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Fordham Invitational
September 9, 2000

Alexander Leads Blue Hens To Sixth Place Finish


NEW YORK, NY -- Junior Aimee Alexander placed 17th overall to lead the University of Delaware women's cross country team to a sixth place team finish at the season opening Fordham Invitational Saturday at Van Cortlandt State Park.

Alexander (Carmel/Stormville, NY), Delaware's top runner with the graduation of Caron Marra, covered the five-kilometer course in 19:57.8 to finish 17th, Delaware's only finisher in the Top 25.

Duke captured the team title in the 15-team field with a score of 22 to outdistance Princeton (49), Harvard (107), Sacred Heart (107), Holy Cross (160), and Delaware (168). Host Fordham placed seventh overall.

The Blue Hens also placed three runners in the top 10 in the freshman race that was held separately. Delaware's Theresa Beinke (Gloucester Catholic/Monroeville, NJ) was fifth in a time of 22:15.5 while teammate Lisa Salvatore (Mercy/Baltimore, MD) placed sixth with a time of 22:47.8.

Delaware will host the Delaware Invitational next Saturday at White Clay Creek State Park.

 

AGATE:

Top Final Team Standings: 1. Duke - 22; 2. Princeton - 49; 3. Harvard - 107; 4. Sacred Heart - 107; 5. Holy Cross - 158; 6. Delaware - 168; 7. Fordham - 210; 8. St. John's - 210; 9. Albany - 258; 10. Quinnipiac - 265.......15. Pace - 458.

Top Finishers: 1. Atlas (Duke), 18:58.77; 2. Huffman (Princeton), 19:11.5; 3. Woodmansee (Duke), 19:16.16; 4. Eynon (Princeton), 19:19.8; 5. Nagorny (Duke), 19:25.2.

Delaware's Top Finisher: 17. Aimee Alexander, 19:57.8

Top Delaware Finishers in Freshman Race: 5. Theresa Beinke, 22:15.5; 6. Lisa Salvatore, 22:47.8; 11. Natalie Nardo, 24:09.4.

 

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