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George Washington Invitational
Bucknell Men's and Women's Cross Country Sweeps George Washington Invitational
9/24/2005 8:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
Sept. 24, 2005
CENTREVILLE, Va. - Both Bucknell's men's and women's cross country teams placed first overall at the George Washington Invitational held on Saturday morning at the Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville, Va. Sophomore Wallace Campbell and junior Jenny Stevens each finished first for the blue and orange, placing second overall.
Campbell completed the 8,000 meter run just two seconds off the meet's winner, Justin Wood of Seton Hall, who completed the course in 25 minutes, and 42 seconds. Stevens finished the 6,000m women's race with a time of 22:36.17. Winning the meet for the women was Frostburg State's Bonnie Axman (21:39.99).
Finishing second on the men's side for the Bison and placing fifth overall was junior Matt Forys (26:06.55). The blue and orange then finished three scorers in the seven, eight and nine positions overall, finishing third, fourth and fifth for Bucknell, in junior Chris Norcea (26:07.45), and seniors Kevin Brown (26:09.00) and Kevin Fortkiewicz (26:10.19).
Rounding out the Bison's top six and just missing a place among the scorers by less than five seconds, was junior Derrin Pierret, with a time of 26:15.00 (11th overall).
On the women's side, the second finisher for the blue and orange was junior Leanna Nastase, who finished just behind Stevens with a time of 22:38.10 (third overall). Sophomore Erin Cranmer-Hart finished two places behind Nastase, for fifth-place (22:47.87).
Freshman Gillian Nordquist finished fourth for Bucknell and eleventh overall (23:21.78), while senior Kayla Holloran was the final scorer for the Bison in 13th place (23.238.37).
Junior Rebecca Pierotti rounded out the top-15 of the race and sixth for Bucknell, with a time of 23:45.13.
For the men, Millersville came in second overall, with Kutztown in the third place slot and Navy finishing fourth. In the women's race, Kutztown finished second, with host George Washinton finishing third and Millersville in fourth place. Both races included 12 schools.
The Bison will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 1, as they travel to Bethlehem, Pa., for the Paul Short Invitational.
Women's Results George Washington Invitational Sept. 24, 2005 6000 meters2. Jenny Stevens 22:36.17 3. Leanna Nastase 22:38.10 5. Erin Cranmer-Hart 22:47.87 11. Gillian Nordquist 23:21.78 13. Kayla Halloran 23:38.37 15. Rebecca Pierotti 23:45.13 23. Mollie Harms 24:07.61 24. Jen O'Connor 24:09.47 26. Nicole Falcaro 24:14.47 32. Nicole Stoyer 24:29.00 47. Emily Luderer 25:10.91 50. Brittany Parlow 25:13.83 55. Jessica Hibbert 25:28.11 64. Ashley Behre 25:39.82 67. Lisa Prybella 25:53.68
Men's Results George Washington Invitational Sept. 24, 2005 8000 meters
2. Wallace Campbell 25:43.86 5. Matt Forys 26:06.55 7. Chris Nocera 26:07.45 8. Kevin Brown 26:09.00 9. Kevin Fortkiewicz 26:10.19 11. Derrin Pierret 26:15.00 17. Ryan Delaney 26:34.25 20. Mike Gibney 26:38.18 21. Will Holleran 26:40.88 24. Andrew Corral 26:53.13 27. Matt Schelberg 26:59.22 33. Adam Syty 27:15.27 34. Chris Orloski 27:16.06 36. Joe Foley 27:18.90 43. Chris Petillo 27:25.06 60. Mark Caroleo 27:41.62 69. Eric Harbison 28:06.44 74. James Redmond 28:11.99 76. Sean Egan 28:14.07
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