KEENE, N.H. – Saturday's Keene State College Invitational did not only see the Southern Vermont College women's cross country team notch a great deal of top season marks, but it also saw seven Mountaineers record all-time personal bests on a 5000 meter course.

Additionally, one of the SVC times was good enough for a Mountaineer harrier to climb up the program's all-time record chart. Southern Vermont placed fourth as a team with 115 points as the hosting Owls won their meet with 23.

SVC will take next weekend off before resuming the schedule on Saturday, October 15 with a 10:30 a.m. start at Western New England University's Golden Bear Invitational.

FULL RESULTS: http://svcathletics.com/sports/wxc/2016-17/files/womens_results.htm 

Leading the way for the Mountaineers was Bennington College junior Annika Kristiansen (Keene, N.H.) who returned to her hometown and notched a 20:37 showing, that time being good enough for 16th overall and coming just 14 seconds shy of her personal best. She was followed by Bennington classmate Isabella Poulos (Milwaukee, Wis.) who finished at 18th overall with a 20:39, breaking her previous personal record by 1:31; it also moved her up to fifth on SVC's all-time 5k record list. The Mountaineers' top five times are now all separated by a mere 32 seconds.

SVC senior Skye McGuire (Mechanicville, N.Y.) was third for the team with a 22:24 showing, taking 2:36 off her best time this season. Classmate Jordan Welch (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) followed at 22:56, setting a new personal record by 3:05. Fellow senior Emily Lesure (Cheshire, Mass.) rounded out the Mountaineers' top five at 23:29, shaving four seconds off her previous PR.

Southern Vermont sophomore Morgan Arleth (Berlin, Vt.) broke her personal best by 1:22 as she crossed the line with a 23:32 performance, and classmate Bailey Bradbury (Grants Pass, Ore.) was next for SVC with a PR time of 24:45; that was 1:57 faster than Bradbury's previous-best showing. Additional sophomore Morgan Kaeppel (Vernon, Vt.) knocked 1:17 off of her old PR for a 24:46, and Mountaineer senior Kaylee Cross (Lewis, N.Y.) was 1:03 faster than any of her previous collegiate showings as she came through at 28:28.

Southern Vermont
16th - Annika Kristiansen: 20:37
18th - Isabella Poulos: 20:39 (PR)
40th - Skye McGuire: 22:24
44th - Jordan Welch: 22:56 (PR)
48th - Emily Lesure: 23:29 (PR)
49th - Morgan Arleth: 23:32 (PR)
56th - Bailey Bradbury: 24:45 (PR)
57th - Morgan Kaeppel: 24:46 (PR)
70th - Kaylee Cross: 28:28 (PR)

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