Tess Masselink Sets School Record at CAA Championships

Friday, March 5

Winnabow, N.C.

10:00 AM

College of Charleston

CAA Championships

Tess Masselink Sets School Record at CAA Championships

3/5/2021 11:45:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

Women's Individual Results
Women's Team Standings

Men's Individual Results
Men's Team Standings

WINNABOW, N.C. – Senior Tess Masselink broke a 10-year-old school record in the 6K and made the all-conference team for the third time in her career to highlight an outstanding day for the College of Charleston at the CAA Cross Country Championships.

Masselink posted a time of 20:37.6 to finish 13th and move past Dena O'Brien by 2.4 seconds for the top spot in Cougar history. Masselink also finished second at the CAA Meet in 2018 and 14th a year ago and missed becoming a four-time all-conference runner by one spot as a freshman in 2017.

Cate Ambrose moved up from seventh to third in the record book with a time of 20:40.7, just .7 behind O'Brien's previous school record. Ambrose placed 15th on Friday, her best finish at the conference meet, and was one spot shy of earning a spot on the All-CAA team.

Three other Cougars ran their way into the Top 10. Rhian Purves is now fifth (21:23.6), Kristen Cherry is sixth (21:28.1) and Emily Dorony is eighth (21:50.2). That trio finished 28th, 30th and 40th, respectively, as CofC finished sixth in the team standings.

Zac Palmer led the men in the 8K race with a time of 26:34.2, good for a 32nd place finish. Also scoring for the Cougars were Tyler Fish (35th, 26:49.7), Jackson Reid (36th, 26:57.5), William McCann (41st, 27:14.0) and Hammer Blair (42nd, 27:17.6). The CofC men were fifth in the team rankings.

Women's Results
Tess Masselink – 13th – 20:37.6
Cate Ambrose – 15th – 20:40.7
Rhian Purves – 28th – 21:23.6
Kristen Cherry – 29th – 21:28.1
Emily Dorony – 40th – 21:50.2
Amber Scott – 22:22.9
Morgan Summey – 22:38.9
Isabel Muehleman – 22:44.7
Shannon Smith – 23:29.8
Patience Hunt – 23:44.3
Eileen Vedder – 23:54.1

Men's Results
Zac Palmer – 32 nd – 26:34.2
Tyler Fish – 35 th – 26:49.7
Jackson Reid – 36 th – 26:57.5
William McCann – 41 st – 27:17.6
Hammer Blair – 42 nd – 27:17.6
Lucas Davis – 27:41.8
Jack Wedge – 27:54.6
Nick Rienzo – 28:02.2