CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – The Wilkes University women's cross country team finished 15^th out of 22 teams at the DeSales Invitational on Saturday morning. The Lady Colonels scored 446 points in the 6k event.

Senior Moriah Teed (Newark Valley, NY/Newark Valley) posted a career-best time of 26:39.9 to finish in 89^th overall.

Freshman Autumn Pedron (Pottsville, PA/Minersville) (106^th, 27:29.8), senior Carmen Hillman (Urbana, OH/Graham School) (139^th, 29:03.1), sophomore Caroline Rickard (Orwigsburg, PA/Blue Mountain) (149^th, 29:28.6), and sophomore Kaitlin Sutton (Shavertown, PA/Lake Lehman) (150^th, 29:35.9) rounded out the participants to count toward the team score. Hillman and Sutton set season-best times.

Freshman Faith Jensen (Mount Bethel, PA/Bangor) set a career-best time of 29:58.1 to finish 159^th.

Rounding out the Lady Colonels participants were senior Kaitlyn Sitch (Weatherly, PA/MMI Prep) (169^th, 30:52.7), senior Michelle Brenneman (Schuylkill Haven, PA/Schuylkill Haven) (193^rd, 32:47.0), sophomore Mumi Koroma (Lansdale, PA/Penn Wood) (203^rd, 34:20.6), and freshman Kabita Kandel (Central Islip, NY/Central Islip) (219^th, 41:05.6).

Wilkes next runs at the Gettysburg Invitational on Saturday, October 14 at 11:15 a.m.