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O'Brien Leads Blue Hen Women's Cross Country Team To Third Place Finish at Delaware Invitational

Date: October 16, 2004

NEWARK, DE --- Sophomore P.J. Meany (Hockessin, DE/Salesianum) finished second in 26:17.04 to lead the University of Delaware men's cross country team to a first place finish at the Delaware Invitational at White Clay Creek State Park Saturday morning.

The Blue Hen men, who had six runners place in the top nine, finished with 24 points, while the Delaware women finished in third place with 62 points.

Maryland-Eastern Shore's Barnabas Togom won the men's eight-kilometer race in 26:14.36, followed by Meany, UD graduate Mike DiGennaro and Martin Suarez of Monmouth. Blue Hen senior Matt Harrell (Middletown, DE/Middletown) finished fifth in 27:41.48, sophomore Tim Vitez (Haddonfield, NJ/Haddonfield) was sixth in 27:47.27, sophomore Tyler Mayforth (Wilmington, DE/Mt. Pleasant) came in seventh in 27:47.67, junior Kevin DuPrey (Strasburg, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg) placed eighth in 27:49.41, and sophomore Bradley Dodson (Martinsburg, WV/Martinsburg) finished ninth in 27:52.71.

Also for Delaware, sophomore Kyle Schmid (Lutherville, MD/Towson) was 12th in 28:00.85, sophomore Jeremy Lambert (Dover, DE/Middletown) was 13th in 28:04.10, sophomore Peter Kane (Rhinebeck, NY/Rhinebeck) was 15th in 28:10.80, junior Matt Bryden (Ellicott City, MD/Wilde Lake) was 16th in 28:18.85, and senior Daniel Frey (York, PA/York Suburban) was 19th in 28:26.20.

Monmouth finished second in the men's race with 64 points, followed by Maryland-Eastern Shore (66), Howard (98), Coppin State (127), Delaware State (196), Lincoln (207), Morgan State (233), and Marymount (267).

Freshman Colleen O'Brien (Lebanon, NJ/North Hunterdon) led the Blue Hen women by finishing fourth in the six-kilometer race in 23:44.17, while senior Kate Klim (Cummaquid, MA/Barnstable) was 12th in 25:05.99 and junior Allison Behrle (Manassas, VA/Stonewall Jackson) placed 13th in 25:14.12. Senior Ashley Olsen (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Bishop Eustace) came in 15th in 25:22.61, junior Brenda Greene (Hanover, MA/Hanover) was 22nd in 25:48.61, sophomore Meghan Weaver (Harwood, MD/Archbishop Spalding) was 25th in 26:11.78, and senior Mary Martini (Hummelstown, PA/Bishop McDevitt) was 26th in 26:13.36.

Monmouth won the women's race with 53 points, followed by Towson (61), Delaware, Howard (81), Maryland-Eastern Shore (114), Morgan State (185), Marymount (223), Delaware State (225), Coppin State (229), and Lincoln (284). The top women's finisher was Eva Slavikova of Maryland-Eastern Shore, who complete the race in 23:10.44

Both Blue Hen teams return to action on Saturday, October 30 when they compete in the Colonial Athletic Association Championships hosted by James Madison University.

