Ewing, N.J. - (9/23/2022) - Top-50 finishes from seniors Alicia Bennett (Philadelphia, Pa.) (35th, 27:17.10), Keely Greene (Philadelphia, Pa.) (41st, 27:48.60), and Kristen Dougher (Saylorsburg, Pa.) (42nd, 27:49.40) were key Gwynedd Mercy University's finish in today's The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) Invitational as the Griffins place sixth in the eight-team field with 186 points. St. Joseph's University won the event with 15 points and offered the races' top finisher in senior Sarah Myers (Sugarloaf, Pa.) (1st, 21:58.20).

Bennett, Greene, and Dougher all ran the six kilometer (6K) in under 28 minutes; the first finished 35th with a time of 27:17.10, the second 41st just 31 seconds later (27:48.60), and the third only less than a second (27:49.40) after that. Gwynedd Mercy University offered three additional finishers as sophomore Hailey Bloom (Margate City, N.J.) finished 52nd (29:29.40), junior Shylynn Cordero (Allentown, Pa.) ran 68th (34:33.50), and sophomore Mikayla Brennan (Bensalem, Pa.) placed 72nd (39:33.50).

Gwynedd Mercy University runs next on Saturday, October 15, when they travel to Rowan University for the Border Battle.