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Greyhounds, Smurla Win Caslin Classic

Rachel Byrne, Amber Poniktera and Catie Lovett head out at the start of the Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh University earlier this season. Photo by Cosmic Fox Media / Matthew Levine '11
Rachel Byrne, Amber Poniktera and Catie Lovett head out at the start of the Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh University earlier this season. Photo by Cosmic Fox Media / Matthew Levine '11

TOWSON, Md. --- The Moravian University women's cross country squad won the Caslin Classic hosted by Goucher College Saturday. 

How It Happened

  • The Greyhounds scored 15 points, the lowest score possible in a cross country meet, while Harford Community College was second with 59 points. There were four scoring teams and four additional schools with competitors but not enough to earn a team score
  • Freshman Tara Smurla earned her first collegiate victory, placing first of the 38 runners on the 6,000-meter course in a time of 24:03.5. Sophomore Amber Poniktera finished third in 25:52.2, just edging senior Rachel Byrne, who was fourth in a time of 25:52.3
  • Freshman Tori Champagne placed fifth in 25:53.3 while freshman Grace Tirabassi took eighth in 26:41.7 to round out the scorers for Moravian
  • The Blue and Grey had six other runners in the meet with everyone finishing in the top 15. Sophomore Rylie Murphy was ninth in 26:56.6 while sophomore Lily Mingora finished tenth in a time of 26:57.2. Freshman Meghan Myers clocked in at 26:57.3 to place 11th while sophomore Rachael Goodman was 12th in 27:15.5, sophomore Ally Meeks took 13th in 27:17.8 and senior Peyton Herbst finished 14th in a time of 27:32.4
  • The race was a preview of the course that the Greyhounds will run the 2022 Landmark Conference Championship meet on in three weeks

Up Next for the Greyhounds

  • Saturday, October 15 at Rowan University Border Battle, 11:00 a.m.
  • Saturday, October 29 at 2022 Landmark Conference Championships hosted by Goucher College, 11:00 a.m.