Fleischer finishes 27th to lead Green Terror in first 6K race
of season
CARLISLE, Pa. - Roxanne Fleischer (Westminster,
Md./Winters Mill) finished 27th overall in the 6,000-meter
race to lead McDaniel to an 13th-place showing at the Dickinson
Long-Short Invitational in women's cross country action on
Saturday.
The Green Terror, behind a 148-point performance in the long
race, finished with 350 points to finish 13th of the 17 complete
teams. There were 29 teams that competed in at least one of the
races. McDaniel was 12th in the 6K event.
Dickinson won the overall title with a combined 79 points.
Fleischer finished in a time of 24:54.4 to record the
fourth-fastest 6,000-meter time of any active Green Terror runner.
Joy Chand (Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas Johnson)
placed 61st overall with a time of 26:25.6 while Emily
Hajjar (Frederick, Md./Urbana) crossed 92nd in a time of
28:32.7.
Jennifer Garnett (Los Altos, Calif./Homestead)
paced McDaniel in the 4,000-meter race with a 44th-place finish in
a time of 16:47.2 - the fourth-best time in program history on that
course.
Kristin Beil (Parkton, Md./Hereford) was 98th
overall, crossing in a time of 18:26.4.
The Green Terror returns to action at the York (Pa.)
Invitational on Saturday.
Combined Team Scores*: 1. Dickinson 79, 2.
Messiah 96, 3. Gettysburg 129, 4. Wilmington (Ohio) 132, 5. West
Chester 205, 6. Mary Washington 214, 7. Lynchburg 224, 8.
Swarthmore 268, 9. DeSales 284, 10. Delaware Valley 298, 11.
Juniata 306, 12. Westfield State 313, 13. McDaniel 350, 14. Bryn
Mawr 405, 15. Merchant Marine 416, 16. Rutgers-Camden 422, 17.
Albright 550.
McDaniel Finishers (4,000 meters, 173
competitors): 44. Jennifer Garnett 16:47.2, 98. Kristin
Beil 18:26.4, 124. Forest Fleischer 18:58.6, 128. Lauren DiNatale
19:04.0, 132. Sarah Holbrook 19:12.1, 156. Missy Black 21:08.2.
McDaniel Finishers (6,000 meters, 121
competitors); 27. Roxanne Flesicher 24:54.4, 61. Joy Chand
26:25.6, 92. Emily Hajjar 28:32.7, 102. Laura Shinn 29:17.4, 108.
Lisa Katchan 29:57.0.
* only teams that participated in both races were eligible for
the team standings
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