LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. – The Gallaudet University women's cross country team was back in action Saturday morning at the Rowan Border Battle hosted by Rowan University at DREAM Park. The Bison battled muddy conditions on the 6-kilometer course after heavy storms passed through the area the previous night.

The meet featured two races, the Championship division, which included 175 runners from some of the top-ranked teams in the country, and the Open division, which featured 93 runners from 14 schools. Gallaudet competed in the Open division.

Misericordia University's Madison Hedglin won the Championship race with a time of 22 minutes, 28 seconds. Sophia Prior from the Community College of Baltimore County Essex won the Open race in 25:53.

Gallaudet's top finisher was first year Hannah Alford (Reidsville, N.C.), who navigated the muddy course to finish 60th overall with a time of 33:45.
A pair of Bison finished back-to-back as sophomore Jala Furdge (Brandon, Miss.) and first year Xue Atwood (Twin Falls, Idaho) were the next two Gallaudet runners to complete the race. Furdge finished 66th overall with a time of 35:22, followed by Atwood in 67th place with a time of 35:49. First year Dev Sklar (Brooklyn, N.Y.) rounded out the Bison contingent with a 78th-place finish in 40:14.

Swarthmore College won the Championship division with 77 points. In the Open division, where Gallaudet competed, Salisbury University took first place with 26 points, followed by Georgian Court University (50) and Holy Family University (95). The Bison did not record a team score with four runners completing the race.

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Gallaudet will return to action Saturday, Oct. 31, at 11 a.m. for the United East Conference Championship at Union Canal Tunnel Park in Lebanon, Pa. The Bison previously competed on the same course at the Dutchmen Invitational on Sept. 5.