Pirates Sweep Top Four in Victory at Salisbury

Saturday, September 2

Salisbury, Md.

Seton Hall University

Salisbury University Fall Classic

9/2/2023 1:32:00 PM | Women's Cross Country

Salisbury, Md. – The Seton Hall women's cross country team opened the 2023 season with a strong showing at the Salisbury Fall Classic, sweeping the top four spots and placing five runners inside the top-10 en route to the team victory.

Julia Smith (Pittsgrove, N.J.) opened her junior season by picking up her first career win, completing the 6k course in a time of 21:58.26. Smith was followed by Caitlin Fahy (Ringwood, N.J.) in second place with a time of 22:05.37. Honey Strosnider (Fairfield, Pa.) took third place, finishing in 22:09.46.

The Pirates saw a pair of freshman finish inside the top-10 in their first career races. Paige Quigley (Sacramento, Calif.) crossed the finish line in fourth place with a time of 22:13.19. Kayla Carrino (Lyndhurst, N.J.) took home a ninth place finish, clocking a time of 23:10.90.

Three more Pirates finished the race with a top-20 finish. Hannah Cullum (San Antonio, Texas) and Taj Lanier (Lincoln University, Pa.) took 13^th and 14^th place, respectively, followed by Brianna Peiffer (Missouri City, Texas) in 20^th place.

The Pirates return to action next Saturday as they compete in the Dutchmen Invitational hosted by Lebanon Valley College.