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Date: September 18, 2004
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Minty 8th for Colby women's cross country; Bailey 21st for men

NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. --- Jess Minty placed eighth and led the Colby College women's cross country team to a fine third-place finish at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth Invitational on Saturday.

The Colby women were third out of 33 teams, but finished second among Division III schools. Brown University, a Division I school, won the women's meet.

The Colby men's team placed 10th out of 29 squads.

Minty had a time of 18:56 over the 5-kilometer course. She was fourth overall among Division III runners in the field of 234.

Karina Johnson placed 19th for the Mules in 19:22. Karen Prisby was 24th in 19:29, Elizabeth Turner took 28th in 19:39, Elizabeth Petit finished 31st in 19:41, and Hillary Easter was 33rd in 19:45.

Fred Bailey was 21st overall and 12th among Division III runners for Colby in the field of 232. Jeff Alden was 55th for the Mules in 27:00 over the five-mile course, Dan Vassallo was 65th in 27:15, and Alex Gill was 73rd in 27:22.

Women's race: Team scores (top five of 33 teams): 1. Brown 27; 2. Amherst 63; 3. Colby 106; 4. Trinity 143; 5. Bates 148

Colby finishers: 8. Jess Minty, 18:56; 19. Karina Johnson, 19:22; 24. Karen Prisby, 19:29; 28. Elizabeth Turner, 19:39; 31. Elizabeth Petit, 19:41; 33. Hillary Easter, 19:45; 82. Megan Lehman, 20:44

Men's race: Team scores (top five and Colby of 29 teams): 1. Bates 58; 2. Brown 62; 3. MIT 85; 4. UMass-Lowell 132; 5. Salisbury State 165; 10. Colby 267

Colby finishers: 21. Fred Bailey, 26:14; 55. Jeff Alden, 27:01; 65. Dan Vassallo, 27:15; 73. Alex Gill, 27:22; 120. Peyton McElyea, 28:26; 125. Mike Walsh, 28:43; 155. Steve Downing, 29:13; 156. Jon Reno, 29:15