DARTMOUTH, Mass. – Emerson senior Yasmin Defne Dadikhi was the second NCAA Division III runner to cross the finish line at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational on Saturday (Sept. 20) afternoon. The 275-runner field featured runners from all three NCAA Divisions. The Lions placed 26th as a team.

The reigning NEWMAC Runner of the Week completed the 6K race in 22:12.38, which placed her 24th overall and just a second behind top DIII runner Haley Oliver from Rhode Island College.

Olivia Kardos (25:14.69), Natalie Suplick (26:49.61), Laila Morales (27:11.30), and Anna Brody (28:08.46) were Emerson's four other scoring runners.

UP NEXT: 

Next up for Emerson is the Hopkinton Cross Country Festival in Hopkinton N.H. That race takes place on Friday, Oct. 10 at 2 p.m.

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