KEENE, N.H. – Junior Rose Karow (South Yarmouth, Mass.) cruised to a personal best, running the first sub-23-minute race of her career, to lead the Plymouth State University women's cross country team to a 14th-place finish at the Keene State Invitational at Owl Athletic Complex on Saturday.
 
Karow, who set a personal record just two weeks ago with a 23:01.27, shaved nearly 20 seconds off that time to finish in 22:42.80 for 28th overall.
 
Two more Panther scorers also set career bests, as sophomore Mia Sweeney (Plymouth, Mass.) crossed in 24:39.20 and junior Abby Bergeron (Essex, Vt.) finished in 25:16.60. Freshman Madison Geddes (Penacook, N.H.) and senior Isabel Costa (Harrisville, R.I.) rounded out PSU's top five, with Costa securing a season-best performance.
 
Plymouth State finished 14th in a field of 26 teams that included three nationally-ranked programs, and placed second among the six Little East Conference (LEC) schools competing.
 
 
The Basics:

• Keene State Invitational (6k) – 14th of 26 Teams

Team Results:

• Williams (18), Tufts (60), Colby (122), Wellesley (133), Westfield State (207), UNE (250), Amherst (270), Springfield (273), Endicott (273), Keene State (324), Salve Regina (358), Mount Holyoke (383), Plattsburgh State (389), Plymouth State (402), Hartford (426), Southern Maine (439), Eastern Connecticut (465), Framingham State (496), St. Anselm (499), Western New England (543), St. Joseph's (547), Trinity (569), RIC (573), Wheaton (666), WestConn (702), Franklin Pierce (783)

Individual Results:

• Plymouth State will take next weekend off before heading to Waterford, Conn. for the Connecticut College Invitational on Oct. 18. The JV race kicks off at 11:00 a.m., with varsity at 1:00 p.m.