For Immediate Release
October 3, 2009
Wellesley Sports Information
Wellesley College Cross Country Wins Pop Crowell Invitational;
Boots Top Individual Finisher
Individual Results
Team Results
WENHAM, Mass. – Rookie Randelle Boots (Seekonk, MA) notched her first collegiate win to lead the Wellesley College cross country team to a first place finish out of 27 teams at the Pop Crowell Invitational hosted by Gordon College on Saturday.
Boots took top honors out of 290 competitors, running the 5K race in a time of 18:55. Overall, Wellesley placed all five of it's scoring runners in the top 20 at the event, finishing with a team score of 38. The next closest competitor for the Blue was the University of Southern Maine who totaled 65 team points, while Salve Regina took third place with 151 points.
After Boots, a tight pack of first-year Wellesley runners crossed the finish line. Camille Basurto (Wilton, CT) took sixth in a time of 19:15, Cristina Lucas (Glendale, CA) finished seventh in 19:18 and Claire Cummings (Norway, ME) placed eighth for the Blue in 19:24. Also scoring for Wellesley, sophomore
Leah Clement (East Lyme, CT) placed 16th overall, with a time of 20:04.
The Blue entered 15 competitors in the race with all of the Wellesley representatives finishing in the top third overall. Other strong finishers for the Blue included Eliza Tibbits (Old Town, ME) taking 19th in 20:10 and Evelyn Haro (Sylmar, CA) finishing 26th in a time of 20:24.
Six Wellesley runners finished the race placing between 50th and 62nd. KC Clements (Cobleskill, NY) took 50th in 21:09, Cailey Stevens (Kodiak, AK) took 51st in 21:11 and Ashley Muller (Downers Grove, IL) finished 53rd in 21:14, while Mia Howard (Bloomington, MN) took 58th in 21:23, Maura Tucker (Albany, NY) took 59th in 21:25 and Mina Juhn (Princeton, NJ) placed 62nd in 21:29.
Also competing for the Blue,
Andrea Gumushian (Bloomfield Hills, MI) finished in a time of 21:43 while Amy Wolkin (Atlanta, GA) ran a time of 22:05 at the event which was held in a steady rain.
Wellesley cross country next competes at the New England Intercollegiate Championships at Franklin Park on October 10th.
38th Annual Pop Crowell Cross Country Invitational
Gordon College, Wenham, Mass.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Course: 3.05 miles
Conditions: Rain, temp. in 60's
1. Randelle Boots 18:55
2. Jennie Foley, U. of Sn. Maine 18:59
3. Emma Lundberg, So. N. H. 19:03
4. Carly Dion, U. of Sn. Maine 19:07
5. Paige Pallotto, Salve Regina 19:11
6. Camille Basurto 19:15
7. Cristina Lucas 19:18
8. Claire Cummings 19:24
16. Leah Clement 20:04
19. Eliza Tibbits 20:10
26. Evelyn Haro 20:24
50. KC Clements 21:09
51. Cailey Stevens 21:11
53. Ashley Muller 21:14
58. Mia Howard 21:23
59. Maura Tucker 21:25
62. Mina Juhn 21:29
75. Andrea Gumushian 21:43
94. Amy Wolkin 22:05
(290 finishers)
Team Scores:
1. WELLESLEY 38
2. U. of Southern Maine 65
3. Salve Regina 151
4. Gordon 163
5. U. of New England 169
6. Roger Williams 186
7. St. Anselm 190
8. So. New Hampshire 235
9. Babson 257
10. Salem State 279
(27 scoring teams)