New London, CT - The Vassar College Women's Cross Country team raced to a program-best fourth place finish out of 24 scoring teams at the NCAA Mideast Regionals at Harkness State Park on Saturday morning. Sophomore Haley Schoenegge recorded a runner-up individual finish out of 179 total competitiors to lead the way for Vassar as the Brewers improved their finish by three places in the regional meet from a season ago.

Vassar's Top Finishers

• Schoenegge led the way for the Brewers with a time of 20:57.5 for a second place finish followed by sophomore Adelaide Nyhan in 16th position with a career-best time of 21:55.9. 
• Senior Anna Kaigle crossed the finish line in 26th position in 22:16.8 while sophomore Norah Reade posted a 30th place finish with a time of 22:25.0.
• Sophomore Acadia Helfand tallied a 40th place finish with a time of 22:41.9 along with senior Noni Pattington crossing the finish line in 50th place in 22:56.4 and sophomore Cayley Swaim closed the Vassar finishers in 74th with a time of 23:34.0

Team Scores (Top 15)

1. #6 Williams - 59 points
2. #27 RPI - 110 points
3. #13 Amherst - 110 points
4. #26 Vassar - 111 points
5. #19 Middlebury - 112 points
6. #25 Conn College - 116 points
7. #24 Wesleyan - 153 points
8. Coast Guard - 180 points
9. St. Lawrence - 249 points
10. Smith - 277 points
11. Trinity (CT) - 375 points
12. Union - 388 points
13. Roger Williams - 401 points
14. Westfield State - 402 points
15. Mount Holyoke - 429 points

Up Next

• Vassar will learn tomorrow of at-large selections for the NCAA National Championships that will be held on Saturday, November 23rd in Terra Haute, Indiana.