EMMITSBURG, Md. - The Towson University women's cross country team is set to kick off its season at the Mount 5k Duals, hosted by Mount St. Mary's on Friday, August 29.
Race Information
Course: Mount St. Mary's East Campus
Distance: 5k
Time: 11:45 a.m.
Field: Towson will be joined by Catholic (D.C.), Delaware, Gettysburg, Goucher, Howard, McDaniel, Mount St. Mary's and UMBC.
Roster
Last Season Recap
Towson opened last season with back-to-back wins at the Baltimore Metro Meet and the Delaware Sting Invitational. The Tigers carried their momentum into the University of Delaware Invitational the following weekend, picking up a second-place finish. Then-sophomore
Baara Stewart clocked a time of 19:14.20 in the 5k, breaking into the top ten among nine Blue Hens and securing the 10th-fastest time in program history on the course.
Over their next two meets, Towson picked up 13 personal records as well as another second-place finish at the Aubrey Shenk Invitational. At the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Championship, the Tigers improved by 46 points from their 2023 performance to place 8th overall and earn an automatic berth to the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals. Towson closed out the season with a 29th-place finish at regionals, highlighted by senior
Isabella Myles. Her time of 22:23.50 in the 6k ranked 8th all-time in program history at the Penn State Course.
Up Next
The Tigers are set to travel to Newark for the University of Delaware Invite on Friday, September 19.
