Mercer Women Take Fifth Place at Powerade Invitational

Friday, September 9

Chattanooga, TN

5:45 PM

Mercer University

Powerade Invitational

Mercer Women Take Fifth Place at Powerade Invitational

9/10/2016 1:19:00 PM | Women's Cross Country

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Ten Mercer women placed at the Powerade Invitational on Friday evening at the Moccasin Bend Race Course, resulting in a fifth-place finish for the Bears in the women's two-mile run.

With a total time of 1:02:46, Mercer placed ahead of Austin Peay (1:07:37) and Alabama A&M (1:14:50). Middle Tennessee State won the team event as they had the top five individual runners.

Senior Victoria Rogers was Mercer's top finisher for a second straight week, placing 21st overall with a time of 12:11.78. A pair of freshmen, Anna Grzeszczak and Kimmie Whiting placed in the top-30 as well with times of 12:23.62 and 12:24.81.

Katie-Rose Alligood (12:48.64), Courtney Czerniak (12:56.18), McKaylin Darsey (12:57.03), Ellen Powell (13:10.37), Brianna Wahy (13:25.56), Julia Turbyfield (13:29.32) and Katie Whitworth (14:16.21) rounded out Mercer's individual performances.

UP NEXT
Mercer takes a week off before hosting its annual Julius Johnson Invitational in Macon, Georgia starting at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 23.

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