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UMBC Competes At Great American Cross Country Festival
9/26/2003
Cary, N.C. – The UMBC men and women’s cross country teams competed at the Great American Cross Country Festival at the SAS Soccer Park in Cary, N.C., on Friday afternoon. The women’s team in the Women’s 5K University division placed sixth out of 18 schools with a combined team score of 195 while the men’s squad competed in the Men’s 8K University division, taking home 5th place out of 21 universities with a team score of 207.
Leading the women’s pack of Retrievers was Stephanie Thomas (Springfield, Pa./Springfield), who completed the trek through the 5K course in 19:34.2 to place 13th overall. Teammate Cara Wettlaufer (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) crossed the finish line moments behind Thomas, placing 24th with a time of 19:58.9. Also scoring for the Retrievers women’s team was Britta Nelson (Havre De Grace, Md./Havre De Grace) (20:06.5) in 32nd, Kathleen Galan (Sicklerville, N.J./Highland Regional) (20:56.7) in 62nd and Jazzmon Morgan (Toms River, N.J./Toms River) (21:01.5) in 66th.
North Florida took overall top honors in the prestigious meet as over 120 competitors from 18 universities competed in the women’s division.
In the men’s 8K run, senior Adam Driscoll (Sewell, N.J./Washington Township) finished as the top Retriever for the second meet in a row, finishing 15th with a time of 27:52.4. Greg Saylor (Frederick, Md./Walkersville) topped out with a time of 28:21.4, good enough for 32nd in the meet. Other Retriever scorers were Jesse Stump (Hughesville, Md./LaPlata) with a time of 28:33.1 for 38th place, Shawn Shokry (Florham Pake, N.J./Hanover Park) with a finishing mark of 29:09.5 for 57th place and John Commins (New Oxford, Pa./New Oxford) in 65th with a time of 29:28.5.
Over 130 runners competed in the men’s 8K University Run as UMass-Lowell took top team honors with a score of 55 points.
The men and women’s team take to the course again next weekend at the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh University.
Women’s UMBC Results
6th Place
Team Score 195
13. Stephanie Thomas 19:34.2
24. Cara Wettlaufer 19:58.9
32. Britta Nelson 20:06.5
62. Kathleen Galan 20:56.7
66. Jazzmon Morgan 21:01.5
88. Morgan Little 21:31.9
117. U’Tonna Sherrod 23:33.0
Men’s UMBC Results
5th Place
Team Score: 207
15. Adam Driscoll 27:52.4
32. Greg Saylor 28:21.4
38. Jesse Stump 28:33.1
57. Shawn Shokry 29:09.5
65. John Commins 29:28.5
79. Aaron Smith 29:53.5
97. Ryan Cartwright 30:17.6