HIGH POINT, N.C. – The High Point University women's cross country team is back in action Friday at the Blue Ridge Open in Boone, N.C.
The women's 5k race begins at 4 p.m. and features 13 teams from the region. The Panthers will be joined in Boone by No. 26 NC State, as well as USTFCCCA Southeast regionally-ranked teams Wake Forest (No. 5) and Furman (No. 8). The meet also includes Big South foes Coastal Carolina, Gardner-Webb and Radford, as well as host Appalachian State, East Carolina, Lees-McRae, Lenoir Rhyne, Northern Kentucky, UNCG and Winston-Salem State.
The Panthers suit up for the first time in three weeks after placing 10th amongst a strong field at the Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational on Sept. 26.
HPU was paced in Charlottesville by junior Jeff LaCoste, who placed 17
th (24:34.13) en route to earning Big South Runner of the Week honors. Sophomore
Cozette Collin led HPU with a 41st-place finish, crossing the finish line in 22:46.50. Junior
Katie Farina was 57th in 23:17.32, improving 33 spots from her finish at the Virginia event in 2013.
Collin and Farina will be joined in Boone by seniors
Lauren Blackwell,
Sarah Dorrell,
Krista Willard and
Leah Anne Wirfel, juniors
Sarah Bode,
Erika Peoples and
Julia Zautcke, sophomore
Natalia Ocasio and freshmen
Kelly Hayes and
Lona Williams.
Collin led HPU last season at the Blue Ridge Open with a 31
st-place finish.
#GoHPU
