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29th Paul Short Invitational
Sept. 28, 2002

 Riley Leads Blue Hens Once Again as Team Places 10th

BETHLEHEM, PA -- Pat Riley finished eighth in the men's race and Erin Gemmill placed 35th in the women's race to pace the University of Delaware cross country teams at the 29th Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh University on Saturday.

Delaware's men finished 10th with a total of 278 points. The women's team finished 16th with 423 points.

Riley cross the line in 24:53.23 , 25 seconds behind individual champion Steve Sundell of Columbia. Mike Sadowsky was Delaware's next-best finisher in 58th place. A total of 233 runners participated in the men's race.

In the women's race, Gemmill, the individual champion in last week's Delaware Invitational, crossed the line in 22:25.66. West Virginia's Megan Metcalfe won the individual title with a time of 20:51.94.

William & Mary won the men's team title with a total of 49 points, while Penn State won the women's race wiith 51 points.

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MEN'S DIVISION I/II TEAM SCORES: 1. William & Mary 49, 2. Columbia 83, 3. Princeton 90, 4. American 114, 5. Penn 198, 6. Penn State 224, 7. Yale 225, 8. Saint Joseph's 235, 9. West Virginia 250, 10. Delaware 278; 11. Mahatthan 284, 12. St. Francis 336, 13. Wayne State 339, 14. UMBC 378, 15. Lehigh 429, 16. Wheeling Jesuit 444, 17. Maryland 484, 18. Lock Haven 510, 19. Rutgers 517, 20. Monmouth 540, 21. Binghamton 556, 22. Lafayette 630, 23. Bloomsburg 647, 24. Wagner 774.

DELAWARE FINISHERS: 8. Pat Riley, 24:53.23, 58. Mke Sadowsky, 25:45.72, 59. Patrick Boettcher, 25:46.13, 81. Matt Harrell, 26:06.69, 84. Carl Kinney, 26:11.06, 105. Dave Finneran, 26:33.62, 107. Kevin DuPrey, 26:37.22.

WOMEN'S DIVISION I/II TEAM SCORES: 1. Penn State 51, 2. .West Virginia 84, 3. Princeton 100, 4. Columbia "B" 161, 5. Penn 181, 6. American 197, 7. Rutgers 210, 8. St. Francis 275, 9. Maryland 297, 10. Lafayette 314, 11. Manhattan 347, 12. Lehigh 352, 13. Monmouth 376, 14. Colgate 385, 15. Delaware 423, 16. Binghamton 427, 17. UMBC 456, 18. Wagner 497, 19. Bloomsburg 533, 20. Wheeling Jesuit 604, 21. Lock Haven 688, 22. St. Rose 712.

DELAWARE FINISHERS: 35. Erin Gemmill, 22:25.66, 102. Kate Klim, 23:48.11, 113. Sari Weissbard, 24:03.72, 118. Allison Behrle, 24:08.88, 164. Sarah Bochet, 25:15.75, 189. Mary Martini, 26:03.83

                  
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