Jenna Mulhern closed out her cross country season with a fourth place finish at the East Coast Championships, held Saturday at Holmdel Park in New Jersey.
The West Chester Henderson junior ran a time of 18:10 in the rain, mud, and wind at Holmdel as she faced a loaded field of regional talent. Mulhern was in good company in the top five.
Connecticut's Kate Wiser broke free and won the Gold Race in 17:25, the No. 3 all-time clocking on the famed NJ course. New Jersey star Charlotte Bednar was second in 17:46 and Connecticut's Sydney Masciarelli, the 2018 Foot Locker Nationals winner, was third in 18:10.
Women's 5000 Meters (Gold) ==================================================================================================================================================================== Pl Athlete Yr # Team Score Time Gap Avg. Mile Avg. kM Splits ==================================================================================================================================================================== 1 WISER, Kate 112 Unattached 17:25.9 --- 5:36.3 3:29.2 2 BEDNAR, Charlotte 20 GSTC 17:46.7 20.8 5:43.0 3:33.3 3 MASCIARELLI, Sydney 93 Unattached 17:59.6 33.7 5:47.1 3:35.9 4 MULHERN, Jenna 97 Unattached 18:10.8 44.9 5:50.7 3:38.2 5 ALLEN, Christina 64 Unattached 18:27.5 1:01.6 5:56.1 3:41.5 6 MCGILL, Emma 94 Unattached 18:44.0 1:18.1 6:01.4 3:44.8 7 SCRIMGEOUR, Chloe 55 Nutmeg All Stars 18:48.1 1:22.2 6:02.7 3:45.6 8 FIELDING, McKinley 78 Unattached 18:49.5 1:23.6 6:03.2 3:45.9 9 NOBLE, Mari 53 Nutmeg All Stars 18:51.7 1:25.8 6:03.9 3:46.3 10 MEHLHORN, Caroline 95 Unattached 18:54.5 1:28.6 6
Saturdya's race closes out a strong fall for Mulhern. She ran a couple of quick 5Ks on the track, highlighted by a PA No. 3 all-time time of 16:33 on her home track. She was sixth at the PIAA State Championships, but struggled to finish in the home stretch in some intense heat.
She was looking to get another competitive XC race in and clocked her fastest XC 5K time of the year -- a 18:10 -- on a tough course in less-than-ideal conditions.
Watch a video of the race below.
