The Mount Holyoke Cross Country team’s 2019 season is coming to an end. So far this season, the team has not placed below 10th in any meet, with athletes such as Hannah Rieders ’21, Madeline Rieders ’21 and Lauren Selkin ’23 earning New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) All-Conference awards.
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BY SHLOKA GIDWANI ’22
The cross country New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) took place on Nov. 3 at Franklin Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The Mount Holyoke College Cross Country team bagged second place at the championship. This is the highest rank for the varsity team since 1992.
Hannah Rieders ’21 and Madeline Rieders ’21 were at the forefront of the team, placing fourth and fifth respectively. The finish was close, with both clocking a time of 22:42.
Lauren Selkin ’23 followed in 16th place with a time of 23:35. Selkin, along with the Rieders twins, was awarded NEWMAC All-Conference Honors. This is the first time since 2015 that cross country have been awarded All-Conference Honors.
BY GIGI PICARD ’22
Mount Holyoke Cross Country concluded their regular racing season with a first place finish at the Western New England Invitational. The Lyons sped past 17 teams, including New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) members Babson College and Clark University, on the 6k course, coming in with 40 total points on Saturday, Oct. 19.
Hannah Rieders ’21 and Madeline Rieders ’21 tied for first place. Lauren Selkin ’23 and Olivia Griesmer ’23 finished consecutively for 11th and 12th place and Simone Jacob ’21 finished 14th overall.
“We have a ... motto to remember that you are never racing alone, and all your training is not just for your own goals but to support and help your teammates reach their goals as well,” Griesmer said about the race.
Hannah and Madeline Rieders, Selkin, Griesmer, Jacob, Hyde, Milligan, Ravino, Anderson, Kearney, Dillon, Gronbeck, Rodman, Wrobleski, Lindblom, Klein and Craig recorded best 6k times at the Invitational.
“Even though we had our first 6k this weekend, we brought the same energy that we’ve brought to 5ks this season and just focused on racing hard and having a good time,” captain Kayla Dillon ’20 said.
In two weeks, Lyons Cross Country will travel to Franklin Park, Massachusetts, to race at the NEWMAC Championships on Sunday, Nov. 3.
“Our goal is to place in the top three in the conference,” Dillon said. “I’m really excited to go out and have fun racing hard and to show the rest of the conference what Mount Holyoke is about.”
Temple University and the University of Maine’s DI women’s field hockey teams competed on Saturday, Sept. 7 at Kent State University in a game that ended in a 0-0 score. Before play could enter a double overtime, Kent State officials informed coaches that the game was to be stopped immediately and both squads were ordered to leave the field.
