Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell University
Pre-NCAA Meet
Women's Cross Country Has A Respectable Finish at Pre-NCAA Meet
10/26/2000 8:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Oct. 14, 2000
AMES, Iowa --- The Bucknell University men's and women's
cross country teams raced at the prestigious Pre-NCAA Meet today
in Ames, Iowa. The meet included 20 of the Top-25 teams from both
the men's and women's sides, and was run on the same course the
NCAA Championships will be run on later this fall.
The Bucknell women finished in 29th place as a team, and were
led by junior co-captain Becki Marshall (Montgomery, N.Y./Pine
Bush Central) who crossed the line in 69th place with a time of
22:21.0. Sophomores Theresa Dennis (Wilkes Barre, Pa./Hanover
Area) and Andrea Beisser (Ames, Iowa/Ames) finished 97th (22:33.4)
and 108th (22:38.6), respectively. Beisser ran the race in her
home town. Junior Chris Crowe (State College, Pa./State College)
was 238th in 24:00.5.
The men finished 52nd out of 53 teams. Sophomore Greg Costello
(Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon) was Bucknell's top finisher, crossing
the line in 217th place with a time of 33:17.7 on the 10,000-meter
course. Classmate Bryan Johnston (Kane, Pa./Kane Area) and senior
Josh Emery (Dushore, Pa./Sullivan County) finished 294th and 295th,
respectively, with times of 34:18.7 and 34:19.1
Several Bucknell men ran in the "B Race," led by juniors
Travis Etters (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) and P.J. Ward (Mountain Top,
Pa./Crestwood), who finished 44th and 45th, respectively, with
times of 33:56.3 and 33:59.4.
Additional Bucknell Finishers:
Women Men
Mandy Youmell 323rd 24:55.6 Brad Wertz 326th 34:56.1
Jennifer Malcolm 339th 25:11.1 Dana Carr 338th 35:25.5
Louis Palma 34:40.6 ("B" Race)
Nicholas Mousetis 35:02.0 ("B" Race)
