Meet Information
Race: PAC Preview
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Short Story: Two Lady Barons place in the Top 10, as they place 4th in the tightly contested field

Race Highlights
In their first 6K race of the semester, the Lady Barons placed fourth at the PAC Preview meet at Chatham University. This gave the team a chance to preview the same course that the conference Championship will be held at later next month. Leading the way for Franciscan today was Rachel Hurley. The freshman ran to a 7th place finish by posting a time of 27:43.86. Less than a second behind her was senior Ashlin LaFond who placed eighth out of the 48 runners. 

Another pair of Lady Barons crossed the finish line back to back, as Elizabeth Atkins placed 12th with a time of 28:02.06. Freshman Jessica Campbell continued her strong start to her collegiate career with a 13th place finish. Sophomore Allison Sommer rounded out the top five finishers for Franciscan with a 22nd place finish. Grove City took home the team title with 47 points, and Gloria Reed of Waynesburg took home the individual title.

Meet Results 
1st Grove City - 47 pts
2nd Waynesburg - 54 pts
3rd Chatham - 57 pts
4th Franciscan - 58 pts

Baron Top Finishers (By Overall Place) 
7th  Rachel Hurley        27:43.86
8th  Ashlin LaFond        27:44.44
12th Elizabeth Atkins    28:02.06
13th Jessica Campbell  28:07.11
22nd Allison Sommer          28:54.02
29th Sydney Lorentz     29:36.91
34th Beatrice Wear       30:45.79
35th Emma O'Keefe      30:55.62
37th Taylor Smith          31:07.13
39th Katie Sommers      31:17.48
45th Katherine Lazuka           36:29.91
46th Anna Reed              36:25.55

Up Next
Franciscan will return to action at the National Catholic Championships in South Bend, Indiana next Friday. Franciscan Cross Country has played in this event every year since 2010, with the exception of it being canceled in 2020. It will be a great opportunity for the team to run against athletes from larger Division I and II schools. In 2019, the Lady Barons placed 14th out of 21 schools, as they edged out Ave Maria and Benedictine.