Choose a Blue Hen Team Baseball Women's Basketball Men's Basketball Women's Rowing Women's Cross Country Men's Cross Country Field Hockey Football Golf Women's Indoor Track Men's Indoor Track Women's Lacrosse Men's Lacrosse Women's Outdoor Track Men's Outdoor Track Women's Soccer Men's Soccer Softball Women's Swimming & Diving Men's Swimming & Diving Women's Tennis Men's Tennis Volleyball

2 0 0 1

Colonial Athletic Association Championships October 27, 2001 Blue Hens Place Third as Riley Leads the Way Once Again       Pat Riley (top) placed fourth overall at the CAA championships while teammate Pat Boettcher was 18th WILLIAMSBURG, VA -- The University of Delaware men's and women's cross country teams each placed third at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships Saturday at the Eastern State Cross Country Course at the College of William & Mary. Host William & Mary won the men's team title for the second straight year and seventh time in the last nine years with a conference record 17 points while James Madison captured the women's crown with a score of 22 points. JMU won its second title in the last three years. In the men's race, James Madison placed second with 58 points followed by Delaware (81), Virginia Commonwealth, George Mason, Hofstra, UNC Wilmington, and Towson. In the women's race, JMU was followed by William & Mary (38), Delaware (81), Virginia Commonwealth, UNC Wilmington, Towson, George Mason, Hofstra, and Old Dominion. Delaware was making its first ever appearance at the CAA championships after competing the last 10 years in the America East conference. The UD men placed fourth at the America East meet a year ago while the UD women placed fifth a year ago. It was the UD women's best finish since winning the America East title in 1995. The Blue Hens had two individual Top 10 finishers on the day as junior Pat Riley was fourth in the men's race and senior Aimee Alexander was sixth in the women's race. Riley, who has led the Blue Hens in every race this season, covered the 8,000-meter course in 24:43.1 and was the only runner in the top 10 not from William & Mary. Tribe senior Sean Graham won the individual title with a time of 24:25.9. Also for the UD men, Pat Boettcher placed 18th (25:42.0), Mike Sadowsky was 19th (25:43.4), Matt Swierzbinski was 28th (26:28.3), Carl Kinney was 31st (26:45.0), Kevin Winchell was 32nd (26:49.5), Dave Finneran was 34th (26:54.7), Pete Kelly was 36th (27:03.3), Mike Innis was 45th (27:29.7), Matt Harrell was 47th (27:33.0), and Chris Ward was 55th (28:09.5). For the UD women, Alexander, who has led the Hens in all but one race this year, covered the 6,000-meter course in 21:41.9 to place sixth overall. James Madison junior Mollie DeFrancesco was the overall winner with a time of 20:57.8. Also for the Hens, Karen Reber was 16th (22:36.6), Sarah Johnson was 17th (22:37.7), Monica Marchetta placed 23rd (22:46.2), Kate Klim was 30th (23:20.4), Jenn Krisch finished 33rd (23:27.0), Ashley Olsen was 37th (23:49.1), Krista Kugler was 52nd (24:17.3), Cristin Romano was 59th (25:47.0), Lisa Salvatore was 62nd (24:52.3), Mary Martini was 63rd (24:55.4), and Tess Beinke was 71st (25:20.0). AGATE: Final Men's Team Standings: 1. William & Mary - 17; 2. James Madison - 58; 3. Delaware - 81; 4. Virginia Commonwealth - 130; 5. George Mason - 137; 6. Hofstra - 176; 7. UNC Wilmington - 188; 8. Towson - 207. Men's Top 10 Finishers: 1. Sean Graham (WM), 24:25.9; 2. Ben Jenkins (WM), 24:36.3; 3. Matthew Maline (WM), 24:39.9; 4. Pat Riley (DEL), 24:43.1; 5. John O'Connor (WM), 24:46.0; 6. Craig Carey (WM), 24:51.3; 7. Dan Sweeney (WM), 24:56.0; 8. Jacob Frey (WM), 24:57.8; 9. Tyler Kirk (WM), 25:03.9; 10. Brian Reutinger (JMU), 25:05.1. Other Delaware Finishers: 18. Pat Boettcher, 25:42.0; 19. Mike Sadowsky, 25:43.4; 28. Matt Swierzbinski, 26:28.3; 31. Carl Kinney, 26:45.0; 32. Kevin Winchell, 26:49.5; 34. Dave Finneran, 26:54.7; 36. Pete Kelly, 27:03.3; 45. Mike Innis, 27:29.7; 47. Matt Harrell, 27:33.0; 55. Chris Ward, 28:09.5 Final Women's Team Standings: 1. James Madison - 22; 2. William & Mary - 38; 3. Delaware - 81; 4. Virginia Commonwealth - 149; 5. UNC Wilmington - 152; 6. Towson - 165; 7. George Mason - 193; 8. Hofstra - 200; 9. Old Dominion - 247. Women's Top 10 Finishers: 1. Mollie DeFrancesco (JMU), 20:57.8; 2. Cynthia Dunham (JMU), 21:12.4; 3. Cheryl Bauer (WM), 21:25.5; 4. Lauren Burawski (JMU), 21:30.9; 5. Suzanne Hutchins (JMU), 21:39.0; 6. Aimee Alexander (DEL), 21:41.9; 7. Maura McMahon (WM), 21:44.6; 8. Lara Toscani (WM), 21:50.8; 9. Jackie Kosakowski (WM), 21:52.4; 10. Brett Romano (JMU), 21:53.8 Other Delaware Finishers: 16. Karen Reber, 22:36.6; 17. Sarah Johnson, 22:37.7; 23. Monica Marchetta, 22:46.2; 30. Kate Klim, 23:20.4; 33. Jenn Krisch, 23:27.0; 37. Ashley Olsen, 23:49.1; 52. Krista Kugler, 24:17.3; 59. Cristin Romano, 25:47.0; 62. Lisa Salvatore, 24:52.3; 63. Mary Martini, 24:55.4; 71. Tess Beinke, 25:20.0   - DDD -