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Cross country sweeps Delaware Invitational
11:44 a.m., Sept. 18, 2006--For the second straight week, the University of Delaware men's and women's cross country teams captured team titles as the Fightin' Blue Hens swept the championship at the Delaware Invitational held Saturday morning at White Clay Creek State Park. The UD men's team men had the top five individual finishers, led by medalist Kyle Schmid, to easily outdistance the field, while the UD women's team edged Towson University. The men dominated the meet again with 15 points, well ahead of runner-up George Mason University with 78 points. The University of North Carolina Wilmington was third with 83 points, followed by Hofstra (94), Stockton (151), Wilmington College (191), Delaware State (194), Coppin State (211), Lincoln (227) and Morgan State (271). The women, who won the title despite having just two top 10 finishers, had 51 points and edged Towson by just two points. UNC Wilmington was third with 63 points, followed by Hofstra (64), Morgan State (153), Stockton (165), Delaware State (197), Wilmington College (242), Lincoln (261) and Coppin State (299). Schmid, a senior, won his first career meet title as he covered the eight-kilometer course in 26:12.98, easily defeating P.J. Meany (26:59.06). UD's Tyler Mayforth was third in 27:03.64, followed by teammates Gregg Cantwell (27:10.07) and Chris Bourke (27;19.43). Mike Zeberkiewicz finished seventh with a time of 27:22.77. In the women's meet, UD was led by redshirt freshman Christina Antonopoulos, who finished fifth with a time of 23:58.48 over the six-kilometer course. Also finishing in the top 20 for the Hens were Christina's twin, Ioanna Antonopoulos, in eighth place (24:38.37), Lindsay Schmiedel in 11th place (25:07.13, Kerrigan Smith in 12th (25:13.12), Megan McGrath in 15th (25:28.38), and Meghan Weaver in 20th (25:54.22). Towson's Britta Nelson captured the women's individual team title in a time of 25:07.13. |
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