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Domermuth paces improving women's cross-country team to second place finish at Quinnipiac Invitational
Drew Budd
Issue date: 9/28/06 Section: Sports
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The Marist women's cross-country team placed second in a field of eight at the Quinnipiac Invitational this past Friday in Hamden, Connecticut.
Host Quinnipiac ran to first place with the University of Rhode Island coming in third and Brown University coming in a close fourth.
Junior Sarah Domermuth raced to a fourth-place finish with a time of 19:09. Domermuth, now Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) cross-country runner of the week for two straight weeks, finished just ahead of freshman Brittany Burns in the 5,000-meter course. Burns finished in seventh with a time of 19:13. Her run was important on many levels but especially due to the fact that senior Allison Klein fell down early in the race and rolled her ankle.
Head coach Phil Kelly was very pleased with the way his team ran over the weekend.
"They ran very well," he said. "Brittany did an especially good job due to the fact that Allison had to leave the race early and that she, herself, missed last week with cramps in her leg. It was nice to see her come back and see her run as well as she did."
Coach Kelly also commended Domermuth for business-like approach to the sport.
"She's been so consistent," he said. "She never complains about anything. She's very quiet, and she's such a great competitor."
Final point scorers for the Red Foxes included sophomore Kerri Mannino, who finished 14th in 19:38, and juniors Christine Wahl and Caitlin Garrity, who finished 21st in 19:53 and 31st in 20:11, respectively.
Quinnipiac had runners place in the top three spots. Freshman Kristen Stevens placed first with a time of 18:23. Graduate student Jenna Nechamen finished second in 18:57 and junior Susan Ashe placed third in 19:02 for the Bobcats.
Marist has progressively finished higher in the past three meets. They finished fourth at the Stony Brook Invitational to begin the season earlier this month. Then, the Foxes finished third at the Ted Owen Invitational, and now second at the Quinnipiac Invitational.
Coach Kelly realized that with this trend, his team is due for a first place finish, but could not make any predictions because it is still unknown what teams are competing.
"Anything is possible," he said. "It really depends on who shows up to the meet."
The Red Foxes, who finished third at the same meet last year, will try to make it a first place win at the Metropolitan Championships, October 6 at 1 p.m., at Van Cortlandt Park.
Host Quinnipiac ran to first place with the University of Rhode Island coming in third and Brown University coming in a close fourth.
Junior Sarah Domermuth raced to a fourth-place finish with a time of 19:09. Domermuth, now Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) cross-country runner of the week for two straight weeks, finished just ahead of freshman Brittany Burns in the 5,000-meter course. Burns finished in seventh with a time of 19:13. Her run was important on many levels but especially due to the fact that senior Allison Klein fell down early in the race and rolled her ankle.
Head coach Phil Kelly was very pleased with the way his team ran over the weekend.
"They ran very well," he said. "Brittany did an especially good job due to the fact that Allison had to leave the race early and that she, herself, missed last week with cramps in her leg. It was nice to see her come back and see her run as well as she did."
Coach Kelly also commended Domermuth for business-like approach to the sport.
"She's been so consistent," he said. "She never complains about anything. She's very quiet, and she's such a great competitor."
Final point scorers for the Red Foxes included sophomore Kerri Mannino, who finished 14th in 19:38, and juniors Christine Wahl and Caitlin Garrity, who finished 21st in 19:53 and 31st in 20:11, respectively.
Quinnipiac had runners place in the top three spots. Freshman Kristen Stevens placed first with a time of 18:23. Graduate student Jenna Nechamen finished second in 18:57 and junior Susan Ashe placed third in 19:02 for the Bobcats.
Marist has progressively finished higher in the past three meets. They finished fourth at the Stony Brook Invitational to begin the season earlier this month. Then, the Foxes finished third at the Ted Owen Invitational, and now second at the Quinnipiac Invitational.
Coach Kelly realized that with this trend, his team is due for a first place finish, but could not make any predictions because it is still unknown what teams are competing.
"Anything is possible," he said. "It really depends on who shows up to the meet."
The Red Foxes, who finished third at the same meet last year, will try to make it a first place win at the Metropolitan Championships, October 6 at 1 p.m., at Van Cortlandt Park.
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