WATERFORD, Conn. – The Union College women's cross country team finished 24th out of 27 teams in the blue championship race at the annual Connecticut College Invitational, held at Harkness Park on Saturday afternoon.
 
Union finished the race with 648 points, eight points ahead of Rhodes College and 38 points behind the University of New England in 23rd place. #8 Middlebury College took top honors in the championship race, edging #1 Williams College by two points.
 
Senior Annabel Dobash was Union's top finisher on the afternoon, finishing just outside the top-third by placing 88th out of 262 runners with a time of 22:30.5. Sophomore Eilis Mckenna also finished in the top-half of the field with a time of 22:49.8, good for 113th place overall and top-100 among scoring runners.
 
First-year Lily Harrow and sophomore Kate Monaco ran well for the Garnet Chargers as well, with Harrow placing 162nd in 23:23.4 and Monaco taking 191st place in 23:45.7.
 
Union will take next week off in preparation for the Liberty League Championships, which will be held on October 31 at Montgomery Place in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.
 
Complete Union Results:
Annabel Dobash – 22:30.5 (88th)
Eilis Mckenna – 22:49.8 (113th)
Lily Harrow – 23:23.4 (162nd)
Kate Monaco – 23:45.7 (191st)
Emma Barnes – 24:31.7 (228th)
Isla Langsdorf – 25:20.1 (250th)
Charlotte Knight – 26:04.6 (253rd)
Amelia Wagner – 26:34.8 (254th)
Emilie Rosecan – 27:26.9 (259th)