Meet Information
Race: All-Ohio Championship - 6K
Location: Cedarville, Ohio
Short Story: Barons placed 6th among NCAA Division III schools in the most talented field that they have run in this season

Results 

Race Highlights
Franciscan Women's Cross Country competed among 281 runners on a hot September evening at the All-Ohio Championship. Several Division I and II schools were in attendance to give the Barons their biggest test of the young season. The Barons placed 13th overall and 6th among just the Division III schools. 

Mary Worden led the way in 56th place with a new best time of 23:46.1 in the 6k race. She was the fourth-fastest Division III freshman in the race, as the reigning PAC Newcomer of the Week showed improvement. Francesca Rivers was just two seconds behind her in 58th. Teresa Meli continued her amazing year with a 65th place finish, and Emily Maag placed 73rd to give Franciscan four runners in the top 75. Rounding out the top five finishers was Madison Gallagher in 126th. Several other Barons set PRs with great improvement in the young season.

That gave Franciscan 289 points. Cedarville took home the overall title on their home course, and John Carroll was the best Division III school in attendance.

Baron Top Finishers by Overall Finish
56th Mary Worden                   23:46.1
58th  Francesca Rivers            23:48.8
65th Teresa Meli                       23:53.5
73rd  Emily Maag                       24:03.6
126th Madison Gallagher           25:07.7
144th Grace Sheets                   25:25.2
153rd Anna Steimle                    25:43.8
154th Ava Huck                          25:48.4
156th Katherine Ptak                 25:49.7
157th  Anne O'Boyle                  25:49.7
181st Margaret Delaney             26:31.8
193rd MaryElizabeth Savage      26:47.5
197th Mary Kennedy                   26:57.3
200th Rachel Descamps            27:04.0
207th Annie Seida                      27:16.9
209th Gianna Earl                       27:22.6
214th Madeline Kramer              27:31.8
221st Isabella Barnett                28:00.8
222nd Mary Grace Gauntner        28:01.8
224th Jazlyn Ortiz                      28:04.3
233rd Gwynie Falcone             28:43.3
237th Eleanor Grosvenor           29:00.5
238th Maria Eusebio                  29:01.5
239th Bernadette Kerner            29:07.7
247th Sofia Lawson                    29:30.5
258th Faith Foppe                      30:18.5
269th Veronica Much                32:02.8

Up Next
Franciscan will return to action in two weeks in a split-squad weekend. Some runners will be at Muskingum, and the rest will head to Louisville for the Live in Lou Classic. In Louisville, they will compete on the same course that will be used for the NCAA Great Lakes Regional later this season. 

Kelly Roggensack Memorial Races
The Annual Kelly Roggensack Memorial Races will take place for the 18th time in its history, once again kicking off a busy Saturday on Homecoming Weekend. The races will begin at 8 am on September 27th, 2025, with the 1K Kids Fun Run followed by the 5K Run & 3K Walk at 8:20 am. Click here for more info and signup

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