Amber Poniktera runs in the Paul Short White Race. Photo by Cosmic Fox Media
Amber Poniktera runs in the Paul Short White Race. Photo by Cosmic Fox Media
October 5, 2024

Smurla Runs a PR to Lead Moravian in Paul Short Run White Race

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University women's cross country squad finished 32nd of 46 in the Paul Short Run White race.

Results

BETHLEHEM, Pa.--- The Moravian University women's cross country squad finished 32nd of 46 in the Paul Short Run White race.

How It Happened

  • The Greyhounds scored 882 points. Amherst College was first with 135 points.
  • Junior Tara Smurla finished 21st of 387 with a personal best time of 21:58.4 on the 6,000-meter course.
  • Senior Amber Poniktera finished 206th of 387 in 23:68.9 while senior Rachael Goodman took 212th in 24:04.4.
  • Finishing out the top five for Moravian were sophomore Kayla O'Neil in 272nd, with a time of 24:44.5 followed by sophomore Alexis Hockenberry in 273rd at 24:46.0.
  • Moravians' other runners in the White race were senior Lexi Rushatz, who was 292nd in 24:58.5, sophomore Alyssa Hockenberry, who placed 299th in a time of 25:02.9, junior Meghan Myers placed 307th with a time of 25:11.5, senior Ally Meeks, who took 321st in 25:25.2, and freshman Celia Knoedler at 348th with a time of 26:19.4.

Up Next for the Greyhounds

  • Saturday, October 19 at Mike Woods Invitational hosted by SUNY Geneseo at Wartime Plane Museum, 11:00 a.m.
  • Saturday, November 2 at Landmark Conference Championships at Union Canal Tunnel Park, Lebanon, Pa. hosted by Elizabethtown College at 11:00 a.m.