For Immediate Release: November 15, 2003
Contact: John Hartrick
Phone: 607-777-6800

Women's cross country jumps into top half of NCAA Regional; men equal last year's finish

Complete Men's Results
Complete Women's Results

BOSTON, Mass. - Binghamton women's cross country placed 17th out of 36 teams at the NCAA Northeast Regional, held Saturday at Franklin Park. The Bearcats, who totalled 498 points, improved six positions from a year ago, and finished in the top half of the field. The men's team placed 26th out of 33 teams.

For the women, sophomore Kathryn Murnane (Rockville Center, N.Y.) paced the team with a 57th place finish among 245 runners. Murnane covered the 6K course in 22:48 (6:06 mile pace). Classmate Erica Angell (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) was 85th (23:13) and junior Lindsey Bohrer-Yardley (Oneida, N.Y.) was 86th (23:16).

The men were led by freshman Tom Williams (Pleasant Valley, N.Y.), who crossed 143rd out of 233 runners. Williams covered the 10K terrain in 33:42 (5:31 mile pace). Senior Kellen Wadach (Ithaca, N.Y.) was 158th (34:09).