Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Cross Country Runs At Paul Short Invitational
9/27/2007 8:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Sept. 27, 2007
LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Bucknell men's and women's cross country teams are set to run at the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh tomorrow, Sept. 28. The Bison are coming off a second-place finish for the men and close third-place finish for the women at the Western Ontario International Invitational on Sept. 22. Bucknell also notched second-place finishes for both the men and the women at the Juniata Invitational on Sept. 22.
According to head coach Kevin Donner, "The Paul Short Run at Lehigh is a very large race with some nationally ranked schools as well as many of the Mid-Atlantic regional schools. It will be our first major test of the season on the site of the Mid-Atlantic regional meet held in November. The course will run much faster than Western Ontario so it will be interesting to see how our athletes make the transition."
Bison Cross Country Notebook
On the Men at Western Ontario Last Saturday -
- Bucknell finished second (of 17 teams) with 113 points, behind Eastern Michigan in first place with 25 points. Queen's took third (118), followed by Central Michigan in fourth (119), and Western Ontario in fifth (146).
- Leading the Bucknell men's team in its first 10K race of the year was senior Wallace Campbell (Montgomery, Al./Montgomery Academy); Campbell finished second in 31:59.
- Senior Michael Gibney (Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham Wading River) was the next Bison finisher in 22nd (33:14.00), followed by senior Andrew Corral in 25th (33:20.00). Rounding out the top-five runners for Bucknell were sophomore Andrew Huebner (Hampton Falls, N.H./Governor Dummer Academy) in 28th (33:28.00) and junior Donald Sanner (Meyersdale, Pa./Meyersdale).
On the Women at Western Ontario Last Saturday -
- Bucknell finished third (of 16 teams) with 57 points behind Guelph in first with 53 points and Western in second with 56 points. Rounding out the top-five teams were Queen's in fourth with 114 points and McMaster in fifth with 153 points.
- Junior Nicole Falcaro (Dingmans Ferry, Pa./Delaware Valley) led the Bison women with a fourth-place finish, running the 5k race in 18:49.00. Senior Erin Cranmer-Hart (Slippery Rock, Pa./Slippery Rock Area) finished in 18:53.00 to take seventh, and senior Christine Totten (Perkasie, Pa./Pannridge) took eighth in 18:55.00. Senior Jennifer Grant (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy) and junior Kim Hassett took 17th (19:10.00) and 21st (19:12.00), respectively.
On the Men at Juniata, Sept. 22 -
- Bucknell took second (of 11 teams) with 80 points, behind Slippery Rock in first with 15 points.
- Freshman Ian Shore (South Orange, N.J./Seton Hall Preparatory School) led the Bison men in the 7,500-meter race, taking 13th of 107 runners in 26:25.80. Junior Joe Foley (Howell, Mich./Flint Powers Catholic) and sophomore Kevin McGoldrick (West Chester, Pa./Henderson) followed, taking 18th (26:40.30) and 19th (26:41.10), respectively. Rounding out Bucknell's top-five were freshman Jeff Salvitti (West Chester, Pa./Salesianum) in 21st (26:42.70) and sophomore Griffin Burns (Hanover, Pa./Mercersburg Academy) in 23rd (26:48.50).
On the Women at Juniata, Sept. 22 -
- Bucknell placed second (of eight teams) with 78 points, behind Slippery Rock in first with 42 points.
- Senior Offeibea Hanson-Hall (New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle) led the Bison women in the 5,000-meter race, taking ninth in 20:44.40. Freshman Alaina Chodoff (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East) followed in 12th (21:03.30), and sophomore Erin Heidecker (Waterford, Pa./Villa Maria Academy) took 16th in 21:09.50. Rounding out the top-five for Bucknell were sophomore Allison Janda (Plymouth, Mich./Plymouth Salem) in 22nd (21:21.70) and senior Victoria Gilbert (Bethlehem, Pa./Freedom) in 24th (21:25.60).
Honors and Rankings -
- Campbell notched Damon's Bison Athlete of the Week Honors on Sept. 24 for his second-place finish of 148 runners in the 10K race at the Western Ontario International Invitational.
- For his first-place finish at the Bison Open, Campbell earned Patriot League Runner of the Week Honorable Mention for the men on Sept. 5. Campbell earned his second Honorable Mention on Sept. 25 for leading the men in the Western Ontario.
- Freshman Stephen Dorsey (North Wales, Pa./Casalle Collegiate) notched Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors on Sept. 11 after leading the Bucknell freshman class for the second consecutive week. At the Bison Open, on Aug. 31, he was the highest finisher of Bison newcomers, and was the top finisher for the all-freshman squad at the Bloomsburg Invitational on Sept. 8.
- On Aug. 28, the Bucknell women's cross country team took the No. 1 spot in the Patriot League Preseason Poll with 96 points and 13 first-place votes. On the men's side, Bucknell tied with Army for the third pick in the league preseason poll released with 67 points.
- As of Sept. 24, the Bucknell women's cross country team ranks seventh on the US Track and Field, Cross Country Coaches Association's Mid-Atlantic Regional rankings list. Bucknell's men's team is ranked 10th for the Mid-Atlantic region.
Looking Ahead -
- Following the Paul Short Invitational, the Bison will travel to Easton, Pa., for the Leopard Invitational on Oct. 13. Bucknell will return to Lafayette on Oct. 27 for the Patriot League Championships and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships are scheduled for Nov. 10 at Lehigh.
