Women's Cross Country Posts Dominant Showing at Ted Owen Invite

Saturday, September 20

New Britain, Conn.

University of Connecticut

Ted Owen XC Invitational

Women's Cross Country Posts Dominant Showing at Ted Owen Invite

9/20/2025 3:30:00 PM | Women's Cross Country

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – UConn women's cross country continued their impressive start to the fall season, finishing first as a team at the 21^st Ted Owen Invite at Stanley Quarter Park on Saturday afternoon. The Huskies finished with 20 points, with the top seven runners finishing in the top 10.

Brooke Strauss (Glastonbury, Conn.) starred in her collegiate debut, finishing second in the 5k race with a time of 17:12.40. Malin Rahm (Schaffhausen, Switzerland) took third with a personal-best time of 17:14.00. Sascha Letica (Auckland, N.Z.) and Teanne Ewings (Houlton, Maine) each excelled in their UConn debuts, finishing fifth and sixth with respective times of 17:18:30 and 17:36.00.

Ally McCarthy (Sandy Hook, Conn.) followed up her strong performance two weeks ago with a seventh place finish at a personal-best time of 17:41.20. Claire Paci (Greencastle, Pa.) and Calista Mayer (Tolland, Conn.) rounded out the top seven for the Huskies. Paci ran a personal-best time of 17:43.00 to finish eighth overall and Mayer finished tenth with a time of 17:47.00.

Loghan Hughes (Enosburg, Vt.) finished 13^th overall with a time of 17:54.50. Samantha Moore (Portland, Maine) finished 15^th with a time of 17:58.40. Megan Minicucci (Bolton, Conn.) took 30^th place with a time of 18:40.50.

Hear from Head Coach Beth Alford-Sullivan:

"We had a great showing today. Our women pulled out a great win. They followed the race plan, packing up early and getting out early. Nine of our athletes went under the 18 minute mark, which is fantastic. Shout out to our freshmen runners, Brooke Strauss, Sascha Letica, and Teanne Ewings for finishing in the top five for us. Samantha Moore also made an immediate impact despite being under the weather this week. We'll have another two week training cycle and get ready for the Paul Short Run! That will be a big test to start the championship month of October."