 Oct. 31, 1997 BC Runs Well at Big East ChampionshipsWomen Place Third, Men FifthBRONX, N.Y.--Senior Angie Graham (Pickering, Ontario/Dunbarton) placed fourth in a field of 116 runners at the 1997 BIG EAST Cross Country Championships to lead the 11th-ranked Boston College women to a third-place finish in the 13-team field. Graham, a five-time All-America selection in track, finished the Van Cortlandt Park (Bronx, NY) course in a time of 17:22. Senior Ann Baldelli (San Francisco, CA/St. Ignatius) placed 10th in the women's field, while sophomore Shannon Smith (Fairport, NJ/Fairport) finished 11th. On the men's side, freshman Justin Burdon (Niagara Falls, Ontario) was the Eagles' top finisher. Burdon placed 17th in the 118-runner field to lead BC to a fifth-place team finish. Sophomore Derek Holland (Toronto, Ontario) placed 19th. BOSTON COLLEGE'S WOMEN'S FINISHERS 4 Angie Graham 17:22 55 Kerry Andrews 19:36 10 Ann Baldelli 17:59 65 Allison Phears 19:50 11 Shannon Smith 18:05 60 Amy Smith 19:46 23 Kyla Barbour 18:31 67 Sandy Wells 19:51 28 Darby Rice 18:51 76 Nicole Esposito 20:07 53 Jodie Lake 19:34 100 Lisa McIsaac 20:38 BOSTON COLLEGE'S MEN'S FINISHERS 17 Justin Burdon 25:37 50 Paul Abbruzzese 26:38 19 Derek Holland 25:41 84 Mark Fonnemann 27:51 22 Marshal Armitage 25:44 92 Joe O'Conner 28:11 24 Derek Smith 25:50 95 Pete Simons 28:27 35 Brian Shafer 26:10 97 David Myers 28:30 47 Chris Merrill 26:31 115 Frank Klemovitch 30:07 |
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