Samantha Yates, Washington and Lee, Fr.

Samantha Yates, Washington and Lee, Fr.

Yates, a freshman from Birmingham, Ala., placed fifth overall out of 225 competitors at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational.  She completed the five-kilometer course in 18:45.10 as the top NCAA Division III competitor.  Washington and Lee placed fifth overall and second out of NCAA D-III squads, just one point before host Carnegie Mellon.

Women's Cross Country Weekly Honor Roll

Mary Deis, Lynchburg (Jr.)
Deis placed 117th overall out of 324 runners at the Royals XC Challenge hosted by Queens University.  She posted a 5K time of 20:16.4.

Kerri Dalton, Roanoke (Jr.)
Dalton led Roanoke to a seventh place team showing among non-NCAA Division I teams at the Royals XC Challenge, completing the 5K course in 19:05.5 to finish 34th overall out of 324 runners.