BETHLEHEM, PA- The Iona College women's cross country team finished 11th overall at the 2009 Paul Short Run gold race on the campus of Lehigh University. Graduate
Anna Holm-Joergensen led the Gaels with an individual 36th place finish. The race field contained 40 teams and 363 runners.
Jorgensen made her Maroon & Gold debut and crossed the 6k course finish line in a time of 21:20. Classmate
Leonie Smith was Iona's second finisher in 51st place. Smith also ran in a cross country meet for the Gaels for the first time and finished in 21:32. The 2009 MAAC XC champion
Annelore Desaedeleer was 86th (21:50). Juniors
Natalie Finnerty (22:12) and
Kristen Peluso (22:15) were the final scorers for the Gaels.
Seniors
Samone Brocket and captain
Siobhan Dwyer, junior
Chelsea Brisman and rookies
Chelsea Hanson and
Luci McLoughlin also competed for Iona.
The Gaels are back in action at Van Cortlandt Park next Friday afternoon (Oct. 9) when they compete at the 2009 New York Metropolitan Championship.
2009 Paul Short Run Gold Race
Bethlehem, PA - Lehigh University
October 2, 2009 - 6k
Iona Finishers
Pl. Runner Time
36. Anna Jorgensen 21:20
51. Leonie Smith 21:32
86. Annelore Desaedeleer 21:50
127. Natalie Finnerty 22:12
132. Kristen Peluso 22:15
178. Luci McLoughlin 22:38
196. Siobhan Dwyer 22:49
227. Samone Brockett 22:56
232. Chelsea Hanson 22:57
281. Chelsea Brisman 23:21
Top 20 Team Scores
Pl. Team Pts
1. West Virginia 105
2. Guelph 127
3. Indiana 143
4. North Carolina St. 153
5. Cornell 183
6. Wake Forest 313
7. Pennsylvania 321
8. James Madison 353
9. Tennesse 414
10. Richmond 422
11. Iona College 432
12. Navy 450
13. Bucknell 465
14. La Salle 478
15. Johns Hopkins 502
16. Quinnipiac 503
17. Vermont 516
18. Dartmouth 518
19. New Hampshire 529
20. Duquesne 555
