Duca Leads Eagles at Battle in Beantown

Friday, September 21

Boston, Mass.

Boston College

Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown

Photo by: John Quackenbos

September 21, 2018 | Women's Cross Country

BC places 12th in sixth annual event

By: Athletic Communications

JAMAICA PLAIN, Mass. – The Boston College women's cross country team hosted the sixth-annual Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown, finishing in 12th place with 307 points on Friday afternoon at Franklin Park.

Ole Miss took first overall with 102 points. Georgia Tech came in second with 105 points while Utah finished third with score of 161.

Junior Paige Duca finished first for the Eagles, completing the 5K course in 18:05.7 to place 46th overall in the field of 216 runners. Senior Delia Hayes came across the line next for BC with another strong performance, running a personal-best time of 18:06.8 for 50th overall.

A pair of freshmen, Anna Oeser and Nicole Clermont, finished 60th and 61st, respectively. Oeser came in third for BC with a time of 18:12.8 while Clermont's time of 18:14.3 made her the fourth Eagle across the line.

Sophomore Lauren White was the fifth Eagle to cross the line, coming in 99th with a time of 18:36.8.

Providence junior Abbey Wheeler won the women's individual title with a time of 17:10.

2018 Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown
Jamaica Plain, Mass. | Franklin Park
September 21, 2018
COMPLETE RESULTS

BC Highlights
- Eight Eagles broke the 19-minute mark, led by Paige Duca who finished in 18:05.7 for 46nd overall.
- Delia Hayes ran the course in a personal-best 18:06.8 as the second Eagles across the line (50th)
- In the open 5K, every BC runner finished in the top-20 females, led by Caroline Barry, who finished 89^th overall at 18:55.1
- The Franklin Park course will be used again in October when BC hosts the ACC Championship on Friday the 26th.

Up Next
The Eagles return to Franklin Park for the New England Challenge on Oct. 6.

BC's Top Finishers
Women's Varsity 5K
46. Paige Duca; 18:05.7
50. Delia Hayes; 18:06.8
60. Anna Oeser; 18:12.8
61. Nicole Clermont; 18:14.3
99. Lauren White; 18:36.8

Open 5K – Mixed Gender
89. Caroline Barry; 18:55.1
94. Anna Harmon; 19:15.5
95. Katherine Mitchell; 19:17.8
96. Erin McGill; 19:21.3
98. Emily Criscuolo; 19:23.4