November 13, 2010

Women’s Cross Country Takes 35th At NCAA Regional

The Johnson & Wales University women's cross country team took a 35th place finish at the NCAA Division III New England Championship, hosted by Williams College on Saturday afternoon.  The Wildcats finished with 588 team points while Middlebury took home first place in the 39 team field.

Sophomore Laura Furfaro (North Warren, N.J.) was the top runner for JWU, finishing in 119th place with a time of 25:27 over the 6K course.  Junior Kathleen Restino (Kennett Square, Pa.) recorded a time of 26:56 for a 215th place finish while fellow junior Lindsay Panny (Nashua, N.H.) placed 228th in a time of 27:16.  Sophomore Allison Polaski (Fort Wayne, Ind.) was in 237th place with a time of 27:36 while fellow sophomore Jessica Klepper (Long Valley, N.J.) was right behind with a time of 27:40 which was good for 240th .

 

Team Standings
Pl.   Pts. Team
1.    58   Middlebury              
2.    91   Williams                
3.    103  Amherst                 
4.    105  MIT                    
5.    157  Colby                   
7.    170  Bowdoin                 
8.    194  Tufts                   
9.    219  Wellesley               
10.   279  Brandeis               
11.   330  Bates                   
12.   334  Wesleyan                
13.   471  Trinity                 
14.   517  Conn College            
15.   533  Southern Maine          
16.   544  Springfield             
17.   577  Coast Guard             
18.   591  Roger Williams          
19.   614  Babson                  
20.   659  Bridgewater St.         
21.   674  UMass Dartmouth         
22.   677  WPI                     
23.   684  Smith                   
24.   685  U. of New England       
25.   722  Lesley                  
25.   722  Westfield State         
27.   764  Worcester State         
28.   766  Mount Holyoke           
29.   777  Salve Regina            
30.   918  RIC                     
31.   964  Endicott                
32.   980  Eastern Conn. St.       
33.   989  Clark (Mass.)           
34.  1012  Gordon                  
35.  1039  Johnson & Wales         
36.  1042  Maine-Farmington        
37.  1055  Lyndon State            
38.  1113  St. Joseph's (Me.)      
39.  1127  Western NE              
40.  1188  Castleton State         
41.  1193  Colby-Sawyer            
42.  1198  Wheaton (Mass.)         
43.  1211  Emerson                 
44.  1321  Salem State             
45.  1351  Emmanuel                
46.  1360  Lasell                  
47.  1374  Framingham St.          
48.  1401  Fitchburg St.           
49.  1488  Norwich                 
50.  1543  Suffolk                 
51.  1556  Johnson St.             

JWU Runners
119
th   Laura Furfaro          25:27.8               
215th   Kathleen Restino       26:56.6      
228
th   Lindsay Panny          27:16.8      
237
th   Allison Polaski        27:36.1
240
th   Jessica Klepper         27:40.8
284
th   Kate Levinson          29:16.6
314
th   Aubrey Francis         31:27.9


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