Thomas & Oakes Lead Wesleyan to School Record Finish

A pair of Wesleyan runners posted top-10 finishes to lead the Pioneers to an impressive second place showing at the LaGrange Invitational [FULL RESULTS].

The runner-up honor marks the best finish in school history. Senior captain Belle Thomas ran a personal-best 21:27.86 to finish second in the individual competition as well. Miriam Oakes put on her best performance of the season with an eighth place finish in a time of 24:33.81.

Wesleyan finished behind Great South Athletic Conference rival Spelman College in the team standings. Kaitlyn Rentz (17th // 27:13.08), Taylor Lyle (25th // 29:20.85), Amanda Holliday (26th // 30:18.92) and Aditi Dey (30th // 32:42.89) round out the Pioneer competitors.

Wesleyan returns to action at the Southern Challenge hosted by Chattahoochee Tech on October 9.