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Women's Cross Country Kayla Peterson, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Women's Cross Country Finishes Fifth at the Doug Watts Invitational

THE RUNDOWN
  • Event: Doug Watts Open
  • Distance: 6k
  • Result: Gannon finished fifth out of ten teams
  • The Short Story: Sarah Fiorello's (Lake View, N.Y./Frontier) 15th place paced the Gannon women's cross country team to a fifth place finish in their season opening race at the Doug Watts Open hosted by Edinboro.
 
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER  
TEAM SCOREBOARD (TOP 5 TEAMS)
  1. Seton Hill – 33 points
  2. Mercyhurst – 81 points
  3. Edinboro – 91 points
  4. Slippery Rock – 95
  5. Gannon – 122
 
THE WINNER
  • Stefanie Parsons (Edinboro, 22:26)
 
THE NEXT FOUR
  • Hope Pietrocarlo (Edinboro, 22:44)
  • Caitlyn Padgett (Seton Hill, 23:07)
  • Anna Alberti (Mercyhurst, 23:36
  • Julia Lursch (Seton Hill, 23:49)
 
GANNON RACERS  
EVENT NOTES
  • This was the first meet of the 2019 season for the Lady Knights.
  • Fiorello's 15th place finish is a new career-high finish in a 6k race.
  • Giambrone, O'Rourke, and Steele all made their career debut.
 
UP NEXT
  • The Knights will be back in action Sept. 14 at the Division II/III Challenge in Kutztown, Pennsylvania.
  • The meet is set to start at 9 a.m.
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Players Mentioned

Sarah Fiorello

Sarah Fiorello

Junior
Physician Assistant
Meredith Morse

Meredith Morse

Junior
Physician Assistant
Cameron Perry

Cameron Perry

Junior
Occupational Therapy
Alena Wisniewski

Alena Wisniewski

Junior
Physician Assistant
Kayla Giambrone

Kayla Giambrone

Freshman
Cait O

Cait O'Rourke

Freshman
Emma Steele

Emma Steele

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sarah Fiorello

Sarah Fiorello

Junior
Physician Assistant
Meredith Morse

Meredith Morse

Junior
Physician Assistant
Cameron Perry

Cameron Perry

Junior
Occupational Therapy
Alena Wisniewski

Alena Wisniewski

Junior
Physician Assistant
Kayla Giambrone

Kayla Giambrone

Freshman
Cait O

Cait O'Rourke

Freshman
Emma Steele

Emma Steele

Freshman