Sept. 17, 2006

PHILADELPHIA - The Saint Joseph's University women's cross country squad placed eighth out of 11 teams at the Lock Haven Invitational this weekend. The Hawks placed 12 runners in the field of 161, led by senior captain Suzie McHenry. Team honors went to La Salle in the 6K race.

McHenry finished the race in 22:07.53, earning her 14th place in her first meet of the year. Sophomore Andrea Florida placed 28th with a time of 22:32.24. Seniors Renee Spangler and Rebecca Powell turned in times of 23:42.99 (66th) and 23:59.25 (75th), respectively. Sophomore Amy Rhein ran a 24:05.89 to place 78th. Senior Maddie Bell finished in 80th place with a time of 24:11.77.

Senior Erin Kelly, sophomores Katie Pencek and Juli Stensland, and freshmen Anna Cushing, Caitlin Reusche, and Samantha Seitter also ran for the Hawks. Reusche turned in a 25:03.51 for 108th place. Stensland was right behind her in 109th with a 25:10.37. Cushing's time of 26:33.59 earned her 132nd place. Seitter, Kelly, and Pencek rounded out the SJU entry with times of 26:47.04 (135th), 27:12.36 (140th), and 27:17.14 (142nd), respectively.

The next meet for the cross country Hawks will be on September 30th, when they travel to the Iona Invitational.

Saint Joseph's Results
14 Suzie McHenry 22:07.53
28 Andrea Florida 22:32.24
66 Renee Spangler 23:42.99
75 Rebecca Powell 23:59.25
78 Amy Rhein 24:05.89
80 Maddie Bell 24:11.77
108 Caitlin Reusche 25:03.51
109 Juli Stensland 25:10.37
132 Anna Cushing 26:33.59
135 Samantha Seitter 26:47.04
140 Erin Kelly 27:12.36
142 Katie Pencek 27:17.14

Team Results
1. La Salle 68
2. Penn State 73
3. University of Pennsylvania 81
4. Bucknell 84
5. West Virginia 99
6. St. Francis 167
7. Rutgers 178
8. Saint Joseph's 196
9. Lock Haven 249
10. West Chester 295
11. Penn State Club Team 308