William & Mary?s Captures 2012 CAA Women?s Cross Country Championship

10/27/2012 8:02:00 PM

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (Oct. 27, 2012) - William & Mary won its conference-leading 18^th Women's Cross Country Championship Saturday morning at Eastern State Hospital course in Williamsburg, Va. Elaina Balouris, a Tribe junior, won Most Outstanding Performer after taking top honors on the 6k course.

The Tribe picked up 28 points edging James Madison, who finished second by earning 36 points. Delaware (98) took home third place honors with George Mason (117) coming in fourth. Towson (150) rounded out the top five followed by UNCW (157), Hofstra (210), and Northeastern (216).

W&M landed seven harriers on the All-CAA squad highlighted by Balouris who finished with a time of 20:43.1 to set a new course record. Emily Stites clocked in at third with a time of 21:01.4, while Jess Cygan finished seventh (21:17.9) and Lanie Smith took eighth (21:32.2). Also earning All-CAA honors for the Tribe were Clarissa Schick, Michelle Britto, and Dylan Hassett.

The Dukes placed four on the All-CAA team with Katie Harman as their top finisher with a second place finish with a time of 20:57.6. Katie Gorman brought home a top-five finish by crossing the line fourth with a time of 21:07.2, while Stacey Nobles and Jenna Flickinger rounded out the All-CAA performers for JMU by finishing sixth and 12^th.

Also on the All-CAA team was Bethany Sachtleben of George Mason who took home fifth place with a time of 21:11.2.

With the conference race now at a close, CAA squads will return to the course at the NCAA Regionals on Saturday, Nov. 9.

Team Results
Rank	School	Score	Finishers
1	William & Mary	28	1 -- 3 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- (10) -- (12)
2	James Madison	36	2 -- 4 -- 6 -- 11 -- 13 -- (14) -- (20)
3	Delaware	98	15 -- 16 -- 18 -- 24 -- 25 -- (27) -- (29)
4	George Mason	117	5 -- 17 -- 30 -- 32 -- 33 -- (36) -- (37)
5	Towson	150	19 -- 26 -- 31 -- 34 -- 40 -- (49) -- (53)
6	UNCW	157	22 -- 23 -- 35 -- 38 -- 39 -- (41) -- (42)
7	Hofstra	210	21 -- 43 -- 45 -- 47 -- 54 -- (55) -- (56)
8	Northeastern	216	28 -- 44 -- 46 -- 48 -- 50 -- (51) -- (52)