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Hen runner P.J. Meany wins Delaware Invitational
The Fightin Blue Hen mens and womens teams both finished second in the meet. Meany, who won the individual title at the season-opening Towson Invitational, continued his impressive early season showing as he covered the 8-kilometer course in 27:01.23 to defeat runner-up Brian Goldberg of Pennsylvania by 31 seconds in the men's race. Penn placed six runners in the top 10 to take the Division I men's team title with 20 points, followed by Delaware (40), Hofstra (84), Delaware State (117) and Morgan State (147). Rochester, led by individual champion Dan Druett (27:53.76), won the Division II/III title with 17 points, besting Richard Stockton, Lincoln and Wilmington College. In the women's 6-kilometer race, UD placed second in the Division I section with 32 points. Senior co-captain Kate Klim finished third overall with a time of 20:47.19. Hofstra, led by individual champion Shannon Semski (19:39.72), won the Division I team title with 25 points, while Delaware was second and Morgan State was third (78). Rochester captured the women's Division II/III team title with 15 points, ahead of Richard Stockton and Wilmington. Rochester's Chris Michael won the women's Division II/III race with a time of 20:03.94. Also for the UD men, Kyle Schmid was seventh (28:01.92), Matt Harrell was ninth (28:19.58), Tim Vitez was 10th (28:22.99) and Peter Kane was 13th (28:28.29). Also for the UD women, Allison Behrle was fifth (21:29.36), Toni Riggi was seventh (21:47.44), Colleen O'Brien was eighth (22:00.96), Leslie Wason was ninth (22:02.11) and Brenda Greene was 10th (22:10.66). To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |