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Cross country teams finish fourth in CAA

Colleen O’Brien

10:32 a.m., Oct. 31, 2005--The University of Delaware men’s and women’s cross country teams both finished fourth in the Colonial Athletic Association championships held Saturday at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

The College of William & Mary won the men’s title for the sixth straight season with 26 points, ahead of James Madison (46), Georgia State (93) and UD (107), which finished fourth for the second straight year. Virginia Commonwealth was fifth with 111 points, followed by Hofstra (191), Northeastern (213), UNC Wilmington (229) and George Mason (250).

The William & Mary women completed the sweep by winning their third consecutive title with 35 points, finishing ahead of James Madison (46), Georgia State (116) and UD (122). Northeastern finished fifth with 163 points, followed by Towson (163), Hofstra (163), UNC Wilmington (197), Virginia Commonwealth (205) and George Mason (318).

Sophomore Colleen O’Brien led the UD women by crossing the finish line in 21:24.74 to finish third for the second straight year, while Julia Somers was 14th in 22:38.03 and Jessica Leitsch was 35th in 23:52.19. Sari Weissbard finished 43rd in 24:11.23, Renee Gresh 45th in 24:13.77 and Liz Paul 46th in 24:15.46.

Allison Behrle finished 48th in 24:18.69, Brooke MaGuire 52nd in 24:24.26, Colleen Reid was 71st in 25:05.40, Brenda Greene 74th in 25:12.39 and Leslie Wason 83rd in 25:40.91.

Shannon Saunders of James Madison won the six-kilometer race in 21:04.05, followed by Mary Sullivan of Hofstra in 21:11.82 and UD’s O’Brien.

Junior P.J. Meany finished eighth for the UD men by covering the eight-kilomter course in 25:11.08, while Sam MacKenzie finished 24th in 26:13.29. Tyler Mayforth finished 30th in 26:29.83, Mike Ward 31st in 26:31.70 and Brad Dodson 33rd in 26:33.53.

Kyle Schmid finished 38th in 26:46.74, Greg Cantwell 47th in 27:15.50, Tim Brock 51st in 27:22.75, Eugene McAuliffe 63rd in 27:49.56 and Mike Roth 64th in 27:51.44.
Ian Fitzgerald of William & Mary won the men’s race in 24:31.53, ahead of Charles Moran of James Madison in 24:35.87 and Allen Carr of James Madison in 24:37.62.

Both UD teams will return to action Nov. 12 in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic regional championship at Lehigh University.

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