University of Delaware Hy-Tek's Meet Manager University Of Delaware - 10/16/2004 Invitational Cross Country Meet White Clay Creek SP, Newark, DE Last Completed Event Event 2 Women 6k Run CC ================================================================================== Name Year School Avg Mile Finals Points ================================================================================== 1 #308 Slavikova, Eva Umes 6:13.0 23:10.44 1 2 #257 Lerch, Megan Towson University 6:13.9 23:13.92 2 3 #264 Alexander, Katina Monmouth University 6:14.5 23:15.98 3 4 #204 O'Brien, Colleen UD 6:22.0 23:44.17 4 5 #250 Brazil, Laura Towson University 6:25.7 23:57.66 5 6 #268 Wallace, Kristin Monmouth University 6:27.4 24:04.12 6 7 #154 Harris, Tasha Howard University 6:33.5 24:26.95 7 8 #157 Vann, Ashley Howard University 6:35.3 24:33.57 8 9 #153 Garcia, Indira Howard University 6:36.7 24:39.02 9 10 #352 Burawski, Lauren Unattached 6:37.5 24:41.99 11 #276 Spence, Enya Monmouth University 6:43.4 25:03.88 10 12 #200 Klim, Kate UD 6:44.0 25:05.99 11 13 #195 Behrle, Allison UD 6:46.2 25:14.12 12 14 #310 Zavoralova, Pavla Umes 6:47.5 25:19.04 13 15 #205 Olsen, Ashley UD 6:48.4 25:22.61 14 16 #267 Vaccaro, Erin Monmouth University 6:48.5 25:22.92 15 17 #255 Henschel, Michele Towson University 6:49.2 25:25.30 16 18 #336 Gibbs, Nichelle Morgan 6:52.0 25:36.01 17 19 #261 Reitz, Jessica Towson University 6:52.1 25:36.27 18 20 #272 Willmott, Amy Monmouth University 6:53.1 25:40.04 19 21 #262 Thompson, Janelle Towson University 6:55.0 25:47.21 20 22 #199 Greene, Brenda UD 6:55.4 25:48.61 21 23 #256 Klaus, Lindsay Towson University 6:56.4 25:52.17 22 24 #249 Bowe-Maliszewski, S Towson University 7:00.0 26:05.56 23 25 #210 Weaver, Meghan UD 7:01.6 26:11.78 24 26 #202 Martini, Mary UD 7:02.1 26:13.36 25 27 #253 Hallinan, Megan Towson University 7:03.5 26:18.90 28 #248 Borleis, Kathleen Towson University 7:04.1 26:21.07 29 #309 Mendoza, Evelynn Umes 7:05.1 26:24.88 26 30 #275 Scherer, Christina Monmouth University 7:05.5 26:26.15 27 31 #197 Dierickx, Christine UD 7:05.6 26:26.53 32 #152 Franklin, Aisha Howard University 7:05.7 26:26.85 28 33 #151 Bullock, Charisse Howard University 7:06.7 26:30.66 29 34 #158 Williams, Alicia Howard University 7:08.1 26:35.90 30 35 #265 Beaudry, Kelly Monmouth University 7:09.7 26:41.86 31 36 #209 Wason, Leslie UD 7:10.5 26:44.71 37 #222 Melville, Cuquie Del State 7:11.7 26:49.31 32 38 #312 Meadows, Deborah Umes 7:12.3 26:51.68 33 39 #167 Green, Debbra Coppin State 7:14.2 26:58.49 34 40 #156 Stevenson, Amanda Howard University 7:15.1 27:02.02 35 41 #198 Gordon, Stefanie UD 7:15.7 27:04.38 42 #206 Riggi, Toni UD 7:16.9 27:08.73 43 #179 Leslie, Sara Marymount 7:17.3 27:10.23 36 44 #258 McElroy, Sara Towson University 7:19.2 27:17.14 45 #207 Shaub, Lauren UD 7:19.9 27:20.08 46 #168 Aurelean, Sherma Coppin State 7:20.2 27:21.14 37 47 #331 Morris, Christine Morgan 7:21.1 27:24.26 38 48 #329 Gondo, Mariama Morgan 7:21.9 27:27.52 39 49 #177 Gouveia, Michelle Marymount 7:22.3 27:28.80 40 50 #212 Young, Alyssa UD 7:22.4 27:29.15 51 #251 Del Blazo, Kristen Towson University 7:22.9 27:31.05 52 #194 Barnes, Lindsay UD 7:24.3 27:36.37 53 #260 Passalacqua, Renee Towson University 7:25.1 27:39.46 54 #203 Marsh, Kristine UD 7:26.2 27:43.23 55 #311 Barrett, Kori Umes 7:27.1 27:46.60 41 56 #303 Johnson, Nia Lincoln University 7:28.4 27:51.77 42 57 #155 McNary, Lauren Howard University 7:32.5 28:06.92 58 #196 Bullough, Catherine UD 7:33.6 28:11.04 59 #180 Nyborg, Beth Marymount 7:35.8 28:19.07 43 60 #226 Liddlow, Janell Del State 7:36.5 28:21.88 44 61 #326 Auguste, Rhonda Morgan 7:37.4 28:25.15 45 62 #328 Charles, Charley Morgan 7:39.4 28:32.53 46 63 #224 Watkins, Angela Del State 7:40.6 28:37.10 47 64 #271 Neukirch, Danielle Monmouth University 7:41.1 28:38.98 65 #223 Pollard, Kafi Del State 7:41.2 28:39.36 48 66 #169 Higgins, India Coppin State 7:43.6 28:48.15 49 67 #327 Butler, April Morgan 7:46.0 28:57.28 50 68 #208 Ward, Dani UD 7:51.9 29:19.28 69 #273 Muller, Katie Monmouth University 7:54.7 29:29.74 70 #182 Stewart, Alanna Marymount 7:55.9 29:34.15 51 71 #173 Fields, Shanijah Coppin State 8:01.1 29:53.32 52 72 #176 Geertson, Mara Marymount 8:01.2 29:53.76 53 73 #227 Carter, Midchild Del State 8:08.3 30:20.26 54 74 #304 Richardson, Shari Lincoln University 8:10.3 30:27.87 55 75 #228 Freeman, Jamanah Del State 8:10.4 30:28.13 56 76 #170 Charles, Janecia Coppin State 8:11.5 30:32.45 57 77 #225 Brooks, Bobbi Del State 8:12.0 30:34.17 58 78 #302 Dawkins, Samantha Lincoln University 8:17.0 30:52.92 59 79 #174 Woods-Humphrey, Ima Coppin State 8:17.3 30:54.01 60 80 #171 Andrews, Ebony Coppin State 8:17.4 30:54.41 61 81 #178 Harrison, Monet Marymount 8:25.1 31:23.07 62 82 #305 Bonney, Wilamena Lincoln University 8:25.2 31:23.33 63 83 #315 Midy, Rachel Umes 8:29.7 31:39.95 64 84 #274 Rutter, Lindsey Monmouth University 8:30.8 31:44.14 85 #348 Sabb, Yolana Lincoln University 8:33.7 31:54.95 65 86 #183 Torres, Luz Marymount 8:34.2 31:57.07 66 87 #334 Modeste, Romona Morgan 8:35.5 32:01.84 67 88 #313 Mundit, Kathare Umes 8:36.8 32:06.61 68 89 #252 Edwards, Lindsay Towson University 8:48.5 32:50.40 90 #332 Symthe, Janice Morgan 8:50.9 32:59.25 91 #184 Vallederas, Katheri Marymount 8:52.4 33:04.70 92 #172 Haye, Maria Coppin State 9:11.2 34:14.99 93 #314 Murphy, Schachia Umes 9:31.4 35:30.12 Team Scores ================================================================================= Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9 ================================================================================= 1 Monmouth University 53 3 6 10 15 19 27 31 Total Time: 2:03:26.94 Average: 24:41.39 2 Towson University 61 2 5 16 18 20 22 23 Total Time: 2:04:00.36 Average: 24:48.08 3 University of Delaware 62 4 11 12 14 21 24 25 Total Time: 2:05:15.50 Average: 25:03.10 4 Howard University 81 7 8 9 28 29 30 35 Total Time: 2:06:37.05 Average: 25:19.41 5 Umes 114 1 13 26 33 41 64 68 Total Time: 2:09:32.64 Average: 25:54.53 6 Morgan State University 185 17 38 39 45 46 50 67 Total Time: 2:17:25.47 Average: 27:29.10 7 Marymount 223 36 40 43 51 53 62 66 Total Time: 2:22:26.01 Average: 28:29.21 8 Delaware State University 225 32 44 47 48 54 56 58 Total Time: 2:22:47.91 Average: 28:33.59 9 Coppin State 229 34 37 49 52 57 60 61 Total Time: 2:23:33.55 Average: 28:42.71 10 Lincoln University 284 42 55 59 63 65 Total Time: 2:32:30.84 Average: 30:30.17
 


 

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