Virginia Sweeps the Competition at Maryland Cross Country Invitational

COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Although eight universities and colleges came out to compete a meet hosted by the University of Maryland, it was clearly Virginia's day in both races. The women dominated the competition, with five runners taking the top seven spots int he 5K race. Wendy Riker of Virginia claimed first with a time of 18:05. 27. Rhode Island's Heather Whitmore was not far behind for second place. Cheryl Twomey and Jennifer Ownes, both of Virginia, and Eastern Kentucky's Sarah Blossom rounded ou the Top 5. Eastern Kentucky claimed second overall for the women, followed by Duke, Rhode Island, and Maryland.

The Virginia men won overall, but Eastern Kentucky's David Kahata took first place in the men's 8K with a time of 25:25.96. Ray Weeden of Virginia was second, Eastern Kentucky's Mohamed Musse took third, and Robert Thiele of Virginia and Eastern Kentucky's Daniel Koech followed. Eastern Kentucky finsihed second overall, then Maryland, Delaware, and Duke.

Maryland Cross Country Invitational Results

Women's 5K
Team Results      Score
1. Virginia         21
2. E. Kentucky      47
3. Duke             88
4. Rhode Island     96
5. Maryland        117
6. Morgan State    219
Individual Results
14. Lisa DeGrechie      18:55.15
22. Kelly Crowley       19:08.07
24. Rebecca Mack        19:10.58
30. Keri Seher          19:28.70
37. Aimee Phillippi     19:56.46
38. Missy Hennessey     20:05.24
40. Eve Lerner          20:21.70
43. Colleen O'Boyle     20:36.95
45. Kim Chwan           20:41.75
47. Gabriella Uza       20:50.82
48. LaNita Talley       20:55.32
Men's 8K
Team Results      Score
1. Virginia         34
2. E. Kentucky      45
3. Maryland         69
4. Delaware         86
5. Duke            118
6. Morgan State    216
Individual Results
 8. Ed Hogan            26:01.58
 9. Matt Green          26:15.83
14. Faisal Hasan        26:23.32
16. Bobby Van Allen     26:24.80
22. Greg Hunger         26:45.30
28. Andrew Phillips     27:01.14
34. Steve Hedgespeth    27:22.90
40. John DiGiovanni     28:20.11

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