NEWVILLE, Pa. – After the men took third at the Dickinson Long-Short Invitational earlier on Saturday morning, the Geneva women's cross country team followed suit with an excellent performance of their own, taking fourth place at the meet and second among competing Division III programs. The Golden Tornadoes continue to look strong to open the season as they prepare to defend their Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) title later in the semester.

Junior Audrey McAlister paced the women for the second consecutive week, earning a sixth place finish with a time of 22:46.8 and missing the top five by just .6 seconds. Her time was the third-best among all competing Division III runners. Sophomore Nicole Ochs and junior Sienna Jackson were the second and third place finishers for the Golden Tornadoes, with Ochs finishing 26^th overall and Jackson coming in two spots behind in 28^th. Ochs recorded a time of 24:16.3 and Jackson was just two seconds behind at 24:18.3.

While only the top three runners scored in Saturday's race, senior Lydia Nagel and sophomore Hope Haring also ran well, recording times of 24:50.0 and 24:53.0, respectively, to finish inside the top 40 at the meet.

Next up for the women is the Youngstown State Invite, which is scheduled for Saturday, September 26, at 10:00 a.m. The two-week break before then will provide the Golden Tornadoes with some valuable rest time in the middle of the season.

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