SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Miami University cross country team competed in Notre Dame's Joe Piane Invitational Friday.
Several RedHawks had big days, with over a dozen athletes recording personal records, including eight Miami women.
"This was the end of two of the hardest weeks of training we will have all season, and somehow we still came out and grabbed so many PR's" director of track & field/cross country
Tom Chorny said regarding the team's performance.
"Ultimately, our focus is still on the conference championships and our top nine is starting to take shape and is looking very strong."
Senior
Alesha Vovk lead the way in the women's Blue Division race for the RedHawks, as she recorded a personal best 17:22.5 time. Junior Meagan Murphy and freshman
McKenna Fry followed with PR's of their own.
Juniors
David Coffey and
Christopher Torpy combined to lead the 'Hawks in the Blue Division men's race; the two crossed the line just 0.1 seconds apart. Torpy, the reigning Mid-American Conference Runner of the Week grabbed a personal record with his 25:45.4 mark.
Several Miami runners also competed in the Open Division of the meet. Sophomore
Emma Bryant and junior
Claire Linn impressed on the women's side, as both took top ten finishes and recorded personal best times. Freshman
Anthony Camerieri was Miami's highest finisher in the men's Open Division with his own PR.
The full list of times and personal records can be found below.
The Red and White will take next week off before traveling to the University of Wisconsin for Pre-Nationals on Oct. 13.
Women's Combined Results:
Alesha Vovk (R-Sr.) 17:22.5 (PR)
Maegan Murphy (Jr.) 17:41.1 (PR)
Emma Bryant (So.) 17:45.68 (PR)
Claire Linn (Jr.) 17:52.63 (PR)
McKenna Fry (Fr.) 17:57.2 (PR)
Carly Davis (Jr.) 18:04.8
Sarah Starrett (Sr.) 18:09.2 (PR)
Emma Mashburn (Sr.) 18:14.2
Katherine Vitou (Fr.) 18:14.6 (PR)
Lora Ontl (Fr.) 18:23.7
Regan Smith (Jr.) 18:47.97 (PR)
Alexa VanderHoff (Jr.) 18:58.5
Taylor Broermann (Jr.) 19:00.06
Haley Sandvik (Sr.) 19:18.96
Christina Nash (So.) 19:36.14
Men's Combined Results:
David Coffey (Jr.) 24:45.3
Christopher Torpy (Jr.) 24:45.4 (PR)
Matt Bromley (R-Sr.) 25:07.0
Sean Torpy (Jr.) 25:07.4
Anthony Camerieri (Fr.) 25:29.56 (PR)
Ryan Pitner (Sr.) 25:30.2
Maxwell Lehnhardt (So.) 25:34.1 (PR)
Ryan Sharkey (Jr.) 25:41.5
Zac Thompson (Sr.) 25:47.20
Daniel Santino (So.) 25:58.04 (PR)
Bradley Davis (Jr.) 26:00.8
Jake Bertelsen (Fr.) 26:01.04 (PR)
Mitchell Towne (So.) 26:03.7
Seth Conroy (Jr.) 26:24.55
Zach Robertson (Fr.) 26:35.16
Sebastian Francesconi (So.) 26:50.99
Jack O'Neill (Jr.) 27:03.43
