West Virginia University
ECAC Championship
Cross Country: Mountaineers to Race at ECACs
November 20, 2009 01:43 PM | Cross Country
By Kelly Tuckwiller for MSNsportsNET.com
November 20, 2009
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Part of the No. 7 West Virginia University cross country team is set to compete at the 2009 ECAC Championship on Saturday, Nov. 21, at Van Cortlandt Park, in Bronx, N.Y. Race time is set for 12:15.
Last season the Mountaineers finished seventh at the event, as Alison Spiker crossed the line in 17th. Teammate Karly Hamric (18:41) followed in 20th, while Brooke Boening crossed the line at 18:58 to take 34th place followed by Stephanie Caruso (19:15) in 52nd, Jamie Cokeley (19:53) in 77th, Kerry Davis (20:38) in 90th and Erica Arthurs (21:58) in 97th.
Cornell won the ECAC title with a score of 67. Harvard (79) finished second, followed by William & Mary (87) in third, James Madison (107) in fourth and Maryland (114) in fifth place. BIG EAST foe Georgetown (181) placed sixth, followed by seventh place West Virginia (187), Delaware (188), Duke (203) and Yale (234) to round out the top 10.
Also this weekend, the top WVU runners are set to travel to Terre Haute, Ind., for the NCAA Championship on Monday, Nov. 23. The Mountaineers received at at-large bid last week, marking their third-straight appearance at NCAAs.
