COATESVILLE, Pa. – For the first time in nearly a month, the Kutztown women's cross country team was back on the course running as they competed in the West Chester University Golden Ram Open Saturday afternoon at the Plantation Cross Country Course in Coatesville.
 
The Golden Bears finished second overall as a team with 34 points. They were led by Maura Lenhart (Center Valley, Pa./Southern Lehigh), who had a personal second-place finish out of a field of 38 runners. Three other runners placed inside the top 10, including Olivia Solomon (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy), Faith Belote (Easton, Pa./Easton) and Lizzie Brown (Wallingford, Conn./Mark T. Sheehan).
 
The final five runners of the lineup all crossed the finish line in the top 20, including Nina Castellano (Hasbrouck Heights, N.J./Hasbrouck Heights), Carly Keith (Reading, Pa./Governor Mifflin), Sage Dunkleberger (Watsontown, Pa./Warrior Run), Aubrey Ressler (New Holland, Pa./Pequea Valley) and Maya McDonnell (East Stroudsburg, Pa./East Stroudsburg South).
 
Kutztown is scheduled to compete in its final meet of the regular season in two weeks as it will run in the Go Fast River Run race at the West Branch Cross Country course, hosted by Lock Haven University on Saturday, Oct. 24. Race is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.
 
GOLDEN RAM OPEN
Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026
Coatesville, Pa. | Plantation Cross Country Course | 6,000-meters
38 runners
 
KUTZTOWN RESULTS
Team: 2nd/2 (34 pts.)
 
2. Maura Lenhart (Center Valley, Pa./Southern Lehigh) – 23:02.7
4. Olivia Solomon (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy) – 23:34.7
7. Faith Belote (Easton, Pa./Easton) – 24:04.4
9. Lizzie Brown (Wallingford, Conn./Mark T. Sheehan) – 24:37.3
13. Nina Castellano (Hasbrouck Heights, N.J./Hasbrouck Heights) – 25:23.9
14. Carly Keith (Reading, Pa./Governor Mifflin) – 25:24.1
15. Sage Dunkleberger (Watsontown, Pa./Warrior Run) – 25:30.0
17. Aubrey Ressler (New Holland, Pa./Pequea Valley) – 26:34.2
19. Maya McDonnell (East Stroudsburg, Pa./East Stroudsburg South) – 27:00.5