Army West Point Athletics
Army West Point
Patriot League Championships
Charlotte Richman Earns Rookie of the Meet as Women's Cross Country Places Second at Patriot League Championships
October 30, 2022 | Women's Cross Country
| MEET 5 | |
| MEET | Patriot League Championship |
| RESULTS | RESULTS |
| RACE DISTANCE | 6K |
| TEAMS | Army, American, Boston, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola Maryland, Navy |
| LOCATION | Lewisburg, Pa - Bucknell University Cross Country Course |
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Army West Point women's cross country placed second at the Patriot League Championships hosted by Bucknell University on Saturday morning. Plebe Charlotte Richman placed third indiviudally, earning Rookie of the Meet and First-Team All-Patriot League honors.
Georgia Jones and Joanna Halfhill joined Richman with First-Team selections afrer fifth and sixth place finishes respectively. It marked the third straight season that an Army plebe took home Rookie of the Meet honors, with Jones and Melissa Jachim earning the hardware the past two seasons.
Richman and Jones ran at the front of the pack for the entirety of the the race, with both remaining stable in the top-five across every split for the meet. Richman's time of 20:43.7 was less than six seconds off the pace while Jones (21:10.9) and Halfhill (21:14.2) ensured a strong finish for the Black Knights, who held the lead as a team through the halfway point.
The scoring group for the Black Knights was rounded out by Laurynn Sisneros (21st, 21:54.8) and Abigail McIlvain (26th, 22:04.8). Sisneros ran in the top-15 through the first half of the race before falling back, while McIlvain remained consistent throughout her splits. Plebe Claire Lewis ran strong for a 34th-place finish (11:03.8), while firstie Lily Nunnery and Jachim crossed the finish line together to tab top-50 placements (43rd, 44th).
2022 Patriot League Cross Country Women's Championship Team Results
1. Navy, 38
2. Army West Point, 57
3. Boston University, 70
4. Lehigh, 101
5. Bucknell, 110
6. American, 206
7. Holy Cross, 209
8. Lafayette, 212
9. Colgate, 266
10. Loyola Maryland, 279
2022 Patriot League Cross Country Major Awards
Women's Outstanding Performer of the Meet: Emily Boutin, Navy, Jr.
Women's Rookie of the Meet: Charlotte Richman, Army West Point, Fr.
Women's Coach of the Meet: Kim Lewnes, Navy
First-Team All-Patriot League: 1. Emily Boutin, Navy, Jr; 2. Daisy Liljegren, Boston University, So.; 3. Charlotte Richman, Army West Point, Fr.; 4. Eve Feuerbach, Holy Cross, Sr.; 5. Georgia Jones, Army West Point, Jr.; 6. Joanna Halfhill, Army West Point, So.; 7. Eleanor Abraham, Navy, Jr.
Second-Team All-Patriot League: 8. Meghan Convery, Boston University, Sr.; 9. Sophie Compton, Navy, Fr.; 10. Elizabeth Sullivan, Navy, Sr.; 11. Mia-Claire Kezal, Navy, Fr.; 12. Keeley Misutka, Bucknell, So.; 13. Mia Bellucci, Bucknell, Sr.; 14. Vera Sjoberg, Boston University, Fr.
Coach's Corner
"Our women were focused, disciplined and ran with great effort today. We had high hopes of competing for the win and at the halfway point we were in the lead but we just couldn't hold onto that lead. Our runner up finish was better than last year and we avenged our loss to Boston University from the Paul Short meet. Although we were disappointed to finish 2nd, I thought we ran as well as we could. This conference is getting better and better and the caliber of athlete on the rosters of these teams is as high as it has ever been. We have to continue to raise our level of training and competitive expectations if we want to win. Having said that, I couldn't expect much more out of this group than what they put out there today. We were the best team in the meet up front with three women in the top six but Navy had better depth than we did and that made the difference. That is not to say that our 4th and 5th runners didn't compete well today because I thought they they did. Abigail Mcilvain measured her effort early in the race and kept moving forward all the way until the final hill and with 1000m to go I thought she might catch up to Laurynn but she ran out of race and never quite got up there. Laurynn Sisneros was aggressive early and put herself in the hunt. That has worked well for her this year and it kept her in it today on a very challenging course. She just could not hold onto her early place. For those two women, today's race was a nice improvement and was very competitive. Our top three were great today. Joanna Halfhill was 41st in this race a year ago and after a summer of committed work, she has made herself into one of the top women in our conference. She was never outside the top 10 in this race; a feat that was nearly impossible a year ago. She usually goes out hard and just tries to hang on but today she just kept hammering and driving forward. She had the best finishing kick she has ever had. Georgia Jones ran as our number two and was a little off today. That might be the first time I have uttered that phrase with her name in a sentence. She woke up on Thursday morning feeling sick and just wasn't able to shake it by today. She's not one for excuses but sometimes things are out of your control and you just have to make the best of it. Her run today speaks to how tough she really is. Her "off" is better than most athletes "on". She was a part of the lead group until the last mile and fought all the way to the finish line to secure a 5th place finish for the team. She will recover and be as determined as ever over the next two weeks as we prepare for the regional meet. Charlotte Richman was a star today. She didn't win the meet, she was third, but the women that finished ahead of her are very good and she is just figuring out how to race at this level. She was relentless from the gun. I saw her at the first kilometer and cautioned her to be patient but she would have none of it. She kept pushing at the front and challenging for the lead. It was as if she had no idea how good those women were. Or what is more likely, she just didn't care. She was totally locked in on winning and it was written all over her face. When you have an athlete like that you just have to let them do what they do. She was going to hammer the pace or die trying. It was inspiring to watch and what makes her performance even more incredible is her workload. There was no other athlete on that starting line today managing as much as she is. She is playing basketball full time, she is a cadet at West Point and she runs on the side. You can't help but marvel at what she is able to do. We are lucky she is on our team and we have coach Traversi to thank for recruiting her. I told the women to hold their heads high and keep trying to figure out how to solve the problem. We didn't come here to get second. We recognize that we performed well, but the goal is to win. I have good problem solvers on this team and they will figure it out." - Director of Track & Field Mike Smith
Up Next
Army will prepare for the Northeast Regional Championships on Saturday, Nov. 11, hosted by Iona University.
