Emory Cross Country Teams Wind Up Competition At UW-Oshkosh Invitational
Women's Results
The Emory men’s and women’s cross country teams
continued their respective 2011 campaigns on Saturday when they
competed at the UW-Oshkosh Brooks Invitational. The meet was
held at the Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne, Wisconsin.
The 17th-ranked women’s squad fared well with an
eighth-place finish out of 43 teams. The Eagles totaled 256
points, just six shy of No. 16 Hope College. Taking home
first place was No. 3-ranked Washington University with 61
points. No. 5 MIT was runner-up with123 points while No. 7
Calvin captured third place (188 pts.) Rounding out the top
five were No. 13 St. Olaf (190 pts.) and No. 25 Ohio Northern (222
pts.). Emory had a pair of entries post top-30 finishes in
the 395-runner field, led by senior Tess Gallegos who covered the
6k course in a time of 22:34, good for 18th place.
Classmate Sara Gelb was the next Eagle to cross the finish line
with her effort of 22:47 placing her 29th.
Junior Melanie Frank churned out a performance of 23:09 that put
her in the No. 60 position while sophomore Emily Caesar (23:17,
67th) and freshman Hannah Moriarty (23:29,
85th) rounded out the team’s scorers.
The men’s side came in 21st out of 47 teams,
finishing with 660 points. No. 1-ranked North Central (Ill.)
held true to form and raced to a first-place showing with 49
points. No. 5 Washington University was second (137 pts.)
while Wheaton College was third. No. 3 Calvin (156 pts) and
No. UW-Oshkosh (158 pts.) closed out the top five finishers.
Senior Geraint Davies paced the Eagles’ contingent, clocking
an 8K time of 26:23 that was good for 81st place
(78th scoring spot) in the 434-runner field.
Sophomore Hank Ashforth the No. 2 Emory performer with his time of
26:41 landing him in the 122nd spot. Other runners
who scored for the Eagles included senior Tim Halinski (26:51),
sophomore Eddie Mulder (27:12) and junior Stephen Ellwood (27:16).
Both the men’s and women’s teams will send a contingent
of competitors to next Saturday’s (Oct. 22) Southeast Classic
hosted by Berry College in Rome, Georgia.
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