Saturday, November 23
Terre Haute, Ind.
11:15 a.m.
Boston College
vs
NCAA Championships
Photo by: Tom Connelly
Eagles Run to 20th-Place Finish at NCAA Championship
November 23, 2019 | Women's Cross Country
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Boston College women's cross country team competed at the NCAA Championships on Saturday, Nov. 23 in Terre Haute, Indiana, placing 20th out of the 31-team field.
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This was BC's 20th appearance as a team in the national championship meet and first since 2014, where the Eagles finished eighth.
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The Eagles scored 516 points, just trailing No. 26 Indiana (509 points) and in front of No. 23 Ole Miss (540 points). BC made the NCAA Championships as an at-large team and beat 11 teams ranked higher than them in the USTFCCCA Coaches' Poll.
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Leading the way for the Eagles was Isabelle Kennedy, who placed 51st with a time of 20:58.6. Kennedy was just 10 seconds off of earning All-America honors as a top-40 finisher.
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Lauren White was second to cross the finish line for BC, where she would place 104th in 21:16.9. Anna Oeser then crossed the finish line in 21:44.9 to place 163rd. Right behind Oeser was Fian Sullivan Sweeney, who placed 165th in 21:45.1.
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The last of the scoring team to finish for BC was Sarah Flynn, who ran a 21:54.2 for 184th.
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In all, 252 runners competed in the race on the LaVern Gibson Cross Country Championship Course.
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BC Top Finishers
51. Isabelle Kennedy – 20:58.6
104. Lauren White – 21:16.9
163. Anna Oeser – 21:44.9
165. Fian Sullivan Sweeney – 21:45.1
183. Sarah Flynn – 21:54.2
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This was BC's 20th appearance as a team in the national championship meet and first since 2014, where the Eagles finished eighth.
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The Eagles scored 516 points, just trailing No. 26 Indiana (509 points) and in front of No. 23 Ole Miss (540 points). BC made the NCAA Championships as an at-large team and beat 11 teams ranked higher than them in the USTFCCCA Coaches' Poll.
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Leading the way for the Eagles was Isabelle Kennedy, who placed 51st with a time of 20:58.6. Kennedy was just 10 seconds off of earning All-America honors as a top-40 finisher.
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Lauren White was second to cross the finish line for BC, where she would place 104th in 21:16.9. Anna Oeser then crossed the finish line in 21:44.9 to place 163rd. Right behind Oeser was Fian Sullivan Sweeney, who placed 165th in 21:45.1.
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The last of the scoring team to finish for BC was Sarah Flynn, who ran a 21:54.2 for 184th.
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In all, 252 runners competed in the race on the LaVern Gibson Cross Country Championship Course.
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BC Top Finishers
51. Isabelle Kennedy – 20:58.6
104. Lauren White – 21:16.9
163. Anna Oeser – 21:44.9
165. Fian Sullivan Sweeney – 21:45.1
183. Sarah Flynn – 21:54.2
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