LEBANON, Pa. – Lauren Bunke finished fourth out of 190 collegiate runners at the 49th Dutchmen Invitational on Saturday morning at Union Canal Tunnel Park in Lebanon. The Dutchmen finished fifth as a team.
 
"This was a really solid day for our ladies" head coach James O'Brien stated. "Between Bunke this week and Coyla last week we now know we have a very viable top two heading into the season.  Our pack moved up a good deal relative to last week as well.  I am really excited to get back to work with this young group over the next few weeks before we race again."
 
Inside the Box Score

• Bunke ran a great race to cover the 5,000-meter course in 19:15.9, a little over 35 second faster than her time last weekend.
• The Dutchmen had their top seven finishers run faster than 21:19.9. Coyla Bartholomew and Aleah Hoffman both broke 21 minutes.
• LVC had an average scoring time of 20:30.3
• The 142 team points were good for fifth place as a team out of 23 scoring teams.
• LVC alumnus Jenn Cronin ran a time of 18:39.8 to finish second overall out of the 201 total runners.

 
LVC Finishers

PL	NAME	Avg. Mile	TIME	SCORE
4	Lauren Bunke	06:12.0	19:15.9	3
27	Coyla Bartholomew	06:29.1	20:09.2	21
39	Aleah Hoffman	06:40.5	20:44.5	33
50	Autumn Garges	06:47.3	21:05.5	41
55	Sarah Ortt	06:50.7	21:16.3	44
56	Anna Donnelly	06:50.9	21:16.7	45
59	Sierra Kapcsos	06:51.9	21:19.9	48
83	Julia Wawrzynski	07:11.2	22:19.8
114	Abigail Hunt	07:33.1	23:27.8
117	Jenna Gest	07:43.0	23:58.7
153	Alex Janner	08:45.6	27:13.2

 
Up Next
LVC will be off for a few weeks before heading to Lehigh University on September 30 for the Paul Short Run.

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