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Princeton Fall Classic
Huskies Take Fifth at Princeton Fall Classic
10/17/2025 2:25:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
PRINCETON, N.J.—UConn women's cross country performed well on Friday morning at the Princeton Fall Classic. The Huskies finished fifth with 141 points, placing behind Boise State, Princeton, Penn, and Yale.
Senior captain Chloe Trudel led the way as UConn's top finisher, taking 11th place with a personal-best time in the 6K at 20:22.8. Freshman Sascha Letica finished 16th overall with a personal-best time of 20:25.8. Junior Malin Rahm joined the personal-best brigade, taking 30th at 20:50.1.
Freshman Brooke Strauss claimed 43rd with a time of 20:59.8. Sophomore Claire Paci set a new personal best, finishing in 49th place at 21:02.0. Graduate Student Sarah Trainor made her season debut, claiming 60th with at 21:12.9. Senior Ally McCarthy rounded out the UConn top seven, taking 75th at 21:21.2.
"It was a beautiful day for cross country racing today. Princeton did a great job hosting on their amazing on-campus course, and it was great to utilize this competition," said Head Coach Beth Alford-Sullivan. "We had a massive breakthrough from Chloe Trudel, finishing in 11th, and another great run from Sascha Letica. Placing two runners in the top 20 was great. The team had a great result, keeping it close with Yale and Penn throughout the race."
"Sarah Trainor had a great debut, finishing in our sixth position. Her fitness puts us in a great spot for conferences and regionals. We will recover from this and prepare for BIG EAST Championships in two weeks. Omaha bound!"
Up Next:
The Huskies will head to Ashland, Nebraska, to compete at the 2025 BIG EAST Cross Country Championships at Mahoney State Park. Last season, UConn finished third in the conference behind Georgetown and Providence, highlighted by individual winner Chloe Thomas, who set a meet record at Morven Park in Leesburg, Virginia.
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