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Date: November 6, 2004
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

COLBY WOMEN SIXTH, MEN 15TH AT ECAC CROSS COUNTRY MEET

GRAFTON, Mass. --- The Colby College cross country teams rested most of their top runners at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Meet, but both teams still had solid finishes Saturday.

The 16th-ranked Colby women finished in sixth place as Brianna Tufts took 13th overall in 23:47 over the 6-kilometer course. Kirsten Davis took 19th in 23:59, Shannon Burnham was 32nd in 24:49, and Sharon Fuller placed 39th in 24:48. Coast Guard's Joellen Arons won the women's race in 22:50.

The Colby men placed 15th out of 34 teams. Michael Collins was 48th in 28:43 over the 8-kilometer course. Mike Walsh was 75th in 29:15. Salem State's Fabian Mejia won the men's race in 26:27.

Men's team scores (top 3 and Colby of 34 teams): 1. Tufts 70; 2. Williams 82; 3. Vassar 128; 15. Colby 509 Colby results: 48. Michael Collins, 28:43 (8k); 75. Mike Walsh, 29:15; 109. Steve Bogden, 30:05; 130. Bob Glotfelty, 30:23; 173. Tim Worthington, 31:47; 195. Tim Maguire, 32:35

Women's team scores (top 6 of 24 teams): 1. Williams 24; 2. Middlebury 48; 3. Amherst 95; 4. Tufts 130; 5. Coast Guard 132; 6. Colby 138 Colby results: 13. Brianna Tufts, 23:47; 19. Kirsten Davis, 23:59; 32. Shannon Burnham, 24:29; 39. Sharon Fuller, 24:48; 47. Lane Marder, 24:56; 64. Megan Lehmann, 25:23; 68. Elizabeth Coogan, 25:29;