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Siena Women Place Fourth in Central Connecticut State Meet
Men's Cross Country Lands Seventh in Eight Team Field
Joan Paul
 
Joan Paul
  

Sept. 6, 2003

Results

Joan Paul and Michelle Milton finished 14th and 15th respectively in individual competition, pacing a spirited showing by the Siena women's cross country team in the annual Central Connecticut State meet Saturday afternoon. The Siena women finished fourth in a nine-team field that included regional powers Connecticut, Syracuse and Northeasterm. The men's team ended the day in seventh place.

Paul and Milton completed the course in 19:49 just ahead of Siena's third place finisher Kelsey Hanno who ended in 19th with a time of 19:54. Kim Milton's time of 20:09 was good enough for 26th place, while Kate Luker rounded out the five Siena finishers in 33rd place with a time of 20:24.

The women finished comfortably in fourth place ahead of Holy Cross, Fairfield, Central Connecticut, Southern Connecticut and Hartford.

Pat Gaffney led the Siena men with a respectable 20th place finish, completing the course in 28:51. Sophomore Bryan Knifping was the next best Siena finisher, placing 26th, while Bobby Oerzen and Paul Luthin ended in 35th and 36th. Andrew Knifping rounded out Siena's top-five in 31:04.

Scores: (Women)
1. Uconn 19
2. Syracuse 76
3. Northeastern 81
4. Siena College 107
5. Holy Cross 127
6. Fairfield 153
7. CCSU 175
8. SCSU 196
9. Hartford 260

Scores: (Men)
1. Syracuse 52
1. Holy Cross 52
3. New Haven 61
4. Northeastern 120
5. Fairfield 144
6. CCSU 149
7. Siena College 156
8. Hartford 197

 

 

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