WILLIAM AND MARY SWEEPS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Final
Results Men's 8K Race
Final
Results Women's 6K Race
NEW
MARKET, Va. (October 31, 2009) - William and Mary captured its 10th-consecutive
men's cross country title while the Tribe women claimed their seventh
championship in a row, edging out host James Madison on Saturday at New Market
Battlefield in New Market, Va.
The
Tribe men finished with 21 points, 36 points better than second-place George Mason which finished with 57 points. The Tribe women tallied 33 points, besting the
Dukes by just seven points.
Junior Brian
Sklodowski of William and Mary earned the individual title and Most Outstanding
Runner of the Meet, clocking a time of 25:06.84 in the 8K race. He edged out George Mason
sophomore Everett Hackett, who finished with a time of 25:13.52.
Sophomore
Chris Tyson and senior Charlie Swartz, both of William and Mary, finished third
and fourth with times of 25:15.02 and 25:17.39, respectively.
Delaware
senior Chris Borque rounded out the top five with his time of 25:23.72.
Other
men's runners earning All-CAA status this year were: Max Werner, W&M
(25:25.28), Ben Massam, W&M (25:27.20), Loris Hutterli, GSU (25:31.04),
Harry Miller, W&M (25:32.6), Sam Horn, Mason (25:39.04), Walid Berkhedle,
VCU (25:41.21), Scott Tekesky, Mason (25:41.61).
On the
women's side, senior Emily Anderson won her second-straight individual title
and was honored as the Most Outstanding Runner of the Meet following her time
of 20:35.68 in the 6K race. Teammate Meghan Burns was the runner up, clocking a time of
20:49.02.
James
Madison senior Alison Parris crossed the line in third (20.55.54), while her
freshman teammate Stacey Nobles took fourth (20:59.87).
George
Mason freshman Rochelle Sceats rounded out the women's top five (21:01.32).
Other
notable women's runners who earned All-CAA honors were: Janel Blancett, GSU
(21:13.57), Kayley Byrne, W&M (21:30.45), Katie Gorman, JMU (21:38.22),
Katie Harman, JMU (21:39.03), Laura Sinclair, Mason (21:39.94), Darcy McDonald,
W&M (21:40.46), and Kelly McElroy, W&M (21:42.21).
Teams will next move on to the NCAA Regionals which will be held on Nov. 14.
Men's
Final Results (Team):
1. William
and Mary - 21
2. George
Mason - 57
3. Delaware
- 81
4. Northeastern
-129
5. VCU
- 130
6. Georgia
State - 173
7. UNC
Wilmington - 176
8. Hofstra
- 225
Women's Final Results (Team):
1. William
and Mary - 33
2. James
Madison - 40
3. George
Mason - 126
4. Delaware
- 127
5. Towson
- 139
6. UNC
Wilmington - 147
7. Northeastern
- 154
8. Georgia
State - 188
9. VCU
- 265
10. Hofstra - 295