Meet Information
Race: Jenna Strong Fall Classic - 5K
Location: Wilmington, Ohio
Short Story: The Barons were led by Lauren Dosch who continued her stellar freshman season with a new personal best time to help the Barons place fifth.

Race Highlights
Franciscan Women's Cross Country made the trip to Wilmington, as 240 athletes from 29 teams would be competing on Friday afternoon. 

Lauren Dosch led the way with a fifth place finish with a new season-best time of 19:13.94 in the 5K race. Three of the four runners to finish above her in this talented field would be NAIA athletes, as she would be the first NCAA freshman to finish.

Jessica Campbell would be next to finish for Franciscan, as she broke 20 minutes for the first time in a 5K in her collegiate career. Rachel Hurley would be next to cross the finish line, and Clara Gross would not be far behind with a new personal-bet time as well for the sophomore. Teresa Meli would be the fifth Baron to finish to give them 190 points. That would place the Barons in 5th for one of their best team finishes of the season.

Baron Top Finishers
5th  Lauren Dosch                  19:13.94
15th   Jessica Campbell          19:52.10
49th   Rachel Hurley                21:02.66
57th Clara Gross                     21:19.20
64th Teresa Meli                      21:26.75
89th  Anne O'Boyle                  21:59.45
123rd Eleanor Grosvenor         22:56.13
141st  Angelina Toole                22:57.33
166th MaryKate McCusker        24:07.25
173rd Sofia Lawson                    24:29.43
195th Fiona McCaig                   25:38.73
202nd Eleanor Brooks             26:06.83
213th Kendra Antol                27:44.43

Up Next
Franciscan will now prepare for the PAC Championship which will be held on October 28th at Thiel. This will be a return-trip to Greenville, as the Barons placed second at the Tomcat Rumble in September. The Barons are in search of improvement from last year when they placed 5th out of 11 Teams at the PAC Championship. The last time the Barons have won a Conference Championship was in 2018 when the won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship. 

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