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Delaware Invitational
Sept. 19, 1998 at 11:15 a.m.
4th Place

The University of Delaware women placed fourth out of eight teams and the Blue Hen men finished sixth out of eight entries as hosts of the University of Delaware Cross Country Invitational Saturday at White Clay Creek State Park. Columbia took the women's team title with a score of 37 while the University of Pennsylvania won the men's title with a score of 27. The Delaware women earned 86 points behind the running of Caron Marra (Newark/Newark, DE) who placed fourth overall in a time of 18:56 over the 3.1 mile course. Also for the Hens, Kristen Robbins was 14th, Sarah Johnson was 17th, and Brooke McKay placed 31st. Penn's Rita Garber won the race in a time of 18:24.

Final Women's Team Standings: 1. Columbia - 37; 2. Penn - 44; 3. East Stroudsburg - 77; 4. Delaware - 86; 5. Towson - 127; 6. Morgan State - 207; 7. Delaware State - 210; 8. Lincoln - 222.

Top Finishers: 1. Rita Garber (Penn), 18:24; 2. Kara Kerr (Columbia), 18:37; 3. Amy Walbert (ESU), 18:51; 4. Caron Marra (Delaware), 18:56; 5. Tina Vosper (ESU), 19:06.

Top Delaware Finishers: 14. Kristen Robbins, 19:39; 17. Sarah Johnson, 19:51; 31. Brooke McKay, 20:43; 32. Jae Mentzer, 20:46.