Complete Results
Gwynedd Valley, PA - Freshman Dianna D’Achille was the top finisher at Saturday’s Gwynedd-Mercy Invitational and was followed across the finish line by fellow freshman Elizabeth Schwab just four seconds later as the duo swept the first two spots to lead Marywood to an impressive showing in the 5K race.
D’Achille (Denville, NJ) time of 19:35 set a course record at the Gwynedd-Mercy course where the CSAC Championships will be held on October 30th. D’Achille’s time was the 10th fastest time ever recorded by a Marywood runner. Schwab (Dryden, NY) finished runner-up just four seconds behind D’Achille and Kelsey Dunn (Waldwick, NJ) placed sixth with a time of 20:08.
Shelby Naughton (Allentown, PA) finished 10th overall with a time of 20:46, two seconds faster than 11thth and 14th places, respectively. place finisher Lauren Gates (Vestal, NY). Sarah Bauer (Rockaway, NJ) and Kathleen Sylvester (Dumont, PA) came home in 13
Ashley Laurinaitis (Chalfont, PA) posted a 21:21 time to place 16th for Marywood and Lauren Rustad (West Chester, PA) was 20th after crossing the stripe in 22:03. Jessica McCauley (Gouldsboro, PA) was 26th with a time of 22:36 while Jessica Marks (Wenonah, NJ) was 35th with a time of 23:59.
Marywood will compete next Saturday in the Lebanon Valley Invitational in Annville, PA.