The Paul VI girls put three in the top 14 but fell three points shy of winning the Varsity D race Saturday at the Manhattan Invitational at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx.
Freshman Peyton Barger placed 4th in 15:32, junior Morgan Kuzma was 13th in 13:55 and sophomore Isabella Suarez 14th in 13:59 to lead the PVI pack. Senior Grace Gutowski placed 31st in 16:33 and sophomore Emilia Grelli placed 47th in 16:57.
Barber was the fastest freshman in the race, the fastest freshman from New Jersey in any of the six girls races and the 3rd-fastest freshman overall.
Tatnall School of Wilmington, Del., won the team title 99-101. Nobody else was under 189.
