Aug. 29, 2008

EMMITSBURG, Md. - Senior Kylynn McKinley was Maryland's top finisher, placing eighth individually in 19:31.5, leading four Terrapins in the top 19 and five among the top 27 individuals at the Mount Saint Mary's Duals cross country event.

Maryland finished the team scoring 5-1 among the seven teams competing, losing the dual-meet scoring only to Navy, which had six finishers among the top seven, including a sweep from third to seventh.

Navy junior Amy Watson covered the 5K course in 18:47.0 to win the individual event. Navy scored a perfect 15 points against each squad except American, which got freshman Octavia Rinehardt in second at 18:57.3.

Junior Danielle Karagannis was the second Maryland runner across the line in 19:52.6, freshman Ashley Cromartie was 17th at 20:06.4 and senior Amanda Robotti was 19th at 20:14.2, some 50 seconds better than her time at the same meet last season. Angeli Sivaraman was 27th in 20:49.7 for the Terps.

The Terrapins defeated American (25-32), George Washington (15-45), Mount Saint Mary's (15-44), Temple (16-42) and UMBC (19-40).

On the men's side, Alex Lundy became the second University of Maryland men's runner in as many years to earn the individual title at the Mount event.

Lundy, a Terrapin sophomore, covered the 5-kilometer distance in 16:11.6, edging Nick Ryan of American by less than a second. A year ago, Mike Cator made the most of his first race in Maryland jersey by winning the individual title at the same event, finishing less than a half-second better than Lundy's mark.

As a team, the Maryland men finished 3-2 in the dual-meet scoring among the six teams that participated.

UMBC went 5-0 by placing four runners among the top eight individuals, led by sophomore Paul Zwama, who was fourth in 16:18.7. The Retrievers got the sixth, seventh and eighth spots, then placed their fifth finisher 16th to sweep the dual-meet scoring.

American finished with a 4-1 mark, earning a 28-31 win over Maryland to edge the Terps for second place.

Also for the Terrapins, Drew Abernathy was fifth overall in 16:19.8, while Kevin Gahr was ninth at 16:26.5. Joe Simpson was fourth for Maryland and 19th overall at 16:51.6, with freshman Max Bruno in 30th overall at 17:28.6.

Maryland defeated George Washington (16-39), Temple (24-32) and the host Mountaineers (20-35), while losing to UMBC (25-31) and American.

Maryland's men and women travel to the Navy Invitational on Sept. 13.

Men's Final Records
UMBC: 5-0
American: 4-1
Maryland: 3-2
Temple: 2-3
Mount St. Mary's: 1-4
George Washington: 0-5

Men's Team Scores
Maryland 16, George Washington 39
Maryland 24, Temple 32
Maryland 20, Mount St. Mary's 35
American 28, Maryland 31
UMBC 25, Maryland 31

American 15, George Washington 50
American 18, Mount St. Mary's 45
American 19, Temple 44
UMBC 25, American 31
Mount St. Mary's 17, George Washington 42
Temple 17, George Washington 46
UMBC 15, George Washington 49
Temple 27, Mount St. Mary's 30
UMBC 20, Temple 39
UMBC 16, Mount St. Mary's 42

Maryland Individual Finishers
1. Alex Lundy, Maryland, 15:11.6; 2. Nick Ryan, American, 16:12.5; 3. Michael May, Temple, 16:13.7... 5. Drew Abernathy, Maryland, 16:19.8; 9. Kevin Gahr, Maryland, 16:26.5; 19. Joe Simpson, 16:51.6; 30. Max Bruno, Maryland, 17:28.6.

Women's Final Records
Navy: 6-0
Maryland: 5-1
American: 4-2
Mount St. Mary's: 3-3
Temple: 2-4
George Washington: 0-5-1
UMBC: 0-5-1

Women's Team Scores
Maryland 25, American 32
Maryland 15, George Washington 45
Maryland 15, Mount St. Mary's 44<
Maryland 16, Temple 42
Maryland 19, UMBC 40
Navy 15, Maryland 49

American 24, George Washington 31
American 26, Mount St. Mary's 30
American 28, Temple 29
American 28, UMBC 29
Navy 19, American 44
Mount St. Mary's 25, George Washington 30
Temple 25, George Washington 31
UMBC 28, George Washington 28
Navy 15, George Washington 50
Mount St. Mary's 27, Temple 28
Mount St. Mary's 24, UMBC 31
Navy 15, Mount St. Mary's 50
Temple 25, UMBC 31
Navy 15, Temple 50
Navy 15, UMBC 50

Maryland Individual Finishers
1. Amy Watson, Navy, 18:47.0; 2. Octavia Rinehardt, American, 18:57.3... 8. Kylynn McKinley, 19:31.5; 14. Danielle Karagannis, Maryland, 19:52.6; 17. Ashley Cromartie, Maryland, 20:06.4; 19. Amanda Robotti, Maryland, 20:14.2; 27. Angeli Sivaraman, 20:49.7; 34. Melissa Mark, Maryland, 21.15.9.