Women's Cross Country 2022 Season Recap
11/30/2022 12:17:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
Orono, Maine - The University of Maine women's cross country team had a strong 2022 season with six meets and facing off against dozens of schools.
A standout meet for the women was America East Championships where they were led by Lydia Gilmore who placed 27th in the 5K race with a time of 18:34.7. Marlee Yoder (18:47.8) and Rachel Hodge (18:48.2) were the next highest finishers for Maine finishing in 31 and 32 less than a second apart.
Lydia Gilmore continued to have strong performances for Maine including placing 15 in the 6K race at the Sanchez Souther Invitational with a time of 23:23.19. Rachel Hodge was the second female Black Bear finisher in the Battle of Beantown Meet placing 133 in the 5K race with a time of 19:44. Kayla Raymond also had a good season including placing 33 at the Sanchez Souther Invitational with a time of 24:13.57.
Rachel Hodge gave her thoughts on the season as a whole:Â
"I think it was a big growing year for the girls team. With having Coach Ward start after the summer we had to trust him and he had to trust us very quickly. I would say overall it went smoothly and we all bought in and had a really strong season and America East showing. A lot of good times were put down, and we have a vision to only get faster and better as a team."
-UMaine-
