For Immediate Release
September 26, 2009
Wellesley Sports Information
Wellesley Cross Country Races to 7th Place Finish at Codfish Bowl
Results
BOSTON, Mass. – The Wellesley College cross country team raced to a 7th place finish at the Codfish Bowl held at Franklin Park in Boston on Saturday morning. The Blue totaled 215 points at the 23-team 5k event.
Wellesley was led by first-year Randelle Boots (Seekonk, MA) and senior Clare Egan (Stuart, FL) who both notched top-25 finishes. Boots crossed the finish line in 19:36.0, good for 21st place in the 207 runner field, while Egan took 22nd in a time of 19:37.2.
First-year Cristina Lucas (Glendale, CA) had a strong race, finishing 37th overall in a time of 20:11.3. The Blue also had three other runners finish in the top 100 in Evelyn Haro (Sylmar, CA), Ada Smith (Stoughton, WI) and Karyn Clements (Cobleskill, NY). Haro placed 70th in 20:55.3, Smith took 85th in 21:17.6 while Clements finished 91st in a time of 21:24.1.
The Blue are back in action on Saturday, September 26, at the Codfish Bowl at Franklin Park beginning at 11:00am.
Codfish Bowl at Franklin Park
Boston, Mass., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009
Women's 5K
21 Randelle Boots, 19:36.0
22 Clare Egan, 19:37.2
37 Cristina Lucas, 20:11.3
70 Evelyn Haro, 20:55.3
85 Ada Smith, 21:17.6
91 Karyn Clements, 21:24.1
101 Katie Gosling, 21:37.5
102 Mina Juhn, 21:39.9
103 Sara Putterman, 21:40.9
109 Maura Tucker, 22:08.0
127 Sarah Rabourn, 22:31.2
128 Libby Freeman, 22:31.7
129 Andrea Gumushian, 22:32.3
152 Amy Wolkin, 23:09.9
(207 finishers)
Team score: Wellesley placed 7th out of 23 teams with a score of 215 points.