STANDISH, ME - The Saint Joseph's women's cross
country team won the 2008 GNAC 5K Cross Country Championship, for
the second consecutive year, with 47 team points, 22 points ahead
of runner-up Johnson & Wales University. Alysn
Ludwig '09 (Waldoboro, ME) placed fifth overall
with a 21:16 time to pace four SJC runners who finished in the top
ten individually. Cathryn Lariviere of Emmanuel College won the
race with a time of 19:46, which broke the St. Joe's course record
time by one second.
Head Coach Tom Dann was named the
2008 GNAC Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year, as voted upon by
the league's coaches. Dann was the 2007 Men's Cross Country Coach
of the Year recipient.
Rounding out the top five finishers for St. Joe's were
Katie Murphy '11 (Baileyville,
ME) in 7th (21:36), Mary
Casinghino '10 (Manchester, NH) 9th (21:41),
Tiffany Binette '11 (Biddeford,
ME) 10th (21:47) and Shannon
Marden '10 (Dover-Foxcroft, ME) in 21st
(22:57).
The Saint Joseph's cross country teams will travel to Bristol, RI
on Saturday, November 8th to participate in the ECAC Championships.
The women's race begins at 11:00 AM with the men to follow at 12:00
PM.
| 2008 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Women's Cross Country Championship | |||||
| Hosted by Saint Joseph's College of Maine (11/1/08) | |||||
| Plc | Name | College | Time | Points | |
| 1 | Cathryn Lariviere | Emmanuel College | 19:46* | 1 | |
| 2 | Danielle Sargent | Johnson and Wales University | 20:32 | 2 | |
| 3 | Lindsey Segal-Bator | Pine Manor College | 20:51 | 3 | |
| 4 | Rachel Perron | Suffolk University | 21:01 | ||
| 5 | Alysn Ludwig | Saint Joseph's College (Me.) | 21:16 | 4 | |
| 6 | Jackie McElligott | Norwich University | 21:26 | 5 | |
| 7 | Katie Murphy | Saint Joseph's College (Me.) | 21:36 | 6 | |
| 8 | Amanda Charboneau | Johnson and Wales University | 21:38 | 7 | |
| 9 | Mary Casinghino | Saint Joseph's College (Me.) | 21:41 | 8 | |
| 10 | Tiffany Binette | Saint Joseph's College (Me.) | 21:47 | 9 | |
| *SJC course record | |||||
| Runner of the Year: | Cathryn Lariviere, Emmanuel College | ||||
| Rookie of the Year: | Lindsey Segal-Bator, Pine Manor College | ||||
| Coach of the Year: | Tom Dann, Saint Joseph's (Me.) | ||||
