Freshman
O'Brien Leads UD Women Harriers to Eighth
Place Finish at Great American
Festival
Date:
October 1, 2004
CARY, NC
--- P.J. Meany (right) led the Blue Hen
men for the third straight meet and
freshman Colleen O'Brien was the top
finisher for the University of Delaware
women at the Great American Cross Country
Festival Friday afternoon at the SAS
Soccer Park.
The
Delaware men placed fifth in the team
standings in the University Race as Meany
(Salesianum/Hockessin, DE) placed eighth
overall with a time of 26:12.34 over the
eight-kilometer course. The Blue Hen women
placed eighth in the University Race as
O'Brien (North Hunterdon/Lebanon, NJ) ran
to a 10th place time of 19:02.44 over the
six-kilometer course.
Jacksonville
State captured the mens' team title with
65 points followed by East Carolina (97),
Albany (121), Pittsburgh (122), and
Delaware (127) in the 16-team field.
Josephat Waweru of Jacksonville State won
the race with a time of
25:02.38.
Also for
the Delaware men, Tim Vitez was 22nd
(27:03.14), Matt Harrell placed 27th
(27:11.82), Kevin DuPrey was 32nd
(27:20.74), Peter Kane was 38th
(27:29.04), Kyle Schmid placed 42nd
(27:37.40), Mike Zeberkiewicz finished
56th (28:04.75), and Dan Frey was 66th
(28:35.47).
In the
women's University race, High Point took
the team title with 65 points followed by
Liberty (82), Allegheny (85), Florida
Atlantic (107), and Albany (117) in the
13-team field. Delaware picked up 221
points. High Point's Jemisa Hess won the
race in a time of 18:09.38.
Also for
Delaware, Toni Riggi was 54th (20:41.58),
Allison Behrle placed 57th (20:53.54),
Brenda Greene placed 59th (20:53.54),
Ashley Olsen was 61st (20:59.97), Leslie
Wason was 68th (21:08.39), Christine
Dierickx was 85th (21:59.10), Meghan
Weaver finished 86th (22:02.09), and Annie
Kowtoniuk was 94th (22:53.23).
Open races
were also held for both the men and women.
Delaware's top finishers were Tyler
Mayforth (20th, 27:35.10) for the men and
Stef Gordon (20th, 21:56.87) for the
women.
Both
Delaware teams will return to action Oct.
16 when they host the Delaware
Invitational at White Clay Creek State
Park.
AGATE:
Women's 6k
University Race
Final Team
Standings: 1. High Point - 65; 2. Liberty
- 82; 3. Allegheny - 85; 4. Florida
Atlantic - 107;5. Albany- 117; 6. East
Carolina - 136; 7. Loyola - 180; 8.
Delaware - 221; 9. Mary Washington -
237;10. UNC Wilmington- 245; 11. Brevard -
312; 12. Jacksonville State - 345; 13.
Francis Marion - 387.
Top 5
Finishers: 1. Jemisa Hess (High Point),
18:09.38; 2. Johanna Allen (East
Carolina), 18:13.88; 3. Alyssa Lotmore
(Albany), 18:36.76; 4. Belinda Wilsher
(High Point), 18:41.08); 5. Andrea Rovegno
(Loyola), 18:42.16.
Delaware
Competitors: 10. Colleen O'Brien,
19:02.44; 54. Toni Riggi, 20:41.58; 57.
Allison Behrle, 20:53.54; 59. Brenda
Greene, 20:53.54; 61. Ashley Olsen,
20:59.97; 68. Leslie Wason, 21:08.39; 85.
Christine Dierickx, 21:59.10; 86. Meghan
Weaver, 22:02.09; 94. Annie Kowtoniuk,
22:53.23.
Women's 6k
Open Race:
Top 5
Finishers: 1. Lisa Pratt (BYU), 18:25.41;
2. Sarah Madebach (Georgia), 18:43.04; 3.
Paris Edwards (Duke), 18:44.89;4. Rebekah
Madebach (Georgia), 18:50.72; 5. Julie
Cameron (BYU), 18:53.82
Delaware
Competitors: 20. Stef Gordon, 21:56.87;
21. Colleen Reid, 22:06.68; 22. Alyssa
Young, 22:19.21; 23. Mary Martini,
22:25.36; 24. Linsey Norris, 22:37.64; 26.
Cat Bullough, 23:26.79; 27. Danielle Ward,
23:55.11.
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