Sept. 19, 2009

HAMILTON, N.Y. - Led by Amy Watson (Sr./Hampstead, Md.), the Navy women's cross country team finished second at the Colgate Invitational on Saturday morning on the Harry H. Lang Cross Country Course.

Syracuse, the 23rd-ranked team in the country, produced a perfect team score of 15 points. Navy finished second with 54 points, 21 fewer than third-place host Colgate, who will host the Patriot League Championship on Oct. 31.

"I thought we ran well today on this difficult course with an extreme hill early on," stated Navy head coach Karen Boyle. "I thought we packed really well, as our second through sixth runners were only separated by 25 seconds. It was good to get an early look at this year's league championship course."

Watson completed the 6k course in 22:23 to place 11th overall - the highest finisher not affiliated with Syracuse or running unattached.

Katie Rentz (Jr./San Diego, Calif.) led the pack of five-straight Navy runners to cross the finish line, as she placed 17th with a 23:17 clocking. Annie Barry (Fr./Crestwood, Ky.) finished in 18th with a time of 23:28, followed by Brigid Byrne's (Fr./Vienna, Va.) 23:30 showing for 19th place and Lexa Gass's (Sr./Crescent, Pa.) 23:36 performance to land 20th overall. Anna Bernal (Sr./Bonaire, Ga.) rounded out the pack with a time of 23:42 for 21st place.

The Midshipmen will return to action next Saturday when they head down to Williamsburg, Va., to compete in the William & Mary Invitational. Race time is scheduled for 10 a.m.

Results

                                        Colgate Invitational - 9/19/2009                                           Colgate vs Navy & Syracuse                                               Colgate University                                                    Results Event 2  Women 6k Run CC==================================================================================   Name                    Year School                Avg Mile     Finals  Points==================================================================================Non-Award Results 1 MacKay, Rebekah           JR Syracuse Women          5:49.5   21:43.00    1 2 Bender, Nanasang          SO Unattached              5:51.4   21:50.00 3 Hursey, Katie             JR Syracuse Women          5:51.7   21:51.00    2 4 Krifchin, Maegan          SR Syracuse Women          5:52.2   21:53.00    3 5 Stephens, Heather         SO Syracuse Women          5:53.3   21:57.00    4 6 DeSarle, Catherine        JR Syracuse Women          5:54.1   22:00.00    5 7 Busby, Natalie            SO Syracuse Women          5:56.0   22:07.00    6 8 Penney, Lauren            SO Syracuse Women          5:56.8   22:10.00    7 9 Pagano, Sarah             FR Syracuse Women          5:57.3   22:12.0010 Kasprowicz, Ari           FR Unattached              5:59.5   22:20.0011 Watson, Amy               SR Naval Academy Women     6:00.3   22:23.00    812 DeRoo, Elise              SO Colgate Women           6:00.5   22:24.00    913 Slekis, Stefanie          SR Syracuse Women          6:01.3   22:27.0014 Harmond, Carly            SO Syracuse Women          6:06.4   22:46.0015 White, Cassie                Unattached              6:10.5   23:01.0016 Spano, Kimberly           FR Syracuse Women          6:12.6   23:09.0017 Rentz, Katie              JR Naval Academy Women     6:14.7   23:17.00   1018 Barry, Annie              FR Naval Academy Women     6:17.7   23:28.00   1119 Byrne, Brigid             FR Naval Academy Women     6:18.2   23:30.00   1220 Gass, Lexa                SR Naval Academy Women     6:19.8   23:36.00   1321 Bernal, Anna              SR Naval Academy Women     6:21.5   23:42.00   1422 Cattano, Kelly            SO Colgate Women           6:22.8   23:47.00   1523 Hooley, Hilary            JR Colgate Women           6:25.2   23:56.00   1624 Tarallo, Julie            JR Colgate Women           6:26.6   24:01.00   1725 Oliver, Emily             SR Colgate Women           6:30.6   24:16.00   1826 Rahall, Bethany           JR Naval Academy Women     6:33.8   24:28.00   1927 Sauter, Jean              FR Colgate Women           6:34.6   24:31.00   2028 Taylor, Katie             SO Naval Academy Women     6:34.9   24:32.0029 Burns, Sarah              JR Naval Academy Women     6:35.1   24:33.0030 Giacometti, Lisa          SR Syracuse Women          6:37.5   24:42.0031 Cable, Sarah              FR Colgate Women           6:38.6   24:46.00   2132 Wardwell, Tricia          JR Syracuse Women          6:39.2   24:48.0033 Rubin, Jenny              SR Naval Academy Women     6:39.4   24:49.0034 Blackburn, Jacqueline        Naval Academy Women     6:40.5   24:53.0035 Bradley, Jennifer         SR Colgate Women           6:40.8   24:54.0036 Prins, Caroline           FR Colgate Women           6:42.1   24:59.0037 Marion, Stacey            JR Colgate Women           6:47.7   25:20.0038 Fortkiewicz, Susan        SR Colgate Women           6:48.5   25:23.0039 McGrail, Marina           SO Naval Academy Women     6:48.8   25:24.0040 Callahan, Ellen           FR Colgate Women           6:58.7   26:01.0041 Eckerstrom, Emma          SO Colgate Women           7:02.2   26:14.0042 Edmunds, Hilary           SO Colgate Women           7:08.9   26:39.00 ....Event 2  Women 6k Run CC                                  Team Scores=================================================================================Rank Team                      Total    1    2    3    4    5   *6   *7   *8   *9=================================================================================Non-Award Results  1 Syracuse University Women    15    1    2    3    4    5    6    7     Total Time:  1:49:24.00        Average:    21:52.80  2 Naval Academy Women          54    8   10   11   12   13   14   19     Total Time:  1:56:14.00        Average:    23:14.80  3 Colgate University Women     75    9   15   16   17   18   20   21     Total Time:  1:58:24.00        Average:    23:40.80