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George Mason Invitational
October 4, 2003

Blue Hens Tie for 5th Place; Weaver Leads Hens for First Time

FAIRFAX, VA -- Senior Patrick Riley (St. Mark's/Newark, DE) continued to dominate, winning his third race of the season and leading the University of Delaware men's cross country team to the team championship at the George Mason Invitational Saturday morning at Bull Run Park.

The Blue Hen women, who competed without their top three runners, placed tied for fifth and were led by freshman Meghan Weaver (Archbishop Spalding/Harwood, MD), who placed tied for 13th in the individual standings.

The Delaware men, who won their second meet of the season, placed five runners in the top 10 to total 26 points and easily outdistance runner-up Hofstra (70). Radford was third (74) followed by Howard (102), Mt. St. Mary's (126), and George Mason (128) in the six-team field.

Hofstra runners took the first three individual spots, including winner Jen Campbell (19:26.46), to the lead the Pride to the women's team title with 33 points. Howard was second with 39 followed by George Mason (82), Radford (106), Delaware (119), and Mt. St. Mary's (119) in the six-team field.

Riley, who won his eighth career individual cross country title and led the Hens for the 20th straight competition in which he ran, covered the 8,000-meter course in 25:30.38, easily outdistancing runner-up Goran Nava of Radford (25:45.71) by over 15 seconds. Sections of the course were covered in water and knee-deep mud.

Also for the Hens, senior Mike Sadowsky (Brandywine/Wilmington, DE) placed third (26:30.54), freshman P.J. Meany (Salesianum/Hockessin, DE) was sixth (26:46.01), sophomore Kevin DuPrey (Lampeter-Strasburg/Strasburg,PA) was seventh (26:47.08), and freshman Patrick Wilcox (Newark/Newark, DE) was ninth (27:03.62).

Weaver covered the 5,000-meter women's course in 20:46.00 to place tied for 13th. Also for the Hens, sophomore Erin Bortz (Immaculate Heart/Palisades Park, NJ) was 22nd (21:16.98), sophomore Renee Gresh (Washington Twp./Turnersville, NJ) was 27th (21:33.34), sophomore Lauren Shaub (Wyomissing/Wyomissing, PA) was 28th (21:38.24), and senior Mary Martini (Bishop McDevitt/Harrisburg, PA) was 33rd (21:48.49).

The Blue Hens competed without top three runners Erin Gemmill, Kate Klim, and Sari Weissbard who sat out the week.

AGATE:

George Mason Invitational Results - Bull Run Park
         
Final Team Standings: 1. Hofstra - 33; 2. Howard - 38; 3. George Mason - 82; 4. Rad
4. Radford - 106; 5. Delaware & Mt. St. Mary's - 119                                    
 
Women 5k Run CC
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
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  1 Campbell, Jen                Hofstra Univ          19:26.46  
  2 Buonpane, Danielle           Hofstra Univ          19:50.20  
  3 Melchione, Lisa              Hofstra Univ          19:50.71  
  4 Hariss, Tasha                Howard                19:56.98  
  5 McCann, Brittany             Mount St. Ma          20:05.11  
  6 Vann, Ashley                 Howard                20:07.59  
  7 Hines, Sara                  George Mason          20:18.38  
  8 Melton, Alicia               Howard                20:28.05  
  9 Benson, Tricia               Radford Univ          20:29.05  
 10 Franklin, Aisha              Howard                20:43.89  
 11 Stevenson, Amanda            Howard                20:44.78  
 12 DeVito, Maggie               Hofstra Univ          20:45.25  
 13 Holifield, Nicole            George Mason          20:46.00  
 13 Weaver, Meghan               Delaware              20:46.00  
 15 DiNuzzo, Antonella           Hofstra Univ          20:51.71  
 16 Early, Dana                  George Mason          20:53.15  
 17 Gibbons, Teresa              Mount St. Ma          20:55.52  
 18 Najem, Kim                   Mount St. Ma          20:58.31  
 19 Geary, Maria                 Radford Univ          21:01.11  
 20 Holmes, Ryann                George Mason          21:08.52  
 21 Hayward, Beth                Radford Univ          21:12.45  
 22 Bortz, Erin                  Delaware              21:16.98  
 23 Williams, Alicia             Howard                21:21.81  
 24 Perkins, Krystal             Howard                21:23.20  
 25 Garcia, Indira               Howard                21:24.34  
 26 Young, Jessica               George Mason          21:31.10  
 27 Gresh, Renee                 Delaware              21:33.34  
 28 Shaub, Lauren                Delaware              21:38.24  
 29 Stirewalt, Tara              Radford Univ          21:39.99  
 31 Hauser, Jenni                Radford Univ          21:40.40  
 32 Smith, Joanna                Hofstra Univ          21:41.20  
 33 Martini, Mary                Delaware              21:48.49  
 34 Marsh, Kristine              Delaware              21:58.89  
 35 Kenaley, Erin                Delaware              22:01.10  
 36 Salvatore, Lisa              Delaware              22:01.48  
 37 Moeser, Rose                 George Mason          22:03.98  
 38 Estes, Rachelle              Radford Univ          22:06.36  
 39 Gaudet, Julia                George Mason          22:10.81  
 40 Malenovsky, Beth             Hofstra Univ          22:16.72  
 41 Cadwell, Maya                Howard                22:24.28  
 42 Wason, Leslie                Delaware              22:26.62  
 43 Reid, Colleen                Delaware              22:29.59  
 44 Edmonson, Cait               Radford Univ          22:31.90  
 45 Brown, Shannon               Radford Univ          22:32.08  
 46 Bender, Melanie              Mount St. Ma          22:32.74  
 47 Stephenson, Lauren           Delaware              22:51.99  
 48 Woodworth, Erika             George Mason          22:56.35  
 49 Millar, Mehgan               George Mason          23:08.25  
 50 Miller, Kayla                Mount St. Ma          23:18.21  
 51 Ward, Danielle               Delaware              23:25.76  
 52 Middleton, Lindsay           Delaware              23:40.79  
 53 Williams, Kathy              George Mason          24:01.16  
 54 Black, Meredith              Mount St. Ma          24:11.89  
 55 Millan, Caitlin              Hofstra Univ          28:57.29  
 

 

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