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UMW Cross Country Opens at Richmond Spider Alumni Invite

UMW Cross Country Opens at Richmond Spider Alumni Invite

The University of Mary Washington men's and women's cross country teams opened the 2021 season on Saturday at the Spider Alumni Invitational at the University of Richmond, among a field of mainly Division I opponents. The men finished in sixth place among seven teams, while the women finished seventh of eight.

For the men, in the 5K race, junior Patrick Brown (Alexandria, Va./Thomas Edison) finished in 40th place with a time of 16:03.9, while senior Matthew O'Cadiz (Falls Church, Va. / JEB Stuart) took 44th at 16:14.3. Junior Nick Onorato (Fairfax Station, Va. / South County) finished 52nd at 16:41.0, junior Brandon Baumgartner (Alexandria, Va. / Thomas Edison) took 54th at 16:43.1, and senior Blake Mason (Montpelier, Va. / Patrick Henry) rounded out the top five in 56th place at 16:45.8.

On the women's side in the two-mile run, sophomore Kelly Young (Ruckersville, Va. / William Monroe) finished in 48th place at 12:25.8, with teammate Cameron DeLean (South Riding, Va. / Freedom) taking 49th at 12:28.4. Teresa Guzman (Lorton, Va. / South County) finished 53rd at 12:44.7, with Grace Pippin (Bristow, Va. / Patriot) taking 57th at 12:53.5, and Jessica Oberlies (Greensboro, N.C./Grimsley) finishing 58th at 12:56.0.

Both teams will be back in action on September 18 at Christopher Newport University at 10:00 a.m.