AU Women’s Harriers Collect PRs In Opener At Wright State

On Friday (Sept. 1) night, Ashland University’s men’s and women’s cross country teams began the 2023 season at Wright State’s Mike Baumer XC Classic. NOTABLES The women’s 5K saw Ashland’s top five all turn in PRs, as the Eagles finished in sixth place in the 10-team mostly-NCAA Division I field with 188 team points. Senior McKenna Woodruff (19:30.7, PR by 29 seconds) and fifth-year Cassandra Ponzi (19:34.1, PR by 39 seconds) led the way for AU’s women. Woodruff and Ponzi finished in 44th and 45th place, respectively. In her first collegiate race, freshman Lauren Bero was 52nd in 20:13.8, while…