From Emory University Athletics
The Emory cross country team closed out the 2019 season Saturday at the NCAA DIII National Championships. The meet was held at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Kentucky.
The women's team came into the competition ranked as the 26th-best squad in the nation and ended its season with a 22nd-place performance out of 32 squads. Johns Hopkins and Washington University finished first and second. Hopkins ended the day with 125 points, which was 13 points better than Washington's final total. Williams took third-place and totaled 168 points. The University of Chicago (208 pts.) and Carleton (210 pts.) concluded in fourth and fifth-place, respectively.
The Eagles were paced by junior Carrie McIntyre for the first time this season, as she came up with a final 6K time of 22:54 to take 102nd-place. Junior Susie Martin ended up in 135th-place after she clocked a time of 23:05. Freshman Leah Clark was the 158th runner to cross the finish and did it in 23:15. A pair of juniors rounded out the scoring for Emory as Abby Durfee and Anna Morris turned in times of 23:26 and 23:38. Durfee earned 189th-place, while Morris came in 205th. Freshmen Shana Fitzmaurice (24:30) and Annika Urban (24:40) also competed for Emory. Sophomore Parley Hannan took home the individual title in the women's race with a blistering time of 20:53.