WATERFORD, Conn. – The Haverford College women's cross country team put together an extremely strong day at the Connecticut College Invitational on Saturday, with Anastasia Jaycobs and Alice Sappenfield leading the way in a competitive Blue Race at Harkness Memorial State Park.

The squad totaled 539 points to finish 21st, edging Smith by two points and finishing ahead of seven scoring teams, including Metro Region opponent DeSales. Haverford was just one point behind regional rival TCNJ, recording an average time of 22:55.7 over the six-kilometer course.

Jaycobs paced the Scarlet and Black with a 68th-place finish in the 259-runner field, crossing in 22:15.3. Sappenfield followed in 89th at 22:30.9, giving Haverford two finishers among the top 100.

Maia Poremba was the third Ford across the line, taking 143rd in 23:10.1. First-year Rylee Diller followed in 153rd at 23:16.8, while Grace Chen rounded out the scoring five with a 166th-place finish in 23:25.5. Haverford's five scorers finished within a span of 1:10.2.

Poppy Chrisman placed 195th in 23:47.8, followed by first-year Aaralyn Julian in 212th at 24:07.3. Charlotte Yanke crossed in 217th with a time of 24:14.6, while Keiko Chinen finished 227th in 24:31.1. Madeline Ruchelman completed Haverford's Blue Race contingent in 235th at 24:39.1.

Middlebury captured the team title with 63 points, narrowly ahead of Williams with 65.

Earlier in the day, Claire Parsons and Hala Mohammad represented Haverford in the six-kilometer White Race. Parsons finished 244th in 26:30.9, while Mohammad followed in 251st at 26:39.6, just 8.7 seconds behind her teammate. 

Women's Cross Country now returns home Friday, Oct. 23, for the Haverford Invitational at the Fran Rizzo Cross Country Course at Haverford College. The women's race is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.