A Trio of Freshmen Pace Davidson to First Place Finish

Friday, September 5

Spartanburg, S.C.

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Davidson College Athletics

Eye Opener Invitational

A Trio of Freshmen Pace Davidson to First Place Finish

9/5/2014 8:28:00 PM | Women's Cross Country

Results

SPARTANBURG, S.C. –A trio of freshmen led the Davidson women's cross country team to a first place finish at the Eye Opener to open up its 2014 campaign.

Sarah Sears earned the first win of her college career, leading the field with a time of 18:59.66 over the 3.1-mile course, while Allison Cheeseman (19:07.03) and Helen Webster (19:09.65) followed to take second and third place respectively.

I'm really excited with how our women's teams performed this weekend," said Jen Straub, the Director of Cross Country and Track & Field. "It was a great start to the season! We will definitely build on this moving forward as the competition gets stronger."

The Wildcats finished first overall with an average time of 19:12.15. Sophomore Olivia Menden and junior Grace Watt rounded out the Wildcats top-10 finishers. Menden placed seventh in a time of 19:21.31 while Watt crossed the line in 19:23.14 to take ninth.

Freshman Sierra Ponthiers posted a time of 19:28.72 to rank 11^th, followed by Brigid Behrens who crossed in 19:37.54 to rank 15th.

Davidson will be back in action on Sept. 12 at the Commodore Classic in Nashville, Tenn.

Davidson Results:
1. Sarah Sears (18:59.66)
2. Allison Cheeseman (19:07.03)
3. Helen Webster (19:09.65)
7. Olivia Menden (19:21.31)
8. Grace Watt (19:23.14)
11. Sierra Ponthiers (19:28.72)
15. Brigid Behrens (19:37.54)
16. Hayden Bates (19:37.52)
18. Ashlyn Gruber (19:44.18)
19. Ali Cobb (19:53.32)
21. Grace Carr (19:57.66)
23. Rachel McKay (20:04.98)
25. Eliza Lawless (20:06.56)
27. Anna Buser (20:17.78)
29. Laurel Sheffield (20:24.92)
32. Caroline Turner (20:35.19)
36. Hannah Moerk (20:41.92)