BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- The Allegheny women's cross country team finished ninth out of 44 teams at the 2019 Paul Short Run 6k, hosted by Lehigh Saturday (Oct. 5).
 
The Gators tallied a team score of 357.
 
Junior Mica Hanish (Baden, Pa./Ambridge) paced the Gators as she finished fifth in the 370-runner field.    Hanish crossed the finish line with a time of 21:19.3, averaging a pace of 3:33.2 per kilometer.  The finish was 41 spots higher than her 2018 performance at the event.
 
Molly Tarvin (New Tripoli, Pa./Northwest Lehigh) had the second highest finish for the Gators, placing 70^th with a time of 22:23.7.  Her average kilometer time was 3:43.9. 
 
Megan Aaron (Cranberry Twp., Pa./Seneca Valley) was not far behind Tarvin as she crossed the finish line at 22:29.6 (3:44.9 per km) to finish in 82nd place.  Sarah Maue (Tamaqua, Pa./Tamaqua Area) was the fourth Gator to finish in the top-100 as she placed 91^st with a time of 22:36.6 (3:46.1 per km). Hailey Stupay (Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights) rounded out the top-five runners for the Gators, finishing 117^th with a time of 22:48.9 (3:48.1 per km).
 
Jacelyn Alberts (West Salem, Ohio/Northwestern) took 122^nd while Sarah Lucas (Charleroi, Pa./Ringgold) finished 138^th to round out the Gators' top seven.
 
Stony Brook won the overall team title with a score of 127.  SUNY Geneseo's Genny Corcoran won the individual title with a time of 20:42.6
 
The Gators return to action in two weeks (Oct. 19) when they compete at the Gettysburg Invitational.