Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell University
ECAC Championships
Bucknell Cross Country Finishes Season At IC4A/ECAC Championships
11/17/2007 7:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Nov. 17, 2007
BRONX, N.Y. - The Bucknell men's and women's cross country teams ran at the 2007 IC4A/ECAC Championships at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, N.Y. on Saturday. In the University division, the Bison men finished in fourth out of 25 teams, tallying 178 points. New Hampshire took first with 62 points followed by second-place Army (67) and third-place Binghamton (151). Manhattan rounded out the top five teams for the men with 197 points.
The Bison women tallied 238 points for eighth place out of 25 teams. New Hampshire took first with 68 points, followed by second-place Colgate (96), third-place Army (153), fourth-place Towson (158), fifth-place Binghamton (178), sixth-place Manhattan (189) and seventh-place Monmouth (216).
Concerning the men, head coach Kevin Donner said, "Our men ran a nice team race and really worked well together throughout the race. All of our guys moved up well as the race progressed."
In the 5-mile race, junior Joe Foley (Howell, Mich./Flint Powers Catholic) led the men, running a 26:42.00 for 20th. Sophomore Conor McNamara (Baldwin, N.Y./Chaminade) followed in 25th with a time of 26:46.00 and junior Donald Sanner (Meyersdale, Pa./Meyersdale) took 39th with a time of 27:01.00.
Rounding out the top-seven runners for the Bison men were sophomore Baron Willeford (New Orleans, La./Columbia Prep (N.Y.)) in 46th (27:07.00), freshman Charles Murphy (Short Hills, N.J./Millburn) in 55th (27:20.00), freshman Ian Shore (South Orange, N.J./Seton Hall Preparatory School) in 59th (27:24.00) and sophomore Kevin McGoldrick (West Chester, Pa./Henderson) in 60th (27:25.00).
On the women's side, "Kim Hassett ran a super race," said Donner, "She seems to be coming around after struggling a little bit at the league meet. Our No. 2 - 7 runners only had a nine second spread among them which really speaks for our team's depth."
Junior Kim Hassett (Falmouth, Maine/Falmouth) led the Bison women with a 25th-place finish, running the 5K race in 19:23.00. She was followed by freshman Alaina Chodoff (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East) in 52nd with a time of 19:54.00, while junior Jessica Hibbert (Woodbine, Md./Glenelg) and senior Jennifer Grant (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy) finished in 54th and 55th, respectively, both clocking times of 19:55.00.
Rounding out the top-seven runners for the Bison women were sophomore Gabrielle Skovira (Park Ridge, N.J./Park Ridge) in 61st (20:00.00), senior Lisa Prybella (Southhampton, Pa./Mount Saint Joseph Academy) in 66th (20:02.00) and freshman Eileen Foley (Herndon, Va./Chantilly) in 67th (20:03.00).
