GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Lindsay Wilson (Catonsville,
Md./Seton Keough) finished seventh in a field of 233
runners in the 6,000-meter women's race to lead McDaniel to a
10th-place finish at the Gettysburg Invitational in
cross country action on Saturday.
The Green Terror women finished with 244 points, mired in a stretch
of teams from seventh to 10th place that were separated
by just 10 points. Johns Hopkins won the 21-team event with 70
points behind individual champion Laura Paulson in
a preview of the Centennial Conference championship meet on the
same course in two weeks.
The McDaniel men were 11th with 298 points. The Blue
Jays won the 19-team, 8,000-meter race with 77 points.
Wilson covered the course in a time of 22:58.60, just shy of 42
seconds behind Paulson.
Roxanne Fleischer (Westminster, Md./Winters Mill)
finished in 21st place with a personal-best time of
23:48.53 while Emily Peoples (Wilmington,
Del./Brandywine) was 50th with a time of
24:35.49.
Jennifer Garnett (Los Altos, Calif./Homestead)
finished 76th with a personal-best time of 25:10.48.
Laura Shinn (Weehawken, N.J./Pennington) rounded
out the Green Terror's top five in a time of
26:54.07.
On the men's side, the top four runners for McDaniel all hit
personal-best times. Kevin Bowman (Westminster,
Md./Brunswick) crossed the line in a time of 26:42.15 to
finish 30th overall while Scott Pusateri
(Accident, Md./Northern) was 37th overall in a
time of 26:25.05. Rob Kelvey (Westminster,
Md./Westminster) finished 64th (27:23.29) while
Cody Crutchley (Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas
Johnson) was 84th (27:39.99).
C.J. Naper (New Windsor, Md./South Carroll) rounded
out the Green Terror's top five with a time of
28:17.06.
McDaniel takes next week off before competing in the conference
meet on Oct. 25. The women's race begins at 11 a.m. with the
men's race to follow at 12 p.m.
Men's Team Scores (8,000 meters, 270
competitors): 1. Johns Hopkins 77, 2. Gettysburg 90, 3.
U.S. Coast Guard Academy 96, 4. Salisbury 128, 5. Mary Washington
132, 6. Franklin 195, 7. Lynchburg 212, 8. Susquehanna 213, 9.
Bridgewater 232, 10. Juniata 253, 11. McDaniel 298, 12. Hagerstown
CC 319, 13. Frostburg 399, 14. York (Pa.) 408, 15. Roberts Wesleyan
411, 16. Ursinus 443, 17. Southern Virginia 480, 18. Messiah 523,
19. Howard CC 551
McDaniel Finishers: 30.
Kevin Bowman
26:42.15, 37. Scott Pusateri 26:56.05, 64. Rob Kelvey 27:23.29, 84.
Cody Crutchley 27:39.99, 121. C.J. Naper 28:17.06, 158. Will
Brandenburg 28:57.65, 193. Russell Morin 29:51.65, 246. Justin
Kruemmel 32:25.93.
Women's Team Scores (6,000 meters, 233
competitors): 1. Johns Hopkins 70, 2. Haverford 80, 3.
Susquehanna 101, 4. Gettysburg 131, 5. Ursinus 204, 6. Salisbury
229, 7. Franklin 234, 8. Frostburg 236, 9. Mary Washington 242, 10.
McDaniel 244, 11. Lynchburg 258, 12. Roberts Wesleyan 275, 13. St.
Vincent 287, 14. Juniata 305, 15. Messiah 422, 16. York (Pa.) 449,
17. Southern Virginia 487, 18. Hagerstown CC 546, 19. Bridgewater
566, 20. Anne Arundel CC 623, 21. Pitt-Johnstown 642
McDaniel Finishers: 7.
Lindsay Wilson
22:58.60, 21.
Roxanne Fleischer 23:48.53, 50.
Emily Peoples
24:35.49, 76.
Jennifer Garnett 25:10.48, 140.
Laura Shinn 26:54.07,
172. Lauren Dinatale 28:00.86, 177.
Rachel Griffith 28:11.90, 193.
Katie Griffith 29:17.15, 200. Lisa Katchan 29:39.89, 204. Emily
Hajjar 29:51.81, 210.
Missy Black 30:29.49.
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