2008 Woodie Awards
Women's cross country gallops to first place finish at the Rider Invitational
Gabe Perna
Issue date: 9/23/04 Section: Sports
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The Marist women's cross country team dominated the competition at the Bronc Invitational this past Saturday, scoring 16 points on the day with graduate student Diane Matthews leading the way with a first place finish.
Matthews, who was running in her first cross country race as a Red Fox, finished the 5000/m course in 18:53.
Coach Phil Kelly said he expected a great performance from Matthews.
"She was the best performer in practice so this performance on Saturday wasn't a big surprise to me," he said.
However, Marist was far from finished on the day once Matthews crossed the finish line as the five of the next nine runners to place were Red Foxes.
Finishing in second and third place behind Matthews were Marist frosh Caitlin Garrity (19:03) and Sarah Domermuth (19:29). Junior Alli Kline rounded out a top four Red Fox sweep, as she ran a race of 19:30.
"Both did very well, both are very good runners out of high school, and along with Heidi Richards they have been consistently solid performers so far," Kelly said.
The Red Foxes saw strong performances from frosh Richards (19:57) and junior Denise Tumulty (20:25), who finished sixth and tenth respectively.
"We really ran outstandingly considering the weather conditions," said Tumulty. "We dominated the whole field, and it helped the freshmen gain confidence, and gave us momentum for the rest of the season."
The team will compete in the Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh University on Saturday, Sept 25. The meet will feature to upwards of 39 teams, including several top tiered teams and will be a much tougher contest for the Red Foxes.
"If we finish in the top half of the field, say thirteenth or fourteenth place, that'll be a good finish," said Kelly.
Matthews, who was running in her first cross country race as a Red Fox, finished the 5000/m course in 18:53.
Coach Phil Kelly said he expected a great performance from Matthews.
"She was the best performer in practice so this performance on Saturday wasn't a big surprise to me," he said.
However, Marist was far from finished on the day once Matthews crossed the finish line as the five of the next nine runners to place were Red Foxes.
Finishing in second and third place behind Matthews were Marist frosh Caitlin Garrity (19:03) and Sarah Domermuth (19:29). Junior Alli Kline rounded out a top four Red Fox sweep, as she ran a race of 19:30.
"Both did very well, both are very good runners out of high school, and along with Heidi Richards they have been consistently solid performers so far," Kelly said.
The Red Foxes saw strong performances from frosh Richards (19:57) and junior Denise Tumulty (20:25), who finished sixth and tenth respectively.
"We really ran outstandingly considering the weather conditions," said Tumulty. "We dominated the whole field, and it helped the freshmen gain confidence, and gave us momentum for the rest of the season."
The team will compete in the Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh University on Saturday, Sept 25. The meet will feature to upwards of 39 teams, including several top tiered teams and will be a much tougher contest for the Red Foxes.
"If we finish in the top half of the field, say thirteenth or fourteenth place, that'll be a good finish," said Kelly.