2008 Woodie Awards
Mules finish fifth at Invitational
Kristen Ziegler
Issue date: 10/28/04 Section: Sports
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After taking a three week break, the Mules came back strong in the DeSales Invitational.
The women's cross country team placed fifth in a field of 27, their highest finish ever at this annual meet. Prior to this recent fifth place finish, the highest Mule finish at the DeSales Invitational was sixth place in 2001.
This year, the Mules finished just behind two Division III teams, Dickinson College and Kutztown University, both of whom are currently ranked within the top three teams in the region.
The Mules were ahead of two regionally ranked teams, DeSales and Susquehanna. DeSales finished seventh and Susquehanna, finished sixteenth at the Invitational.
Following this finish, the Mules were ranked eleventh in the Mideast region. There are five Centennial Conference teams in the Mideast's top ten.
Senior Jenna Belisonzi had an impressive finish in the Invitational. She crossed the line eighth out of 191 runners and had a time of 23 minutes and 52 seconds.
Freshman Sara Gearin and Junior Christy Grandjean finished 34th and 35th respectively, with a mere five second time difference between them. Junior Karen Mount came in thirteen seconds behind Grandjean with a time of 25 minutes and 59 seconds. A minute later, Freshman Laura Clinton finished 60th.
The men's cross country team placed eighth out of 28 teams. Three Mules runners crossed the line with the top forty runners. Sophomore Christopher Martin came in at 28 minutes and two seconds and placed 31st in the race.
Martin was followed by Sophomore Tim Seeley five seconds later and Junior Patrick Breault two seconds after that. Seeley and Breault placed 33rd and 35th respectively.
Sophomore Stephen Rothwell came in at 28 minutes and eighteen seconds and placed 45th.
Sophomore Lex Mercado, who placed 63rd, crossed the line at 28 minutes and 41 seconds, and Sophomore Dave Chesny at 67th came in right behind Mercado at 28 minutes and 54 seconds. Junior Joe Ganser rounded up the pack, coming in at 29 minutes and 28 seconds.
The women's cross country team placed fifth in a field of 27, their highest finish ever at this annual meet. Prior to this recent fifth place finish, the highest Mule finish at the DeSales Invitational was sixth place in 2001.
This year, the Mules finished just behind two Division III teams, Dickinson College and Kutztown University, both of whom are currently ranked within the top three teams in the region.
The Mules were ahead of two regionally ranked teams, DeSales and Susquehanna. DeSales finished seventh and Susquehanna, finished sixteenth at the Invitational.
Following this finish, the Mules were ranked eleventh in the Mideast region. There are five Centennial Conference teams in the Mideast's top ten.
Senior Jenna Belisonzi had an impressive finish in the Invitational. She crossed the line eighth out of 191 runners and had a time of 23 minutes and 52 seconds.
Freshman Sara Gearin and Junior Christy Grandjean finished 34th and 35th respectively, with a mere five second time difference between them. Junior Karen Mount came in thirteen seconds behind Grandjean with a time of 25 minutes and 59 seconds. A minute later, Freshman Laura Clinton finished 60th.
The men's cross country team placed eighth out of 28 teams. Three Mules runners crossed the line with the top forty runners. Sophomore Christopher Martin came in at 28 minutes and two seconds and placed 31st in the race.
Martin was followed by Sophomore Tim Seeley five seconds later and Junior Patrick Breault two seconds after that. Seeley and Breault placed 33rd and 35th respectively.
Sophomore Stephen Rothwell came in at 28 minutes and eighteen seconds and placed 45th.
Sophomore Lex Mercado, who placed 63rd, crossed the line at 28 minutes and 41 seconds, and Sophomore Dave Chesny at 67th came in right behind Mercado at 28 minutes and 54 seconds. Junior Joe Ganser rounded up the pack, coming in at 29 minutes and 28 seconds.