Women's Cross Country | 10/18/2025 12:00:00 PM

Meet Information
Race: Inter-Regional Rumble - 6K
Location: Oberlin, Ohio
Short Story: The Barons are led by Francesca Rivers with a new collegiate-best time to place 3rd among PAC teams at a highly competitive tune-up for the conference championship. 

Results

Race Highlights
    Franciscan made the trip to Oberlin on Saturday morning. Sunny weather and a flat course brewed perfect conditions for a great race. Francesca Rivers took advantage, as she placed 31st among over 200 runners with a time of 23:47.7. She continues to show steady improvement this season, as that is another PR for the sophomore. Teresa Meli was not far behind her in 44th, as she competed for the first time since September 19th. Mary Worden continued her excellent freshman season, as she was the first PAC freshman to finish in 47th place. Emily Maag was right behind her in 52nd place. Rounding out the top five for Franciscan was Anne O'Boyle with a collegiate-best time of 24:58.9. 

    That gave the Barons 240 points to place eighth out of 25 teams at Oberlin. The Barons placed third among the PAC teams in attendance. Washington & Jefferson placed fourth. The Presidents had the top runner, as Claire Anderson beat the field by nearly 30 seconds with a time of 21:17.8. Geneva had two runners finish in the top four, as they placed 6th overall. 

Baron Top Finishers by Overall Finish
31st  Francesca Rivers            23:34.7 
44th Teresa Meli                       23:54.0
47th Mary Worden                   23:57.9
52nd  Emily Maag                       24:08.1
91st Anne O'Boyle                    24:58.9 
100th Clara Gros                        25:03.5
109th Grace Sheets                   25:11.0
116th Ava Huck                          25:17.2
150th Anna Steimle                    25:51.8
155th Madison Gallagher           25:54.5

Up Next
Franciscan will return to action in two weeks at the PAC Championship on November 1st. It will be held on the campus of Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. The Barons are in search of their seventh conference championship in program history, and it would be their first as a member of the PAC. They last won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference  (AMCC) Championship in 2018.

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