For Immediate Release
September 19, 2009
Wellesley Sports Information
Wellesley Cross Country Places 11th at UMass Dartmouth Invitational
Varsity Results
Sub Varsity Results
DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The Wellesley College cross country team finished in 11th place out of 42 teams competing at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational on Saturday. The Blue placed third among NEWMAC competition, finishing behind MIT (1st) and Springfield (9th) while beating Coast Guard (12th), WPI (17th), Wheaton (22nd), Babson (24th), Clark (26th), and Mount Holyoke (27th).
Camille Basurto (Wilton, CT) was once again the top finisher for Wellesley. A first-year, she ran a 19:12 to take 30th place out of 310 runners. Rookie Randelle Boots (Seekonk, MA) took 59th place, running her first collegiate race in a time of 19:44. Also for the Blue, Clare Egan (Stuart, FL) and Eliza Tibbits (Old Town, ME) had strong showings, taking 73rd and 79th places. Egan ran a 19:58, while Tibbits finished in 20:07.
Other varsity finishers for Wellesley were Sarah Rabourn (Villa Hills, KY) who took 163rd in 21:24, Ashley Muller (Downers Grove, IL) who finished 173rd in 21:32 and Leah Clement (East Lyme, CT) who ran a 21:44 for 188th place.
In the varsity race, Wellesley finishers averaged a time of 19:42.40.
Wellesley also entered runners in the 208-person sub-varsity race, with the Blue taking 11th out of 21 teams. Wellesley was paced by Mia Howard (Bloomington, MN) who took 51st in 21:36 and Sara Putterman (Bethesda, MD) who placed 56th in 21:43. Also finishing for the Blue were Amy Wolkin (Atlanta, GA), Libby Freeman (Piedmont, CA) and Perry Hodgkins (New Providence, NJ). Wolkin was 76th in 22:14, Freeman took 95th in 22:44 and Hodgkins took 157th in 25:00.
The Blue are back in action on Saturday, September 26, at the Codfish Bowl at Franklin Park beginning at 11:00am.
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Shriners Cross Country Invitational
North Dartmouth, Mass., Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009
Women's Varsity 5K
30. Camille Basurto 19:12 Personal best; old PB = 19:30, 10/4/08
49. Cristina Lucas 19:31
59. Randelle Boots 19:44
73. Clare Egan 19:58
79. Eliza Tibbits 20:07
173. Ashley Muller 21:32
163. Sarah Rabourn 21:24
188. Leah Clement 21:44
(310 finishers)
Team score: Wellesley placed 11th out of 42 teams with a score of 287 points.
Women's Sub-Varsity 5K
51. Mia Howard 21:36
56. Sara Putterman 21:43
76. Amy Wolkin 22:14 Personal best; old PB = 22:45, 9/20/08
95. Libby Freeman 22:47
157. Perry Hodgkins 25:00
(208 finishers)
Team score: Wellesley placed 11th out of 21 teams in the Sub-Varsity race with a score of 332.