LANGHORNE, Pa. – Competing for the first time in a Bryn Athyn College uniform, Natalie Daum cruised to victory to highlight the women's cross country team's Friday afternoon at the Highlander Invitational.
Daum dominated the 15-runner field as she completed the wet 4-kilometer course at Cairn University in 18 minutes, 43.0 seconds. She finished 22.5 seconds ahead of the runner-up.
Alair Brock was fourth overall as she crossed the finish line in 19:18.5. Gracelyn Bullard posted the sixth-place time of 19:46.1, while teammate Lianhua Lenihan had a time of 19:57.5 to take seventh. Morgan Flynn made it five Lions in the top ten as she ended the day in ninth with a time of 20:17.2.
Ava Elder and Anwyn Brock made their collegiate debuts in Friday's race. Elder had the 11th-place time of 21:40.5 and Brock completed the race in 23:42.1 to take 13th.
Bryn Athyn welcomes Penn State Abington to campus for a dual race on Tuesday, Sept. 5.
| Bryn Athyn Results | ||
| Rank | Runner | Time |
| 1 | Natalie Daum | 18:43.0 |
| 4 | Alair Brock | 19:18.5 |
| 6 | Gracelyn Bullard | 19:46.1 |
| 7 | LianHua Lenihan | 19:57.5 |
| 9 | Morgan Flynn | 20:17.2 |
| 11 | Ava Elder | 21:40.5 |
| 13 | Anwyn Brock | 23:42.1 |