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November 17, 2001 Alexander Finishes Fourth Overall as Blue Hens Place 10th
NEW YORK - University of Delaware cross country runners Pat Riley and Aimee Alexander continued to lead the way for the Blue Hens as Alexander placed fourth in the ECAC Women's Championships and Riley was 11th at the IC4A Men's meet Saturday at Fordham's Van Cortland State Park. The meets were the final ones of the year for both Blue Hen teams. The Delaware women placed 10th out of 14 teams while the UD men placed 12th out of 19 teams. Bucknell won the men's five-mile IC4A meet while Yale was second, William & Mary placed third, Cornell was fourth, and Penn State placed fifth. Manhattan's Matt Spring won the individual title in a time of 25:04.60. Colonial Athletic Association champion James Madison captured the 5,000-meter women's ECAC meet team title followed by Georgetown, Duke, Bucknell, and Princeton. James Madison's Cynthia Dunham won the individual title with a time of 17:50.70. Alexander (Carmel/Stormville, NY), who led the Blue Hens in all but one race this season, placed fourth out of 106 runners on the women's side with a time of 18:09.40. Also for the Blue Hens, Monica Marchetta (Milton, MA HS) was 54th (19:21.50), Karen Reber (Pottsgrove/Pottstown, PA) was 56th (19:24.60), Jenn Krisch (Great Valley/Malvern, PA) was 74th (19:54.30), Ashley Olsen (Bishop Eustace/Mt. Laurel, NJ) was 75th (19:54.90), Kate Klim (Barnstable/Cummaquid, MA) was 84th (20:05.20), and Krista Kugler (A.I. duPont/Hockessin, DE) was 106th (27:39.70). Riley (St. Mark's/Newark, DE), who led the Blue Hens in every race this season, placed 11th out of 182 runners with a time of 25:32.90 in the IC4A meet. Also for the Hens Pat Boettcher (William Penn/Newark, DE) was 74th (26:22.70), Matt Swierzbinski (Caesar Rodney/Wyoming, DE) was 104th (26:51.50), Carl Kinney (Middletown/Townsend, DE) was 122nd (27:09.40), Mike Sadowsky (Concord/Wilmington, DE) was 134th (27:29.70), Dave Finneran (Rutherford, NJ HS) was 139th (27:35.90), and Pete Kelly (Elmira Southside/Pine City, NY) was 166th (28:38.90). AGATE: Final ECAC Women's Team Standings: 1. James Madison - 51; 2. Georgetown - 74; 3. Duke & Bucknell - 113; 5. Princeton - 150; 6. Cornell - 157; 7. St. Joseph's - 196; 8. Colgate - 229; 9. St. Francis - 230; 10. Delaware -241; 11. Marist - 249; 12. Yale - 282; 13. Villanova - 308; 14. George Mason - 408; Top 5 Finishers: 1. Cynthia Dunham (JMU), 17:50.70; 2. Chris Crowe (Bucknell), 18:02.80; 3. Paige Miller (Duke), 18:06.20; 4. Aimee Alexander (Delaware), 18:09.40; 5. Paris Edwards (Duke), 18:12.70. Other Delaware Finishers: 54. Monica Marchetta, 19:21.50; 56. Karen Reber, 19:24.60; 74. Jenn Krisch, 19:54.30; 75. Ashley Olsen, 19:54.90; 84. Kate Klim, 20:05.20; 106. Krista Kugler, 27:39.70.
Final IC4A Men's Team Standings: 1. Bucknell - 91; 2. Yale - 105; 3. William & Mary - 111; 4. Cornell - 118; 5. Penn State - 147; 6. St. Joseph's - 181; 7. James Madison - 194; 8. Manhattan - 210; 9. St. Francis - 272; 10. Albany - 281; 11. Marist - 291; 12. Delaware - 362; 13. LaSalle - 377; 14. Georgetown - 387; 15. St. John's & Duquesne - 393; 17. Duke - 396; 18. Villanova - 399 Top 5 Finishers: 1. Matt Spring (Manhattan), 25:04.60; 2. Ben Koch (St. Joe's), 25:06.50; 3. Steve Walsh (Penn State), 25:07.70; 4. West Garrett (Wm. & Mary), 25:09.60; 5. Bryan Johnston (Bucknell), 25:14.20. Delaware Finishers: 11. Pat Riley, 25:32.90; 74. Pat Boettcher, 26:22.70; 104. Matt Swierzbinski, 26:51.50; 122. Carl Kinney, 27:09.40; 134. Mike Sadowsky, 27:29.70; 139. Dave Finneran, 27:35.90; 166. Pete Kelly, 28:38.90
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