WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY NOTCHES 13TH-PLACE SHOWING AT CONNECTICUT COLLEGE INVITATIONAL

Team Results

Individual Results

WATERFORD, Conn. (Sept. 26, 2009) – Graduate Elizabeth Weiss (Oceanside, N.Y.) ended up in 62nd-place in the 6k on Saturday morning as the Molloy College women’s cross country squad finished 13th at the Connecticut College Invitational, which took place at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, Conn. She crossed in a clocking of 25:10 to help the Lions to a total of 370 points. Brandeis University snatched the crown with 56 points as three Judges were in the Top-10.

Sophomore Alexandra Barrett (Levittown, N.Y.) came in 95th-place with a mark of 26:21. Freshman Jessica Eberhardt (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) wasn’t far behind as she had a 112th-place run (26:50). Freshman Alisa Chard (Anchorage, Alaska) ripped the tape at 27:10, which was good enough for 122nd-place. Freshman Alessandra Gennarini (Farmingdale, N.Y.) capped the Top-5 for the Lions in 130th-place (27:33). Freshman Alyssa Fuertes (Levittown, N.Y.) was two behind her as she clocked in at a time of 27:39. She also paced herself at a mark of 7:25.

Head Coach Al Kilfoyle and his squad return to action next Saturday when Molloy travels to Newburgh, N.Y. for the Mount Saint Mary College Invitational. The race is slated to begin at 11 a.m.