with the women's 6K.