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George Mason
Invitational
October 5, 2002
Erin Gemmill
Wins Again as Blue Hens Place Second
CENTREVILLE, VA -- Erin
Gemmill (Penn Manor/Millersville, PA) won her third
individual title of the season and the Blue Hen men captured
their fourth team title of the fall to highlight the day at
the George Mason Cross Country Invitational Saturday at Bull
Run Regional Park.
Gemmill, a transfer from Lehigh who won
the Towson Invitational and Delaware Invitational earlier
this season, was a winner again for the Blue Hen women as
she covered the 6,000 meter course in a time of 23:27.46 to
place first and edge runner-up Emily Doland of Radford by 15
seconds.
The Delaware men, led by a fifth place
finish from Pat Riley (27:0426) and a sixth place
finish from Dave Finneran (27:30.33), won its fourth
team title of the season with 34 points to easily
outdistance Radford (72) in the eight-team field. Virginia
Commonwealth was third followed by Mt. St. Mary's, Howard,
George Mason, Hofstra, and UNC Wilmington. VCU's Pius Stucki
won the 8,000-meter race in 26:06.50.
In the women's team standings, Mt. St.
Mary's took top honors with 54 points while Delaware was
second with 87 points in the eight-team field. Howard was
third followed by Virginia Commonwealth, George Mason,
Hofstra, Radford, and UNC Wilmington.
The Delaware women posted five top 30
finishes to earn a second place finish. Kate Klim was
16th overall (24:49.48), Sari Weissbard placed 18th
(25:00.54), Jennifer Kutney was 25th (25:27.02),
Sarah Bochet was 27th (25:38.69), and Allison
Behrle was 28th (25:41.07).
In addition to Riley and Finneran, the
Delaware men had seven other top 30 finishes as Carl
Kinney was seventh (27:39.14), Kevin Duprey was
ninth (27:43.49), Matt Harrell was 13th (27:50.86),
Pat Boettcher was 13th (27:52.82), Mike
Manlove was 19th (28:24.68), Mike Sadowsky was
23rd (28:33.61), and Matt Bryden was 28th (28:55.30).
Both Blue Hen teams will take next week
off before returning to action Oct. 19 at the Delaware
Invitational at White Clay Creek State Park in
Newark.
AGATE:
Final Women's Team Standings: 1.
Mt. St. Mary's - 54; 2. Delaware - 87; 3. Howard - 102; 4.
VCU - 103; 5. George Mason - 101; 6. Hofstra - 119; 7.
Radford - 139; 8. UNC Wilmington - 163.
Top Five Finishers: 1. Erin
Gemmill (Delaware), 23:27.89; 2. Emily Doland (Radford),
23:41.29; 3. Michelle DiPenti (GMU), 23:47.21; 4. Agnes
Kipkuna (MSM), 23:55.51; 5. Priscilla Wallace (VCU),
23:56.85.
Other Delaware Finishers: 16. Kate
Klim, 24:49.48; 18. Sari Weissbard, 25:00.54; 25. Jennifer
Kutney, 25:27.02; 27. Sarah Bochet, 25:38.69; 28. Allison
Behrle, 25:41.07; 36. Mary Martini, 26:12.85; 37.Lauren
Shaub, 26:29.70; 43. Colleen Reid, 26:45.80; 48. Lisa
Salvatore, 27:22.06; 51. Cristin Romano, 27:33.65; 54.
Kristin Iacobucci, 27:43.99; 55. Danielle Ward, 28:01.02;
58. Christina Ward, 28:40.84; 61. Theresa Beinke, 29:16.37;
66. Abbie Mood, 31:30.78; 67. Melissa Taylor, 31:59.08.
Final Men's Team Standings: 1.
Delaware - 34; 2. Radford - 72; 3. VCU - 103; 4. Mt. St.
Mary's - 104; 5. Howard - 107; 6. George Mason - 145; 7.
Hofstra - 154; 8. UNC Wilmington - 171.
Top Five Finishers: 1. Pius Stucki
(VCU), 26:0650; 2. Walton Kinsbury (Virginia), 26:16.59; 3.
Cleophus Koros (MSM), 26:19.81; 4. Tim Dutton (Radford),
26:22.89; 5. Pat Riley (Delaware),
27:04.26.
Other Delaware Finishers: 6. Dave
Finneran, 27:30.33; 7. Carl Kinney, 27:39.14; 9. Kevin
Duprey, 27:43.49; 12. Matt Harrell, 27:50.86; 13. Pat
Boettcher, 27:52.82; 19.Mike Manlove, 28:24.68; 23. Mike
Sadowsky, 28:33.61; 28. Matt Bryden, 28:55.30; 35. Eugene
McAuliffe, 29:35.74; 38. Claron Ridge, 29:54.46; 41. Clark
Ridge, 30:00.08.
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