Annapolis, Md. – Three Retrievers placed amongst the top ten finishers as the women's cross country team competed for the second time in eight days at the Salty Dog Invitational in warm early morning conditions at the USNA cross country course.
Annapolis native Sophia Cologer (Broadneck) continued her excellent early season form, placing second in the 6k event in a time of 22.53.86. GW's Miranda DiBiasio won the event in a time of 22:42.04.
A trio of University of Maryland runners came in behind Cologer and Retriever junior Olivia Richter(Oxford, Conn.) finished sixth in a time of 23:30.74. Senior Chelsea Vane (Ellicott City, Md./Mount Hebron) also finished in the top ten, crossing the line at 23:54.32.
Maryland edged host Navy, 43-48, in the team scoring, while UMBC placed third (69). GW (70), Loyola (134) and Bowie State (190) completed the field.
Freshman Briana Roberts (Pennsauken, N.J.) and senior Katelyn Callaghan (Downington, Pa.) were the other UMBC scorers, finishing in 27th (24:41.58) and 29th (24:43.48) places respectively.
The Retrievers will now have an extended break from competition. They do not see action again until Saturday, Oct. 1, when they compete in the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh University.
