SJU Athletics Photos

PHILADELPHIA (10/27/01) - Senior Katie Limbach, a cross country newcomer, earned Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Rookie honors, to help lead the Saint Joseph's women's cross country team to a fifth place finish at the conference championship on Saturday morning at Belmont Plateau. Ranked eighth in the A-10 Coaches Poll prior to the meet, SJU ran a strong race, led by senior Denise Fergus, who placed 18th overall. Fergus, the team's top runner throughout most of the season, was followed by Limbach who placed 22nd overall (19:10.7), sophomore Karen Weber (26th, 19:18.1), freshman Colleen Flanagan (27th, 19:18.7) and sophomore Amy Manwaring (32nd, 19:31.0). Freshman Kelly Victory finished sixth for SJU, 54 overall (20:03.8) while sophomore Sarah Brighht placed 58th overall (20:08.4) to round out the team's top seven. La Salle captured the team title, placing four runners among the top 10 overall, while Xavier's Kerry Hills won the individual title (17:65.7). The Explorers finished with 55 points and were followed by Rhode Island (65),Richmond (72), UMass (122), Saint Joseph's (125), Dayton (129), Xavier (130), Duquesne (182), Fordham (260), George Washngton (290) and St, Bonaventure (365). The Hawks next compete at the District II Championships held on the campus of Lehigh University on November 10.