The Shippensburg University women's cross country team delivered a solid performance on a cool Saturday morning at Gettysburg, placing third out of 46 teams in competition at the Aubrey Shenk Invitational that was hosted by the Bullets.
 
SU posted a team score of 165 points, finishing only behind Johns Hopkins (43 points), which is currently ranked No. 4 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division III national poll, and Lafayette (60 points), an NCAA Division I program. Saint Francis (202 points) and Towson (213 points) rounded out the Top 5.
 
Makenzie Wamsher made her Raider debut and delivered a strong first showing – pacing the squad with a 6K time of 22:05.3. Wamsher finished 25th overall and was the fourth-fastest freshmen in a field of 452 total runners.

Wamsher was one of 10 Raiders who established or enhanced a new 6K collegiate best in Saturday's race.
 
Mya Trotty was just four places behind Wamsher, serving as SU's No. 2 runner with a time of 22:21.4.
 
Victoria Bartholomew and Brooke Miller each cracked the Top 50. Bartholomew finished 42nd in 22:39.3, while Miller finished exactly five seconds later as the team's No. 4 runner.

For Miller, it was her first time under 23 minutes in a 6K and a new PR by 17 seconds. 
 
Ella Hartel was Shippensburg's final scoring runner, crossing the finish line in 22:59.3 for a 67th-place finish. Shaela Kruskie (23:07.3) and Caleigh Vincent (23:19.2) also competed in the race for the Raiders. Vincent improved her PR by seven seconds.
 
Saturday marked Shippensburg's first time competing at Gettysburg since the 2018 season.
 
It was the final meet of the regular season for Shippensburg, which now begins training in earnest for the conference meet. The 2026 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships will be held Saturday, Nov. 7 at Bloomsburg.
 
Shippensburg (3rd, 165 points)
25. Makenzie Wamsher 22:05.3 (1st collegiate 6K)
29. Mya Trotty 22:21.4 (6th collegiate XC 6K; PR remains 21:54.2 [11/8/25 at Lock Haven])
42. Victoria Bartholomew 22:39.3 (10th collegiate XC 6K; PR remains 22:19.8 [11/8/25 at Lock Haven])
46. Brooke Miller 22:44.3 (9th collegiate XC 6K; new PR by 17 seconds)
67. Ella Hartel 22:59.3 (7th collegiate XC 6K; PR remains 21:46.2 [11/9/24 at Lock Haven])
72. Shaela Kruskie 23:07.3 (6th collegiate XC 6K; PR remains 22:31.8 [11/9/24 at Lock Haven])
86. Caleigh Vincent 23:19.2 (9th collegiate XC 6K; new PR by seven seconds)
111. Anna Schaeffer 23:40.0 (5th collegiate XC 6K; new PR by 0.9 seconds)
128. Lexi Boyd 23:49.5 (9th collegiate XC 6K; PR remains 23:06.9 [10/5/24 at Paul Short])
133. Kira Logiovine 23:54.1 (8th collegiate XC 6K; new PR by 28 seconds)
157. Olivia Walley 24:06.0 (3rd collegiate XC 6K; new PR by 17 seconds)
158. Alli Cassel 24:06.1 (3rd collegiate XC 6K; new PR by 31 seconds)
162. Kendall Williams 24:10.9 (3rd collegiate XC 6K; new PR by 11 seconds)
174. Mary Stoltz 24:21.3 (3rd collegiate XC 6K; new PR by 44 seconds)
187. Sarah Grace Deal 24.33.3 (3rd collegiate XC 6K; new PR by 43 seconds)