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ELON \u2013<\/strong> The Elon women’s cross country team opened its 2025 season in dominant fashion Friday night by capturing the team title at the Elon Opener behind five top-10 individual finishes, including Abby Beville’s<\/a> personal-best time of 13:36.6. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nBeville, a junior, won the individual title and bested second-place finisher Abrielle Schweitzer (13:44.0) of East Carolina by more than seven seconds. The Phoenix dotted the rest of the top 10 with Hannah Weber<\/a> (13:48.1) and Sarah Petitjean<\/a> (13:53.1) taking third and fourth while Quinn Smith<\/a> (14:09.3), Amelia Summers<\/a> (14:10.2) and Madi Galindo<\/a> (14:10.6) rounded out eighth through 10th place.
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\nThe Elon women finished with 27 points while Davidson (72), East Carolina (102), Coastal Carolina (115) and High Point (145) rounded out the top five squads.
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\nCaden Strickland<\/a> clocked 18:47.2 to take 13th individually and lead Elon to a sixth-place finish in the men’s 6K. Strickland, a senior, was the Phoenix’s top finisher in the Elon Opener last year as well. Freshmen Luke Chisum<\/a> (18:56.1) and Max Bixler<\/a> (19:19.0) placed 18th and 26th, respectively, in their collegiate debuts to round out the Elon men’s top three finishers.
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\nFull results from the Elon Opener women’s 4K and men’s 6K can be viewed via ElonPhoenix.com<\/a>.
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\nELON OPENER \u2013 WOMEN’S 4K<\/strong>
\nTeam
\n1. Elon (27 points)
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\nIndividual
\n1. Abby Beville<\/a> (13:36.6)
\n3. Hannah Weber<\/a> (13:48.1)
\n4. Sarah Petitjean<\/a> (13:53.1)
\n9. Quinn Smith<\/a> (14:09.3)
\n10. Amelia Summers<\/a> (14:10.2)
\n11. Madi Galindo<\/a> (14:10.6)
\n12. Cami Glebocki<\/a> (14:11.2)
\n23. Ashland Dickel<\/a> (14:36.2)
\n25. Winter Oaster<\/a> (14:40.8)
\n32. Jasmine Young<\/a> (14:55.3)
\n43. Emilia Smith<\/a> (15:10.3)
\n60. Addison George<\/a> (15:49.2)
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\nELON OPENER \u2013 MEN’S 6K<\/strong>
\nTeam
\n6. Elon (135 points)
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\nIndividual
\n13. Caden Strickland<\/a> (18:47.2)
\n18. Luke Chisum<\/a> (18:56.1)
\n26. Max Bixler<\/a> (19:19.0)
\n40. Seth Steiner<\/a> (19:41.2)
\n52. Franklin Wimbish<\/a> (20:04.7)
\n55. Bryan Hampson<\/a> (20:15.8)
\nDNF \u2013 Juan Pablo Castillo-Zima<\/a>
\nDNF \u2013 Jack Kane<\/a>
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\nSTAY POSTED<\/strong>
\nFor further coverage of Elon cross country and track & field, follow the Phoenix on X (@ElonXCTF) and Instagram (@ElonXCTF).<\/p>\n