Dalton State Women at Royals Cross Country Challenge

Charlotte, NC – Dalton State freshman Emily Poole finished 8^th of 206 runners Friday as the Lady Roadrunners finished 12^th of 23 teams in the Royals Cross Country Challenge at McAlpine Creek Park.

Poole’s 18:33.1 was just over a minute ahead of teammate Natalie Hensley (19:33.9) who finished 36^th. Hensley finished 46^th.  Dalton State’s Gloria Pascual finished 78^th with a time of 20:13.3. Kuersten Gallivan (86^th) had a time of 10:23.9. Olivia Bird (88^th) came in at 20:24.4.

Mallory Edwards (94^th) finished in 20:30.8. Asleigh Parham finished 109^th at 20:50.3. Jessica Brock was 124^th at 21:18.6.

Dalton State’s average time was 19:49.72. They had 291 points. Auburn Montgomery of the SSAC finished 18^th in the meet with 473 points.

The next Lady Roadrunner competition will be held on October 24^th at the ASICA Sand Shark Invitational in Hardeeville, SC.