Freshman AnnaSophia Gower finishes 116th of 293 at NCAA III Women's Cross Country Championships
November 18, 2023
NEWVILLE, Pa. — Freshman AnnaSophia Gower (Perrysburg) finished 116th of 293 runners in 22:40 at the NCAA Division IIII Women's Cross Country Championships on Saturday afternoon at Silver Creek Metro Park.
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The Basics
- Record: Ohio Northern (84-22).
- Race Info: The event was a 6K race held at the Big Spring High School in Newville, Pa.
- ONU did not score as a team.
- There were 293 runners in the race.
Top ONU Performers
- Gower finished 116th of 293 runners in 22:40 for the 6,000-meter course.
- She was 148th after the first mile in 5:54.7.
- This was her first NCAA Championships appearance.
Race Results
- Carleton (Minn.) won the national title with 151 points, New York U. was second with 154 points, Chicago (Ill.) was third with 156 point and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.) was fourth with 158 points.
- It was the closest spread between teams 1-4 in NCAA III Cross Country Championships history.
- Fiona Smith of St. Benedict (Minn.) won the individual title by one minute and 3 seconds in 19:54.
Notables
- Gower qualified as an individual by finishing 10th overall and seventh among runners whose teams did not qualify for the Championships at the NCAA III Great Lakes Regional Championships last Saturday.
- The top 40 individual finishers earned All-America honors.
- Gower's finish marks the 19th consecutive season that Ohio Northern has been represented at the NCAA III Championships, either by a team or individual in the men's or women's race.
Up Next
- Season Complete.
