PHILADELPHIA, PA - Georgian Court University placed all seven of its runners in the top 20 en route to its second straight Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Cross Country Championship today at Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia. The Lions scored 57 points, ahead of Felician College (72) and Wilmington University (75).
Georgian Court freshman Heather Miara won the individual championship with a meet-record time of 19:23.29 on the 5k course. For her efforts, she was also named the CACC Rookie of the Year. USP senior Joy Aifuwa earned All-CACC honors for the fourth straight season, placing second in 19:27.03. There were a number of new faces on the All-Conference team, as six of the top 15 runners were freshmen, including three of the top four finishers. Wilmington's Rory Kauffman was third in 19:40.87, while Nyack's Sharon Fetters was fourth in 19:45.48.
In addition to Miara, two other runners from Georgian Court claimed All-Conference honors in freshman Jennifer Musumeci (10th, 21:00.46) and junior Julienne Riley (13th, 21:08.64). A pack of four Lions was close behind, clinching the championship for Georgian Court. The pack finished 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th, respectively, and consisted of junior Kim Galvin (21:13.69), freshman Ammy Gutierrez (21:25.56) and seniors Adriana Correa (21:26.33) and Eileen Jemison (21:38.80).
Three Felician runners picked up All-Conference honors, including freshman Toni Fowler (6th, 19:58.01), junior Amanda Scibetta (7th, 20:39.70) and freshman Sarah Root (14th, 21:11.06).
At the conclusion of the meet, Kerwin Lanz of Georgian Court was named CACC Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year and the Team Sportsmanship Award was given to Georgian Court. The head coaches conducted the voting for both awards.
Complete results of today's action can be viewed here.
http://www.geocities.com/xcresults/CACC.html
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Georgian Court 1 10 13 16 17 -- 57
2. Felician 6 7 14 22 23 -- 72
3. Wilmington 3 5 15 21 31 -- 75
4. USP 2 12 29 30 34 -- 107
5. Philadelphia 8 9 26 32 44 -- 119
6. Nyack 4 20 25 36 40 -- 125
7. Goldey-Beacom 24 37 39 49 55 -- 204
8. Dominican 11 43 52 54 61 -- 221
9. Post 38 42 47 57 65 -- 249
10. Bloomfield 27 51 53 59 62 -- 252
11. Holy Family 46 50 58 64 66 -- 284
* - Chestnut Hill College runners not included in team standings
2007 ALL-CACC TEAM
1. Heather Miara, GCU 19:23.29
2. Joy Aifuwa, USP 19:27.03
3. Rory Kauffman, Wilmington 19:40.87
4. Sharon Fetters, Nyack 19:45.48
5. Danielle Burcham, Wilmington 19:47.90
6. Toni Fowler, Felician 19:58.01
7. Amanda Scibetta, Felician 20:39.70
8. Faith Anderson, Philadelphia 20:46.84
9. Melissa Rennekamp, Phila. 20:50.19
10. Jennifer Musumeci, GCU 21:00.46
11. Jessica Lappe, Dominican 21:03.86
12. Hayley Lentz, USP 21:07.82
13. Julienne Riley, GCU 21:08.64
14. Sarah Root, Felician 21:11.06
15. Mary Kate McCaffery, Wilm. 21:12.10
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION
Heather Miara, Georgian Court
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Heather Miara, Georgian Court
COACH OF THE YEAR
Kerwin Lanz, Georgian Court
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Georgian Court