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ECAC Championships October 15, 1999, New York, NY 9th Place NEW YORK - The University of Delaware women's cross country team placed ninth in the ECAC meet and the Blue Hen men placed 11th in the IC4A event in a meet at Van Cortland Park Friday afternoon. Princeton won the 13-team men's event with 70 points, edging runner-up Duke. Delaware totalled 312 points, finishing ahead of Villanova and Syracuse. In the women's race, Duke paced the 12-team field with 54 points, outdistancing Cornell with 64. Delaware had 239 points to finish ahead of Liberty, Penn, and Hofstra. Senior Mike DiGennaro was the Blue Hen men's top finisher, leading Delaware in a race for the fourth time this season. He placed 34th overall with a time of 25:47 over the five-mile course. Peter Kelly was 67th in 26:53.40, Matt Swierzbinski was 68th in 26:54.10, and Robb Munro was 69th in 26:55.60 for the Blue Hens. Fairleigh Dickinson's Steve Ondieki won the race in 24:24.0. On the women's side, Delaware senior Caron Marra (Newark HS) led the Hens with a 15th place finish in a time of 18:37 on the 5,000 meter course. She has now led the Blue Hens in all five meets this season. Also for the Hens, Aimee Alexander was 38th in a time of 19;16, Jenn Krisch was 59th in a time of 20:04, and Krista Kugler was 63rd in a time of 20:33. Duke's Sheila Arawal won the race in a time of 17:47.60.   AGATE: ECAC Championships: Final Team Standings: 1. Duke - 54; 2. Cornell - 64; 3. Virginia - 65; 4. Penn State - 135; 5. Princeton - 137; 6. Syracuse - 157; 7. LaSalle - 165; 8. St. Joseph's - 182; 9. Delaware - 239; 10. Liberty - 261; 11. Penn - 282; 12. Hofstra - 368. Top Five Finishers: 1. Sheila Arawal (Duke), 17:47.60; 2. Jennifer Owens (Virginia), 17:51.60; 3. Christine Kane (St. Joe's), 18:05.; 4. Emily German (Cornell), 18:10.10; 5. Stacie Bouchard (Penn State), 18:12.10. Delaware Finishers: 15. Caron Marra, 18:37; 38. Aimee Alexander, 19:16; 59. Jenn Krisch, 20:04; 63. Krista Kugler, 20:33; 68. Jae Mentzer, 20:43; 69. Monica Marchetta, 20:46; 80. Shauna Hughes, 21:40.   IC4A Championships: Final Team Standings: 1. Princeton - 70; 2. Duke - 73; 3. Penn State - 79; 4. Penn - 93; 5. LaSalle - 123; 6. Cornell - 178; 7. Virginia - 179; 8. Liberty - 192; 9. Fairleigh Dickinson - 204; 10. St. Joseph's - 211; 11. Delaware - 312; 12. Villanova - 392; 13. Syracuse - 404. Top Five Finishers: 1. Steven Ondieki (FDU), 24:24.0; 2. Paul Morrison (Princeton), 24:37.10; 3. Mike Spence (Princeton), 24:44.0; 4. Sean MacMillan (Penn), 24:47.60; 5. Scott Clayton (Penn), 24:49.20 Delaware Finishers: 34. Mike DiGennaro, 25:47.50; 67. Peter Kelly, 26:53.40; 68. Matt Swierzbinski, 26:54.10; 69. Robb Munro, 26:55.60; 74. Pat Boettcher, 27:07.10; 82. Mark Dawson, 28:05.30.   - DDD -