PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's cross country team earned a six-place finish at the Penn State National on Friday, scoring 151 points in the 16-team field.
 
Senior captain Ariana Gardizy paced the Quakers, finishing 14th on the 6K course with a time of 21:24.8. Olivia Morganti (21:40.3) and Fabianna Szorenyi (21:55.0) ran sub-22 minute races for 22nd and 30th, respectively, while Niamh Hayes and Zoe Shetty came through in 35th and 54th, in that order.
 
Phoebe White and Lizzy Bader finished out the Penn scoring in 73rd and 88th.
 
The Quakers take the next two weeks to prepare for the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships, taking place in Princeton, N.J., on Saturday, October 30 at 11 a.m.
 
 
PENN STATE NATIONAL
Women (6th / 151 points)
14. Ariana Gardizy – 21:24.8
22. Olivia Morganti – 21:40.3
30. Fabianna Szorenyi – 21:55.0
35. Niamh Hayes – 22:11.7
54. Zoe Shetty – 22:34.2
73. Phoebe White – 22:50.9
88. Lizzy Bader – 23:03.7
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120. Chloe Hassman – 23:43.3