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Women's Cross Country

Blue Jays Secure 18th Consecutive Title

HAVERFORD, Pa. -- Johns Hopkins placed three runners in the top five and five in the top 10 to secure its 18th straight Centennial Conference women's cross country title on Saturday at Haverford College. The Blue Jays totaled 23 points en route to the crown. 

Swarthmore finished second with 53 points, followed by Franklin & Marshall (92), Haverford (103) and Dickinson (137) in the top five. 

JHU's Carter Brotherton won the individual title for the second straight year, becoming the eighth runner in CC history to win multiple individual crowns. Brotherton, a junior, also finished as the runner-up as a freshman. She crossed the line in 21:12.4, winning by more than 17 seconds. Teammate Alexia Tubbs claimed second place with a time of 21:29.7. 

F&M's Tara Silverman finished in third place at 21:38.4, marking the highest finish for a Diplomat since 2012. Silverman becomes the third F&M runner in program history to record a top-three placing at the CC meet. 

Swarthmore's Elizabeth Page was close behind Silverman in fourth at 21:42.4, followed by JHU's Sydney Shock (21:45.5) and Diana Valentini (21:54.8) and Swarthmore's Aaliyah Anaskevich (21:55.4) as top-seven finishers who earned All-Centennial first team recognition. 

Swarthmore's Charlotte Martin took eighth place with a time of 22:01.9, while JHU's Natalie Boquist (22:03.3) and Ani Wedemeyer (22:05.0) registered top-10 finishes. F&M's Maren Blanks (22:10.7), JHU's Abby Artabane (22:14.1) and Kira Dye (22:19.2) and Haverford's Alice Sappenfield (22:24.2) rounded out the All-CC second team finishers by finishing in the top 14. 

Team Results

  1. Johns Hopkins, 23
  2. Swarthmore, 53
  3. Franklin & Marshall, 92
  4. Haverford, 103
  5. Dickinson, 137
  6. Gettysburg, 166
  7. Ursinus, 223
  8. Bryn Mawr, 238
  9. Muhlenberg, 242
  10. McDaniel, 284

Individual Results

  1. Carter Brotherton, Johns Hopkins, 21:12.4
  2. Alexia Tubbs, Johns Hopkins, 21:29.7 
  3. Tara Silverman, Franklin & Marshall, 21:38.4
  4. Elizabeth Page, Swarthmore, 21:42.4
  5. Sydney Shock, Johns Hopkins, 21:45.5
  6. Diana Valentini, Johns Hopkins, 21:54.8
  7. Aaliyah Anaskevich, Swarthmore, 21:55.4
  8. Charlotte Martin, Swarthmore, 22:01.9
  9. Natalie Boquist, Johns Hopkins, 22:03.3
  10. Ani Wedemeyer, Johns Hopkins, 22:05.0
  11. Maren Blanks, Franklin & Marshall, 22:10.7
  12. Abby Artabane, Johns Hopkins, 22:14.1
  13. Kira Dye, Johns Hopkins, 22:19.2
  14. Alice Sappenfield, Haverford, 22:24.2