Greenville, SC - The Newberry Women's Cross Country team competed in the Furman on Saturday morning at the Furman University Golf Club. This meet saw the Wolves compete with several teams, including one of the nation's premier programs in the Furman Paladins. The Paladins placed first at the meet with a perfect score of 15, sweeping the top 8 spots. Freshman Reagan Wells ran the 11th fastest 5k time in school history in her collegiate debut as she finished 26th with a time of 21:06. Wells' time helped pace the Scarlet and Gray to a fifth place finish. 

Behind Wells was sophomore Ahja Amos in 31st with a personal record time of 22:30. Not far behind was senior Kenia Smith in 33rd finishing in 22:33, followed in by Kensley Dantzler in 34th in a personal record time of 22:43. Freshman Allison McCauley, Hannah Gable, and Savannah Burkett joined Wells in making their college running debuts. McCauley finished 38th with a time of 23:52, Gable finished 41st with a time of 24:33, and Burkett finished 42nd with a time of 24:34. Junior Tashayna Flinch rounded out the squad finishing 48th with a time of 26:46.

The Wolves get back into action this coming Saturday as they travel to the town of Cary, NC to compete in the Adidas XC Challenge.