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UD cross country teams compete at district meet

12:53 a.m., Nov. 17, 2003--The University of Delaware men's cross country team placed 13th out of 27 teams while the women's squad placed 25th out of 26 teams at the NCAA District II Championships held Saturday at Lock Haven (Pa.) University.

Senior Patrick Riley led the UD men by placing 18th overall with a time of 31:09 on the 10,000-meter course. Riley, who placed second at the Colonial Athletic Association championships two weeks ago, led the Fightin’ Blue Hens for the 23rd straight time in his career.

Villanova captured the men's team title as it put three runners in the top 10, led by second-place finisher Jonathan Fasulo (30:30). Penn State freshman Dan Mazzocco won the race in a time of 30:26.

Georgetown was second, followed by Princeton, American, Penn State, Navy, La Salle, Bucknell, St. Francis and Pennsylvania in the 27-team field.

Also for the UD men, Mike Sadowsky finished 61st (32:02), John Morgan 97th (33:02), Kevin Duprey 98th (33:04), P.J. Meany 99th (33:05), Jason Gordon 123rd and Matt Bryden 163rd. A total 184 runners crossed the finish line in the men's race.

UD senior Erin Gemmill placed 103rd overall with a time of 23:14 in the 6,000-meter women's race to lead the Blue Hens.

Georgetown won the women's team title as senior Treniere Clement placed first with a time of 20:02, and junior Nicole Lee came in ninth at 20:34.

Princeton was second in the team standings followed by Villanova, Penn State, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, American, Maryland, La Salle and Pittsburgh in the top 10.

Out of 176 finishers in the women's race, UD’s Meghan Weaver finished 110th (23:22), Jennifer Kutney 150th (24:17), Sari Weissbard 157th (24:36), Allison Behrle 162nd (25:52), Renee Gresh 163rd (24:57) and Kate Klim 167th (25:21).

Both UD teams will compete at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes in America (IC4A) championships on Saturday, Nov. 22, at Van Cortlandt State Park in New York City.

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