Woman's Cross Country cruised to an easy win this weekend at the Lebanon Valley's Invitational on Saturday morning, as the men's team scooped up a second place finish at the same tournament.
Sophomore Holly Clarke placed first overall by over 20 seconds, heading up five Lady Jays (including a freshman trio) who finished in the top ten.
Hopkins won the invitational despite competing without two of their top runners: sophomore Lara Shegoski was busy competing for the United States at the World Mountain Running Championships, while freshman Hannah Eckstein, Hopkins's top finisher in last week's championships, did not run.
Clarke credits both her personal and team's success to workouts throughout the week and preseason.
"The team environment and having the girls at the top together really helped," she said. "[The win] definitely brings up my confidence level and was a positive for the whole team.
"It puts us in a good situation, and hopefully we can meet our goal of finishing in the top five at Nationals, although we're not thinking about that just yet."
Men's Cross Country was led by junior Nick Kinsley, who placed fourth overall.
Freshman Austin Stecklair and senior Brandon Hahn placed 9th and 10th, respectively.
Elizabeth Town College claimed the men's tournament with four runners in the top eight.
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