SJU PLACES 13TH AT DISTRICTS
BETHLEHEM, PA (11/10/01) - Senior Denise
Fergus placed 28th overall to lead the Saint
Joseph's womens cross country team to a 13th
place finish at the NCAA District 2
Championships held on the campus of Lehigh
University on Saturday morning.
Colleen Flanagan finished a distant second to
Fergus for SJU, placing 67th overall in a time of
22:41.51. She was followed closely by Karen
Weber (75th/22:51.86) and Amy Manwaring
(76th/22:54.97). Rounding out the Hawk scorers
was Sarah Bright (101st/23:32.69). One hundred and eighty runners
finished the race.
Georgetown won the overall championship with the Hoyas Marni Kruppa
(20:34.31) and Jill Laurendeau (20:34.31) placing in a virtual tie for the
individual title which was awarded to Kruppa. Villanova placed second
(69) followed by Bucknell (129), A-10 Champions La Salle (135), Penn
State (136), Princeton (157), West Virginia (230), Navy (245), Pittsburgh
(245) and Penn (253). A total of 26 teams took part in the meet.
SJU ends its season next Saturday (11/17) at the ECAC
Championships at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx.
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