From Carnegie Mellon University Athletics

Carnegie Mellon University women's cross country team competed at the Dickinson College Long-Short Invitational on Saturday, September 26.  

In the 6k race, Sophomore Aparna Alavilli (Hanover, N.H.) led the Tartans with a seventh-place finish as she crossed in 23:03.94.  Senior Rekha Schnepf (McLean, Va./Thomas Jefferson HS for Sci. & Tech) finished two spots behind Alavilli with a time of 23:12.63.

Seniors Taylor Maggiacomo (Temecula, Calif./Great Oak) and Kira Ragazzo (Frederick, Md./Urbana) were the third and fourth finishers for the Tartans as they crossed in 24:08.94 and 24:36.23, respectively.

The top three finishers for the Tartans in the 4k race were senior Haley Bryant (Colorado Springs, Colo./Palmer), freshman Allison Scibisz (Hampton, N.H./Winnacunnet and freshman Alice Duan(Torrance, Calif./West). Bryany crossed with a time of 15:22.32 while Scibisc and Duan were separated by a little more than three seconds with times of 15:34.50 and 15:37.70.