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Delaware Invitational
September 16, 2000

Alexander Leads Blue Hens to Second Place Finish

 

NEWARK, DE -- Aimee Alexander finished second in the women's race and Jim Catella placed 15th in the men's race as the Delaware women's and men's cross country teams finished second and third in their respective races at the Delaware Invitational held at White Clay Creek State Park.

Penn swept the team scoring of both meets. The Quaker men had 23 points, finishing ahead of Navy (36), Delaware (96), Towson 122, West Chester (145), Howard (153) and Lincoln (189).

The Quaker women scored 25 points to finish ahead of Delaware (39), Towson (93), West Chester (139), Howard (152), Old Dominion (153), Morgan State (212), Delaware State (217), Lincoln (245).

Alexander, a junior from Stormville, NY, finished with a time of 23:43. Penn's Samantha Desposito won the race in a time of 23:09.

Penn's Matt Gioffee won the men's race in a time of 25:53.

Also earning Top 10 finishes for the Blue Hen women were Karen Reber (5th, 24:18) and Sarah Johnson (6th, 24:22).

Delaware's men's team, which rested several of its top runners this week, runs at the University of Minnesota's Griak Invitational next week. The women's team has off next week and returns to action Sept. 30 at the LaSalle Invitational.

 

AGATE

 

Team Scoring (6,000m couse): Penn 25, Delaware 39, Towson 93, West Chester 139, Howard 152, Old Dominion 153, Morgan State 212, Delaware St. 217, Lincoln 245.

 

1. Samantha Desposito

Penn

23:09

2. Aimee Alexander

Delaware

23:43

3. Kristen Koch

Penn

23:54

4. Abbye Gleeson

Penn

24:14

5. Karen Reber

Delaware

24:18

6. Sarah Johnson

Delaware

24:22

7. Jody Benedict

Towson

24:28

8. Alexandra Bliss

Penn

24:36

9. Christen Butler

Penn

24:38

10. Erin Okawa

Penn

24:48

11. Meredith Russner

Penn

24:51

12. Dana Kolesar

Delaware

24:52

13. Katie Henderson

Penn

25:00

14. Emily Turner

Penn

25:03

15. Nicole Williams

ODU

25:04

16. Jenn Krisch

Delaware

25:13

17. Courtney Turpack

Towson

25:16

18. Shauna Hughes

Delaware

25:18

19. Stacey Holmes

Morgan State

25:19

20. Cristin Romano

Delaware

25:31

21. Krystal Perkins

Howard

25:33

22. Monica Marchetta

Delaware

25:40

23. Allison Heydt

West Chester

25:42

24. Erin Chulmsky

Towson

25:42

25. Nora Doebrich

Towson

25:44

26. Heather Kinner

West Chester

26:09

27. Lisa Salvatore

Delaware

26:12

28. Yumi Iwasaki

ODU

26:13

29. Erin Hoalcraft

Towson

26:17

30. Lisa Kutzing

Delaware

26:19

31. Carrie Brown

Towson

26:25

32. Tess Beinke

Delaware

26:28

33. Katie MacKelcan

Delaware

26:40

34. Krista Kugler

Delaware

26:44

35. Bethany Simmons

Delaware

26:47

36. Siobhan Walker

Howard

26:47

37. Kelli Ranck

West Chester

26:53

38. Colleen Raybold

West Chester

27:01

39. Regina Thompson

Delaware St.

27:08

40. Rachel Kannes

Towson

27:09

41. Jess Bradley

ODU

27:09

42. Faith Murray

Howard

27:16

43. Crystal Howard

Howard

27:25

44. Melissa Lang

West Chester

27:26

45. Zandra Berry

Lincoln

27:28

46. Lindsay Calabrese

ODU

27:30

47. Jamalia Jordan

Howard

27:32

48. Maya Caldwell

Howard

27:34

49. Miriam Poe

Delaware St.

27:40

50. Maggie Addrensky

West Chester

27:43

51. LeTicia DeShields

Morgan State

27:48

52. Adirenne Trice

Howard

27:49

53. Vernick Smith

Lincoln

28:10

54. Laura Stroh

Towson

28:11

55. Bethany Rams

Howard

28:15

56. Natalie Nado

Delaware

28:17

57. Natasha Jones

Delaware St.

28:46

58. Hollie Robinson

ODU

28:52

59. Najah Mujhid

Morgan State

29:09

60. Regina Williams

Lincoln

29:13

61. Leslie Wanamaker

West Chester

29:14

62. Kenya Herring

Delaware St.

29:18

63. Amber Morris

Delaware St.

29:26

64. Melissa Taylor

Delaware

29:30

65. Jennifer Ivey

Delaware

29:50

66. Chavonne Collins

Morgan State

29:59

67. Aisa Paca

Delaware St.

30:03

68. Shawnna Stephens

Morgan State

30:13

69. Evelynn Samms

Delaware St.

30:39

70. Jamilla Khallid

Morgan State

30:43

71. Medea Ashton

Morgan State

31:23

72. Katie Pejewski

West Chester

31:33

73. Cortney Benard

Lincoln

31:36

74. Sherae Miller

Lincoln

32:54

75. Tyra Shepard

Lincoln

34:24

 

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