Women's Cross Country: WVU 7th at BIG EAST
October 31, 2003 05:39 PM | General
October 31, 2003
The Georgetown men and Notre Dame women each took home the conference crowns at the 2003 BIG EAST Cross Country Championships held today at Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, N.Y.
In the men’s 8,000-meter race, Georgetown was paced by junior Rod Koborsi who posted a second-place time of 24:38 to improve on his 14th-place showing last year. Six Hoya runners placed in the top 15, including sophomore Chris Lukezic who was third (24:42) and sophomore Fleet Hower who finished fifth (24:45). This marks Georgetown’s league-best 13th championship title, including four of the last six.
The top men’s finisher was Villanova graduate student Jonathan Fasulo who crossed the finish line in 24:35. He is the first Wildcat winner since Louie Quintana in 1993. Fasulo and two additional top 15 finishers helped give VU a third-place showing.
Notre Dame placed two runners in the top 10 as the Irish finished second.
BIG EAST Men’s Coaching Staff of the Year honors went to Georgetown led by head coach Ron Helmer.
For the Notre Dame women, this marks their second consecutive BIG EAST title. The Irish were paced by three runners in the top 15. Sophomore Molly Huddle was ND’s top finisher, taking third place (20:47). Kerry Meagher, a junior, placed sixth (21:01). Providence had the top two finishers for a second-place team showing. Friar junior Kim Smith took top honors by completing the 6,000-meter race in 20:01. That time breaks the BIG EAST’s 6,000-meter Van Cortlandt record of 20:04 set by Catherine Guiney of Boston College in 2001. Prior to 2001, the women’s event was 5,000 meters. PC junior Mary Cullen improved on her sixth-place finish from a year ago with a second-place showing in a time of 20:37.
BIG EAST Women’s Coaching Staff of the Year accolades went to Notre Dame which is guided by 15th-year head coach Tim Connelly.
Men’s Team Results (top 5 finishers) 1. Georgetown 2 3 5 9 10 = 29 2. Notre Dame 6 7 12 20 21 = 66 3. Villanova 1 13 14 17 22 = 67 4. Providence 4 11 18 19 23 = 75 5. Connecticut 25 32 38 39 42 = 176 6. Boston College 27 37 40 41 46 = 191 7. Syracuse 8 44 45 53 63 = 213 8. Pittsburgh 31 48 54 55 59 = 247 9. Virginia Tech 29 43 50 62 66 = 250 10. Miami 35 51 58 60 64 = 268 11. Rutgers 34 47 52 68 75 = 276 12. Seton Hall 56 57 65 80 81 = 339
2003 All-BIG EAST Team (top 15 finishers) 1. Jonathan Fasulo Villanova 24:35 2. Rod Koborsi Georgetown 24:38 3. Chris Lukezic Georgetown 24:42 4. Dylan Wykes Providence 24:44 5. Fleet Hower Georgetown 24:45 6. Tim Moore Notre Dame 24:45 7. Todd Mobley Notre Dame 24:47 8. John Bitok Syracuse 24:49 9. Chris Esselborn Georgetown 24:50 10. Javon Broderick Georgetown 24:54 11. Patrick Moulton Providence 24:59 12. Kaleb Van Ort Notre Dame 24:59 13. Milos Mitric Villanova 25:04 14. Bobby Curtis Villanova 25:09 15. Matt Debole Georgetown 25:15
Women’s Team Results (top 5 finishers) 1. Notre Dame 3 6 14 16 20 = 59 2. Providence 1 2 21 25 31 = 80 3. Georgetown 5 9 15 26 29 = 80 4. Villanova 10 11 19 24 27 = 91 5. Boston College 4 13 28 34 41 = 120 6. Virginia Tech 8 17 35 40 44 = 144 7. West Virginia 7 12 36 47 50 = 152 8. Connecticut 18 23 45 48 59 = 193 9. Pittsburgh 22 38 56 69 72 = 257 10. Rutgers 30 51 60 64 70 = 275 11. Miami 46 62 67 77 79 = 331 12. Syracuse 57 58 74 75 80 = 344 13. Seton Hall 76 87 88 90 92 = 422 14. St. John’s 81 86 89 91 95 = 442
2003 All-BIG EAST Team (top 15 finishers) 1. Kim Smith Providence 20:01 2. Mary Cullen Providence 20:37 3. Molly Huddle Notre Dame 20:47 4. Jennifer Kramer Boston College 20:48 5. Treniere Clement Georgetown 21:00 6. Kerry Meagher Notre Dame 21:01 7. Megan Metcalfe West Virginia 21:02 8. Marlies Overbeeke Virginia Tech 21:05 9. Nicole Lee Georgetown 21:12 10. Marina Muncan Villanova 21:16 11. Ioana Parusheva Villanova 21:18 12. Tara Struyk West Virginia 21:24 13. Jennifer Donovan Boston College 21:27 14. Lauren King Notre Dame 21:31 15. Amanda Pape Georgetown 21:35
