Friday, September 30
Bethlehem, PA
10:45 A.M. CT
Rice University
at
Paul Short Run
Photo by: Maria Lysaker | Rice Athletics
Forbes Places Ninth at Paul Short Run
9/30/2022 11:28:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Owls finish 22nd overall in talented field
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Rice Owls women's cross country team went up against some of the best teams in the country Friday morning, placing 22nd overall out of 46 teams in the Women's College Gold 6k race at the Paul Short Run on the Goodman Campus Cross Country Course.
Rice junior Grace Forbes once again led the way for the Owls with a ninth place finish, crossing the finish line in 19:45.2 to top last year's time of 19:53.3 when she placed second. Forbes ran the opening mile in 5:21.7 and cross the two-mile barrier at 10:44.2.
Senior Caitlin Wosika finished second for the Owls at 109th overall with a time of 20:54.7, making a big push at the conclusion of the race. Junior Taigen Hunter-Galvan (179th-21:25.4), senior Alyssa Balandran (195th-21:29.6), and senior transfer Lina Spjut (213th-21:34.5) finished as the Owls other top-five scorers. Seven of Rice's 10 runners recorded personal best 6k times.
"We ran much better than last year's group at this meet," Rice head coach Jim Bevan said. "This was a very loaded race at the national level and I am happy and excited for where we are at this time of year and excited about the performances and what we're learning. This team has potential to do great things when the time is right."
In comparison to last year's Paul Short Run, the Owls five-person average time this season was 21:01 compared to 21:42 in 2021, a 41-second improvement.
The race consisted of four nationally ranked teams with No. 12 North Carolina taking the top team honors with 63 points. No. 18 Georgetown (67 points), No. 15 Providence (176 points), Utah State (191 points), and No. 16 Utah Valley (234 points) rounded out the top five.
The Owls are scheduled for one more race on Saturday, Oct. 15 at the Oklahoma State Weiss-Crockett Invitational, before the C-USA Championships take place Saturday, Oct. 29 in Denton.
Rice Performers
9. Grace Forbes – 19:45.2 (6k PB)
109. Caitlin Wosika – 20:54.7 (6k PB)
179. Taigen Hunter-Galvan – 21:25.4 (6k PB)
195. Alyssa Balandran – 21:29.6 (6k PB)
213. Lina Spjut - 21:34.5 (6k PB)
245. Rachel Shoemaker - 21:47.2
302. Ellie Schweiker - 22:10.7 (6k PB)
310. Katlyn Schmeltzer - 22:14.7 (6k PB)
335. Amelie Attenborough - 22:26.6
363. Ava White - 22:41.1
Team Scores
1. No. 12 North Carolina - 63
2. No. 18 Georgetown - 67
3. No. 15 Providence - 176
4. Utah State - 191
5. No. 16 Utah Valley - 234
6. Villanova - 279
7. Elon - 283
8. Indiana - 287
9. Princeton - 300
10. Duke - 321
11. Wake Forest - 345
12. Guelph - 439
13. Connecticut - 441
14. Georgia Tech - 462
15. Dartmouth - 478
16. Boston University - 496
17. Army West Point - 532
18. Penn - 533
19. Texas A&M - 543
20. Ohio - 626
21. Binghamton - 639
22. Rice - 662
23. Yale - 694
24. Stony Brook - 721
25. Columbia - 722
26. Rutgers - 738
27. William & Mary - 766
28. James Madison - 796
29. Maryland - 845
30. Richmond - 875
31. Central Michigan - 877
32. Bowling Green - 889
33. Siena - 898
34. Wingate - 922
35. George Mason - 927
36. UC San Diego - 1005
37. Lehigh - 1010
38. UMass Lowell - 1012
39. Dayton - 1032
40. Albany - 1060
41. New Hampshire - 1083
42. UMass Amherst - 1099
43. John Hopkins - 1105
44. Cornell - 1205
45. Marist - 1367
46. Lafayette - 1391
Rice junior Grace Forbes once again led the way for the Owls with a ninth place finish, crossing the finish line in 19:45.2 to top last year's time of 19:53.3 when she placed second. Forbes ran the opening mile in 5:21.7 and cross the two-mile barrier at 10:44.2.
Senior Caitlin Wosika finished second for the Owls at 109th overall with a time of 20:54.7, making a big push at the conclusion of the race. Junior Taigen Hunter-Galvan (179th-21:25.4), senior Alyssa Balandran (195th-21:29.6), and senior transfer Lina Spjut (213th-21:34.5) finished as the Owls other top-five scorers. Seven of Rice's 10 runners recorded personal best 6k times.
"We ran much better than last year's group at this meet," Rice head coach Jim Bevan said. "This was a very loaded race at the national level and I am happy and excited for where we are at this time of year and excited about the performances and what we're learning. This team has potential to do great things when the time is right."
In comparison to last year's Paul Short Run, the Owls five-person average time this season was 21:01 compared to 21:42 in 2021, a 41-second improvement.
The race consisted of four nationally ranked teams with No. 12 North Carolina taking the top team honors with 63 points. No. 18 Georgetown (67 points), No. 15 Providence (176 points), Utah State (191 points), and No. 16 Utah Valley (234 points) rounded out the top five.
The Owls are scheduled for one more race on Saturday, Oct. 15 at the Oklahoma State Weiss-Crockett Invitational, before the C-USA Championships take place Saturday, Oct. 29 in Denton.
Rice Performers
9. Grace Forbes – 19:45.2 (6k PB)
109. Caitlin Wosika – 20:54.7 (6k PB)
179. Taigen Hunter-Galvan – 21:25.4 (6k PB)
195. Alyssa Balandran – 21:29.6 (6k PB)
213. Lina Spjut - 21:34.5 (6k PB)
245. Rachel Shoemaker - 21:47.2
302. Ellie Schweiker - 22:10.7 (6k PB)
310. Katlyn Schmeltzer - 22:14.7 (6k PB)
335. Amelie Attenborough - 22:26.6
363. Ava White - 22:41.1
Team Scores
1. No. 12 North Carolina - 63
2. No. 18 Georgetown - 67
3. No. 15 Providence - 176
4. Utah State - 191
5. No. 16 Utah Valley - 234
6. Villanova - 279
7. Elon - 283
8. Indiana - 287
9. Princeton - 300
10. Duke - 321
11. Wake Forest - 345
12. Guelph - 439
13. Connecticut - 441
14. Georgia Tech - 462
15. Dartmouth - 478
16. Boston University - 496
17. Army West Point - 532
18. Penn - 533
19. Texas A&M - 543
20. Ohio - 626
21. Binghamton - 639
22. Rice - 662
23. Yale - 694
24. Stony Brook - 721
25. Columbia - 722
26. Rutgers - 738
27. William & Mary - 766
28. James Madison - 796
29. Maryland - 845
30. Richmond - 875
31. Central Michigan - 877
32. Bowling Green - 889
33. Siena - 898
34. Wingate - 922
35. George Mason - 927
36. UC San Diego - 1005
37. Lehigh - 1010
38. UMass Lowell - 1012
39. Dayton - 1032
40. Albany - 1060
41. New Hampshire - 1083
42. UMass Amherst - 1099
43. John Hopkins - 1105
44. Cornell - 1205
45. Marist - 1367
46. Lafayette - 1391
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