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Sept. 26, 1998 at 10:30 a.m. 13th Place Junior Caron Marra placed 54th overall in a time of 19:20.4 to lead the University of Delaware women's cross country team to a 13th place finish at the Iona Meet of Champions Saturday afternoon at Van Cortlandt State Park. Wake Forest, ranked 14th in the nation, edged No. 3 ranked Dartmouth for title in the 20-team field. Marra (Newark/Newark, DE) was Delaware's top finisher for the second time this season, covering the 3.1 mile course in 19:20.4. Other top finishers for the Blue Hens were senior Kristen Robbins in 71st place (19:35.3), freshman Aimee Alexander in 86th place (20:01.9), and junior Nadia Nashed (Ursuline) in 124th place (20:52.3). Wake Forest took the top two individual finishers led by overall champion Janelle Kraus who finished the course in 17:35.3 Final Team Standings: 1. Wake Forest - 30; 2. Dartmouth- 42; 3. Penn State - 115; 4. Oklahoma - 149; 5. Princeton - 165; 6. Army - 176; 7. Harvard - 193; 8. Air Force - 204; 9. St. Josephs - 210; 10. Massachusetts - 214; 11. Kentucky - 355; 12. Fordham - 362; 13. Delaware - 363; 14. Kansas - 381; 15. Stony Brook - 448; 16. Long Island - 478; 17. St. Peter's - 539; 18. SIena - 539; 19. New York Maritime - 558; 20. Merchant Marine Academy - 624. Individual Champion: Janelle Kraus (Wake Forest), 17:35.3. Top Delaware Finishers: 54. Caron Marra, 19:20.4; 71. Kristen Robbins, 19:35.3; 86. Aimee Alexander, 20:01.9; 124. Nadia Nashed, 20:52.3 |
