CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia men’s and women’s cross country teams both placed second during Friday’s XC23 Invitational at Panorama Farms in Earlysville, Va. Yale captured the women’s 5,000-meter race while Penn took first place in the men’s 8,000-meter event.

Virginia freshman Margot Appleton was the runner-up in the women’s race with a time of 17:13.8. Yale senior Kayley DeLay cruised to the victory with a time of 16:39.0.

UVA graduate student Michaela Meyer had her best finish of the season, placing sixth with a time of 17:31.3. First-year Mia Barnett, who won the Virginia Invitational in the team’s last home meet, was seventh at 17:33.6. Taylor Jones was in 20th place (18:14.0) and Lila Fenner crossed the finish line in 23rd place (18:17.6) to round out the team’s scoring. UVA finished with 58 points while Yale managed 32 points to secure the win.

In the men’s race, Rohann Asfaw once again led the Cavaliers. He finished fifth overall with a time of 24:13.3. Yasin Sado was 10th at 24:40.1, Jacob Hunter was 15th at 24:43.5, Colin Peattie was 24:46.2 and Johnny Rogers rounded out the team’s scoring in 18th place at 24:48.1.

Eastern Kentucky’s Ahmed Jaziri won the men’s race with a time of 23:52.9.

“Whenever you have a young team, you’re going to have to roll with the punches,” said UVA head coach Vin Lananna. “I think we have a first-year heavy group. We just need to be patient and take it one step at a time. There were some really positive things that happened today. We are finally starting to get people back and healthy. Margot was great in the women’s race. On the guys’ side, we had all sorts of people who were sick but now we’re starting to get things together. I’m excited about what the next couple of weeks will work like.”The meet was UVA’s final competition of the regular season. The Cavaliers will compete at the ACC Championships at Notre Dame on Oct. 29.

XC23 Invitational
Panorama Farms
Earlysville, Va.

 

Women’s Team Results (5,000 meters)

  1. Yale – 32
  2. Virginia – 58
  3. George Washington – 72
  4. Eastern Kentucky – 84
  5. Miami (Fla.) – 119
  6. William & Mary – 142
  7. Loyola (Md.) – 204
  8. VCU – 237

UVA Individual Finishes

  1. Margot Appleton – 17:13.8
  2. Michaela Meyer – 17:31.3
  3. Mia Barnett – 17:33.6
  4. Taylor Jones – 18:14.0
  5. Lila Fenner – 18:17.6
  6. Ellie Desmond – 18:21.3
  7. Sophie Atkinson – 18:28.8
  8. Liza Neely – 18:38.9
  9. Luci Illnicki-Lambert – 18:55.5
  10. Claire Frazier Bolton – 19:10.5
  11. Amelia Kokernak – 20:30.0

Men’s Team Results (8,000 meters)

  1. Penn – 52
  2. Virginia – 62
  3. Eastern Kentucky – 63
  4. Yale – 65
  5. William & Mary – 127
  6. George Washington – 157
  7. Loyola (Md.) – 218
  8. VCU – 250
  9. Miami (Fla.) – 265

UVA Individual Finishes

  1. Rohann Asfaw – 24:13.3
  2. Yasin Sado – 24:40.1
  3. Jacob Hunter – 24:43.5
  4. Colin Peattie – 24:46.2
  5. Johnny Rogers – 24:48.1
  6. Ka’eo Kruse – 24:58.3
  7. Kevin Carlson – 25:05.5
  8. Jackson Braddock – 25:21.3
  9. Nick Karayianis – 25:36.8
  10. Justin Diehl – 26:34.1
  11. Niklas Becker – 27:06.4
  12. Ali Ibrahim – 27:07.5