ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. – Barton freshman Isabel Reed (Wilson, N.C.) ran a 24:51 over 6K to finish first at the 2019 North Carolina Wesleyan Women's Cross Country Classic and Invitational on Saturday morning. The meet was the first of the season for the Bulldogs.
Reed helped the Bulldogs finish fourth overall as a team while Meredith won the team competition. A total of 10 schools competed in the race. Reed bested the runner-up by 10 seconds.
Sophomore Morgan Lane (Elm City, N.C.) also finished in the top ten for the Bulldogs, placing seventh overall with a time of 26:55.
Barton next competes in the Queen City Invitational Friday, September 27, at 5:00 p.m., at McAlpine Creek Park in Charlotte, N.C.
2019 North Carolina Wesleyan
Women's Cross Country Classic
1. Meredith 76
2. North Carolina Wesleyan 93
3. Mary Baldwin 102
4. Barton 109
5. St. Augustine's 122
6. Methodist 131
7. LaGrange 153
8. Averett 173
9. Salem 192
10. Chowan 228
Barton's Individuals
1. Isabel Reed 24:51
7. Morgan Lane 26:55
23. Meghan Araldi 30:10
29. Telina Bunch 31:12
49. Kaleigh Dalton 34:12
55. Taylynn Blunt 34:41
