LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. – At the Metro Region Championship on Saturday, the TCNJ women's cross country team finished 2^nd out of 25 teams. Naesha Gadie finished in 7^th, securing herself a trip to the NCAA Championship next week.
 
Gadie's 7^th place paced the Lions, and she broke the 22-minute mark with a time of 21:59.4. Ella Daly was next, placing 16^th in 22:33.7. Ava Biemuller joined Gadie and Daly in the top 25, finishing in 24^th (22:48.3). NJAC Rookie of the Year Teagan Walker (30^th, 22:58.1) and Alex Grivas (33^rd, 23:03.0) rounded out TCNJ's scoring five, who all have secured All-Region honors by finishing inside of the top 35. Savannah Hodgens finished just behind that group in 38^th (23:16.7), followed afterward by Krista Purnell in 52^nd (23:41.2).
 
As a team, TCNJ logged 103 points to finish runner-up to Swarthmore. Naesha Gadie will represent the Lions next week at the NCAA Championship in Spartanburg, South Carolina.