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Duke Men Finish 6th, Women 12th at Great American Cross Country Festival
9/27/2002 1:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Sept. 27, 2002
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Charlotte, N.C. - Duke's 18th-ranked men's team finished in sixth place and the 8th-ranked women's cross country team finished in 12th place on Friday night in the Great American University Championship Race at the Great American Cross Coutnry Festival in Charlotte, N.C.
The women were running against Brigham Young University, the defending NCAA Women's Champions, and freshman Caroline Bierbaum placed fourth in the 5,000 meter race (18:11) with 162 finishers. Coming in second for the Blue Devils was sophomore Paige Miller (19:43) in 57th place overall, while Laura Stanley finished third for Duke and 81st overall (20:00). Heidi Hullinger and Elizabeth Wort finished 98th (20:16) and 99th (20:19), respectively.
The Duke men's team finished behind five nationally ranked teams, including three top 10 teams. The Blue Devils were led by sophomore Micahel Hatch who finished first (26:56) for Duke and 13th overall in a race that featured 168 finishers. The 8,000 meter race featured six ACC schools including the Bue Devils, and Hatch finished third among the ACC competitors.
Chris Williams finished second for Duke (27:16) and 28th overall. Jared Moore finished in 36th place (27:26), Ian Cronin 47th (27:40) and Morgan Clark 71st (28:01) to round out Duke's top five finishers.
Duke's men's "B" team placed second in the Great American College "B" Team Race. Neal D'Amato was Duke's top finisher and 8th place overall (28:06) in a race that featured 102 finishers.
Duke's women's cross country team is running split squads this weekend, with the other squad traveling to Palo Alto, Calif. to participate in the Stanford Invitational Saturday. Duke's next cross country meet is on October 12 at the North Carolina Intercollegiate in Greenville, N.C.
Great American Cross Country Festival Results
Men's Team Results - 8,000m Pl. School Pts 1. Northern Arizona 26 2. Georgetown 104 3. Butler 108 4. Colorado State 110 5. N.C. State 130 6. Duke 192 7. Baylor 214 8. LaSalle 267 9. Clemson 296 10. Virginia 306 11.-25. N/A
Individual Results -8,000m Pl. Name School Time 1. Henrik Ahnstrom Northern Arizona 26:23 2. Nurai Sheihk Northern Arizona 26:27 3. Mike Smith Georgetown 26:28 4. Seth Watkins Northern Arizona 26:33 5. Martin Fedmowski Butler 26:35 7. David Patterson N.C. State 26:40 12. David Christian N.C. State 26:54 13. Michael Hatch Duke 26:56 28. Chris Williams Duke 27:16 36. Jared Moore Duke 27:26 47. Ian Cronin Duke 27:40 71. Morgan Clark Duke 28:01
Women's Team Results -5,000m Pl. School Pts 1. Brigham Young 50 2. Arkansas 144 3. Columbia 155 4. N.C. State 157 5. North Carolina 177 6. Georgetown 181 7. Virginia 191 8. Northern Arizona 219 9. William and Mary 287 10. Colorado State 298 11. James Madison 329 12. Duke 337 13. Florida State 341 14. South Florida 342 15. Baylor 363 15.-26. N/A
Individual Results - 5,000m Pl. Name School Time 1. Shalane Flanagan North Carolina 17:48 2. Kassi Anderson Brigham Young 17:57 3. Michaela Manova Brigham Young 18:07 4. Caroline Bierbaum Duke 18:11 5. Vicky Gill Florida State 18:17 57. Paige Miller Duke 19:43 81. Laura Stanley Duke 20:00 98. Heidi Hullinger Duke 20:16 99. Elizabeth Wort Duke 20:19
Men's "B" Team Results - 8,000m Pl. School Pts 1. Virginia 32 2. Duke 54 3. Bucknell 60 4.-6. N/A
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