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Oct. 17, 2004
at University of Rochester Yellowjacket Invitational/Penn
State University Invite
Rochester, N.Y
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results
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Recap: #7 Men 1st, Women 4th at
Rochester, Blood takes 12th at PSU
ROCHESTER, N.Y. and STATE COLLEGE, Pa. –
Despite competing without
their top four runners, the No. 7 Lock Haven Men’s cross
country team took the team title at the University of
Rochester Yellowjacket Invitational.
The women’s team also had a great finish, placing fourth of
11 teams. Two of the top men’s runners competed at the Penn
State University Invite, with Ryan Blood (Summerdale, Pa./East Pennsboro) taking 12th.
The Lock
Haven men scored 48 points, besting Carnegie Mellon
University by one. Freshman Greg Davis (Catawissa,
Pa./Southern Columbia) paced the Haven harriers at
Rochester, finishing fifth overall in 26:26. Eleven seconds
later, fellow freshman Shawn Moore (Elverson, Pa./Twin Valley) crossed the
finish line. Placing eighth was sophomore Chris Robson
(Lewisberry, Pa./Red Land) in 26:48.
Rounding
out the Haven top-five were Zach Deitz (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg Area) in 14th
(26:56) and Aaron Benson (Mt. Jewett, Pa./Kane Area) in 15th
(26:59).
The Lock
Haven women finished with 132 points, 10 ahead of Case
Western Reserve University. Leading the Lady Eagles in 20th
place was Sarah Robertson (Mechanicsburg,
Pa./Mechanicsburg Area), completing the 6000-meter course in
24:56. Two seconds behind was Kat Davey (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) earning 21st
place. Leigh Miller (St. Thomas, Pa./James Buchanan)
finished in 25:39, good for 31st.
Rounding
out the women’s top-five were April Salinas (Mill
Hall, Pa./Central Mountain) in 43rd
(26:22) and Shelly Coupland (Scranton, Pa./Scranton) in 49th (26:36).
At the
Penn State University Invite, Blood finished the 5.2-mile
course in 25:56, the top Pennsylvania State Athletic
Conference runner. Senior Chris Cowan (Horseheads,
N.Y./Thomas A. Edison) slipped and fell on the muddy course,
but persevered to finish 25th in 26:16, ahead of
all PSAC runners outside Blood.
The
Haven harriers are back in action Saturday, Oct. 30 at the
PSAC Championships, hosted by Kutztown University.
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