For Immediate Release
October 10, 2009
Wellesley Sports Information
Boots Leads Wellesley Cross Country at NE Intercollegiate Championships
Results
BOSTON, Mass. – Against Division I, II and III competition, Wellesley College cross country raced to a 27th-place finish out of 49 teams at the 2009 New England Intercollegiate Championships on Saturday at Boston's Franklin Park.
The Blue placed second out of eight NEWMAC teams at the event,
finishing behind only MIT, who took third overall.
Wellesley was once again led by first-year Randelle Boots (Seekonk, MA) who took 52nd place out of 327 finishers. The rookie shaved three seconds off of her personal best, finishing in a time of 18:56.
Cristina Lucas (Glendale, CA) was Wellesley's next finisher, taking 155th in a time of 19:55. Lucas was followed by Claire Cummings (Norway, ME), Camille Basurto (Wilton, CT) and Eliza Tibbits (Old Town, ME), all finishing in the top 200 at the event. Cummings ran a 20:04, Basurto finished in 20:22 and Tibbits recorded a time of 20:32.
Rounding out Wellesley's finishers in the varsity race were Clare Egan (Stuart, FL) who ran a 20:52 and Evelyn Haro (Sylmar, CA) who finished 21:00.
The Blue are back in action next Saturday at the 2009 Seven Sisters Championship, hosted by Mount Holyoke.
New England Intercollegiate Cross Country Championship
Franklin Park, Boston, Mass.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Course: 2017 meters
Weather: Partly sunny, breezy, 60's
Women's Varsity 5K
52. Randelle Boots 18:53
155. Cristina Lucas 19:55
168. Claire Cummings 20:04
186. Camille Basurto 20:22
196. Eliza Tibbits 20:32
218. Clare Egan 20:52
229 Evelyn Haro 21:00
(327 finishers)
Team scores: Wellesley placed 27th out of 49 scoring teams, with 757 points. Among the teams finishing ahead of us were 14 Division I and 2 Division II schools. Wellesley placed 2nd among the 8 NEWMAC teams competing in the meet.
Women's Sub-Varsity 5K
156. Cailey Stevens 21:16
157. KC Clements 21:16
167. Maura Tucker 21:22
206. Mia Howard 21:58
295. Perry Hodgkins 24:38
(319 finishers)