Meet Information
Race: Grove City Dual 4K
Location: Grove City, Pa.
Short Story: Three Barons finish in the Top 5, but Grove City sneaks out with the team win.

Race Highlights
On a wet course in Grove City, the Barons were able to open the season with a win in a tune-up dual meet on Wednesday. Only five Lady Barons ran today with the majority of their team getting prepared for the Fisher Invite at Westminster on Friday. Grove City had 12 athletes in the field for this dual

Alison Bryant got her senior season off to a strong start as she took home the individual title. Her time of 17:38.81 was nearly one minute and thirty seconds faster than the Grove City athlete who finished second. Fellow senior, Elizabeth Atkins, would place in third with a time of 19:26.71. Freshman Jessica Campbell was not far behind Atkins, as she placed fourth. Juniors Taylor Smith and Katie Sommers finished in 16th and 17th to round out the Lady Barons lineup.

Meet Results 
1st Grove City (28 pts)
2nd Franciscan  (31 pts)

Baron Top Finishers (By Overall Place)
1st Alison Bryant         17:38.81
3rd Elizabeth Atkins    19:26.71
4th Jessica Campbell  19:27.57
16th Taylor Smith         22:42.35
17th Katie Sommers    22:44.87

Up Next
Franciscan will return to action on Friday at the Fisher Invite hosted by Westminster in New Wilmington, Pa. The Lady Barons placed 7th at this meet in 2019 with 165 team points. This will be a good match to see where the Lady Barons rack up against many PAC opponents.