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November 2, 2002 Riley and Gemmill Top UD Finishers CENTREVILLE, VA -- Patrick Riley finished third and Erin Gemmill finished 24th to pace the University of Delaware cross country teams at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships at Bull Run Regional Park on Saturday.
Riley's third-place finish paced the Blue Hen men to a third-place team finish. Riley completed the 8,000-meter course in 24:54.05. The Blue Hens placed third for the second straight year while Riley improved one spot from his fourth place individual finish a year ago. He has led the Blue Hens in all but one race this season. Also finishing in the top 25 for the UD men were Mike Sadowsky who placed 11th (25:17.89), Matt Harrell was 13th (25:23.59), and Carl Kinney placed 24th (26:16.34). William & Mary's Ed Moran and John O'Connor finished 1-2 to pace the Tribe's first-place team finish. The Tribe had six of its seven scoring runners finish in the Top 10 runners to place well-ahead of second-place James Madison. The Dukes and Tribe have finished 1-2 each of the last 11 CAA Championships. It was William & Mary's third consecutive team title. On the women's side, Gemmill was Delaware's top finisher as the Blue Hens placed seventh in the team standings. She completed the 6,000-meter course in 23:37.38. Gemmill has led the Blue Hens in all but one race this season. James Madison edged William & Mary for the team title. The Dukes' Mollie DeFrancesco won her second consecutive individual title to lead the Dukes to their fourth consecutive team title. James Madison and William & Mary have finished first and second each of the last seven years. Other top finishers for the Blue Hens were Kate Klim in 33rd place (24:13.55), Sari Weissbard in 35th (24:27.89), and Lauren Shaub in 50th place (25:07.45). AGATE FINAL WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES: 1. James Madison 25, 2. William & Mary 31, 3. Towson 121, 4. George Mason 137, 5. VCU 139, 6. Hofstra 139, 7. Delaware 155, 8. UNC Wilmington 214 Top 10 Individual Finishers: 1. Mollie DeFrancesco (JMU), 20:46.05; 2. Alison Henderson (WM), 21:12.66; 3. Maura McMahon (WM), 21:29.45; 4. Cynthia Dunham (JMU), 21:55.77; 5. Nelly Anderson (JMU), 22:00.62; 6. Tara Guelig (WM), 22:02.57; 7. Shannon Saunders (JMU), 22:07.46; 8. Kelly Baker (JMU), 22:09.42; 9. Jackie Kosakowski (WM), 22:19.24; 10. Michelle DiPenti (GMU), 22:26.87. Delaware Finishers: 24. Erin Gemmill 23:37.38, 33. Kate Klim 24:13.55, 35. Sari Weissbard 24:27.89, 50. Lauren Shaub 25:07.45, 51. Sarah Bochet 25:10.83, 52. Jennifer Kutney 25:12.18, 56. Allison Behrle 25:29.92, 59. Lisa Salvatore 25:40.83, 63. Mary Martini 26:02.55; 64. Kristin Iacobucci 26:04.20; 71. Colleen Reid 26:55.03; 73. Cristin Romano 28:01.31.
FINAL MEN'S TEAM SCORES: 1. William & Mary 24, 2. James Madison 56, 3. Delaware 68, 4. VCU 110, 5. Towson 156, 6. UNC Wilmington 176, 7. Hofstra 190, 8. George Mason 202. Top 10 Individual Finishers: 1. Ed Moran (WM), 24:29.32; 2. John O'Connor (WM), 24:52.73; 3. Pat Riley (DEL), 24:54.05); 4. Jacob Frey (WM), 24:55.90: 5. James Kays (JMU), 24:57.59; 6. John Fraser (JMU), 25:00.13; 7. Pius Stucki (VCU), 25:01.22; 8. Charlie Hurt (WM), 25:08.60; 9. West Garrett (WM), 25:13.45; 10. Michael Keeling (WM), 25:16.02. Delaware Finishers: 3. Pat Riley 24:54.05, 11. Mike Sadowsky 25:17.89, 13. Matt Harrell 25:23.59, 24. Carl Kinney 26:16.34, 27. Patrick Boettcher 26:20.40, 28. John Morgan 26:39.69, 29. Kevin DuPrey 26:42.76, 32. Matt Bryden 27:00.46, 34. Dave Finerran 27:08.75, 50. Mike Manlove 28:17.00, 65. Eugene McAuliffe 28:55.54; 72. Clark Ridge 30:57.33. - DDD - |
