Pendola’s cross country team competes at Purple Valley Classic
WILLIAMSPORT, Mass. – The Baldwin Wallace University women’s and men’s cross country teams finished 15th and 16th at the Purple Valley Classic hosted by Williams College at Mount Greylock High School.
The classic featured some of the top ranked programs from the Atlantic, Mideast, Midwest and New England regions, including six teams ranked in the top-25 nationally. This marked the first time that BW has competed in the meet.
The Yellow Jacket women finished 15th of 13 teams and were led by sophomore All-Ohio Athletic Conference runner Kelly Brennan (Akron/Walsh Jesuit) as she placed 32nd of 278 runners in a career-best 6k time of 23:14.4. Freshman Bella Pendola (Warsaw/River View) finished 107th in a career-best 6k time of 24:25.1. Sophomore Hannah Fredriksen (Hamburg, N.Y.) was 149th in a career-best 6K time of 25:05.1.