Demon Deacons Set to Compete at Paul Short Run

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Following an impressive performance to open the 2022 campaign, the Wake Forest women's cross country team will return to action Friday for the Paul Short Run at the Goodman Campus Cross Country Course in Bethlehem, Pa.

The Demon Deacons will compete in the Women's Gold 6k Race, which is slated to begin at approximately 11:45 a.m.

Competing for the Deacs are Hana Catsimanes, Madeline Rehm, Caroline Garrett, Emma Douglass, Leigh Walters, Meredith Helton, Emily Akin, Mackenna Curtis-Collins, Mackenzie Hart and Elise Wright.

Teams Participating (Women's Gold 6k)
Albany
Army West Point
Binghamton
Boston U.
Bowling Green
Central Michigan
Columbia
Connecticut
Cornell
Dartmouth
Dayton
Duke
Elon
George Mason
Georgetown
Georgia Tech
Guelph
Indiana
James Madison
Johns Hopkins
Lafayette
Lehigh
Marist
Maryland
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Ohio
Penn
Princeton
Providence
Rice
Richmond
Rutgers
Siena
St. Francis
Xavier
Stony Brook
Texas A&M
UC San Diego
UMass
UMass Lowell
Utah State
Utah Valley
Villanova
Wake Forest
William & Mary
Wingate
Yale

Last Time Out

The Wake Forest women's cross country team had a strong outing at the Furman Invitational, as the Demon Deacons posted three top-10 finishes in the women's 5k.
The Deacs were paced by Madeline Rehm who finished fifth, running 17:02.7. Rehm was joined by Hana Catsimanes (17:11.1) and Mackenna Curtis-Collins (17:14.9) in the top-10 as the duo finished eighth and ninth, respectively. Caroline Garrett (17:22.7) and Emma Douglass (17:30.8) also had solid performances Saturday as they finished 11th and 12th.
Of note, Wake Forest's top five finishers (Rehm, Catsimanes, Curtis-Collins, Garrett and Douglass) all finished within 30 seconds of each other.
As a team, Wake Forest joined host Furman as the only programs to have eight or more runners finish in the top-20.

Demon Deacon Quick Hits

Wake Forest will look to build upon a solid 2022 campaign in which it finished eighth in the Southeast Region.
The Demon Deacons' 2021 season was highlighted by a first-place finish at the Chanticleer Challenge and a second place finish at the Wolfpack Adidas Cross Country Challenge.
- The women also placed eighth out of 31 Division I teams at the NCAA Southeast Regional a season ago.
This season, the Demon Deacons are led by Elise Wright who finished 33rd at the Southeast Regional Championships a year ago.
Despite being picked to finish ninth in the ACC, Wake Forest's women cross country team was picked to finish sixth in the Southeast Region by the USTFCCCA.

Up Next
Wake Forest will resume action on Friday, Oct. 7 when the Demon Deacons travel to Charlotte for the Royals Challenge.

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Players Mentioned

Emily Akin

Hana Catsimanes

Mackenna Curtis-Collins

Emma Douglass

Caroline Garrett

Mackenzie Hart

Meredith Helton

Madeline Rehm

Leigh Walters

Elise Wright

Wake Forest Athletics