MANCHESTER, N.H. – Junior Rose Karow (South Yarmouth, Mass.) ran the second-fastest 6k of her career to win the Shacklette Invitational by nearly 20 seconds as the Plymouth State University women's cross country team placed second on Saturday.
 
Karow blew through the course to cross the line in 24:06.80 to top a field of NCAA Division II runners, winning by 17.9 seconds. Freshman Emma Talon (Southington, Conn.) was the top-finishing first-year runner for the second straight weekend, placing sixth overall in 25:56.10, with classmate Madison Geddes (Penacook, N.H.) right on her heels in eighth. All five of PSU's point-scorers finished in the top-30, as sophomore Mia Sweeney (Plymouth, Mass.) and junior Abby Bergeron (Essex, Vt.) were 14th and 28th, respectively.
 
Plymouth State finished with 52 points to take second, trailing just the hosts – Saint Anselm College.
 
 
The Basics:

• Shacklette Invitational (6k) – 2nd of 5 Teams

Team Results:

• St. Anselm (38), Plymouth State (52), SNHU (80), St. Michael's (92), Assumption (92)

Individual Results:

Finish	Name	Time
1.	Rose Karow	24:06.80
6.	Emma Talon	25:56.10
14.	Mia Sweeney	26:55.00
28.	Abby Bergeron	27:47.40
46.	Linda Cosmes	32:11.20
50.	Hailey Perry	34:49.40
51.	Florence Schaumloffel	37:02.70

Up Next:

• PSU returns to action on Sept. 20 for the UMass Dartmouth Invitational at Robert Dowd Cross Country Course. The women's 5k is set for noon, with the JV race to follow at 12:40 p.m.