BOSTON, MA- Graduate Anna Holm-Joergensen finished third overall in leading the Iona College women's cross country team to a fourth place finish at the 2009 NCAA Northeast Regional Championship at Franklin Park. Joergensen joined fellow All-Region honoree, freshman Marion Joly-Testault who finished 16th overall.
Joergensen finished the 6k course less than a second out of second place with her time of 22:08. Joly-Testault was the second Gael finisher in 22:45. Iona's other scorers included junior Kristen Peluso in 37th place (22:45), senior Ashling Baker in 39th (23:24) and graduate Leonie Smith in 49th place (23:34).
Ranked ninth in the region heading into the race, the Gaels finished behind nationally ranked No. 10 Syracuse, No. 21 Providence and regionally ranked No. 5 Stony Brook. Iona was just four points behind the Seawolves with a team score of 144.
With the third place finish, Joergensen qualifies for the 2009 NCAA Championship that takes place next Monday (Nov. 23) in Terre Haute, IN
NCAA Regional Championship
Franklin Park - Boston, MA
November 14, 2009 - 10k
Iona Finishers
Pl Name Time
3. Anna Jorgensen 22:08
16. Marion Joly-Testault 22:45
37. Kristen Peluso 23:21
39. Ashling Baker 23:24
49. Leonie Smith 23:34
76. Annelore Desaedeleer 24:05
80. Siobhan Dwyer 24:11
Top 25 Finishers
Pl Name School Time
1. Katie Hursey Syracuse 21:57
2. Shelby Greany Providence 22:08
3. Anna Jorgensen Iona College 22:08
4. Catherine Desarle Syracuse 22:11
5. Hannah Davidson Providence 22:15
6. Kailyn Kuzmuk Harvard 22:25
7. Jillian King Boston College 22:27
8. Claire Richardson Harvard 22:28
9. Corey Conner Maine 22:29
10. Breffini Twohig Providence 22:31
11. Sammy Silva Harvard 22:35
12. Stephanie Pancoast Cornell 22:40
13. Lauren Penny Syracuse 22:42
14. Holly Van Dalen Stony Brook 22:43
15. Lucy Van Dalen Stony Brook 22:44
16. Marion Joly-Testault Iona College 22:45
17. Ariel Wright Brown 22:46
18. Laura Huet Stony Brook 22:46
19. Maegan Krifchin Syracuse 22:48
20. Emma Perron Providence 22:51
21. Jackie Drouin Columbia 22:54
22. Natalie Busby Syracuse 22:55
23. Courtney Baldwin Massachusetts 22:55
24. Genna Hartung Cornell 22:56
25. Paige Sutherland Holy Cross 22:57
Team Scores
Pl. Team Score
1. Syracuse 59
2. Providence 70
3. Stony Brook 140
4. Iona College 144
5. Harvard 149
6. Cornell 153
7. Boston College 184
8. Columbia 210
9. Brown 215
10. Maine 352
11. New Hampshire 390
12. Dartmouth 398
13. Quinnipiac 439
14. Vermont 451
15. Yale 474
16. Connecticut 480
17. Marist 496
18. Army 507
19. Holy Cross 545
20. Massachusetts 587
21. Boston University 607
22. Fordham 636
23. Sacred Heart 647
24. Northeastern 675
25. Buffalo 678
26. Binghamton 681
27. Colgate 683
28. Canisius 689
29. Rhode Island 784
30. Central Connecticut 855
31. Fairfield 900
32. St. John's 931
33. Niagara 1009
34. Hofstra 1086
35. Siena 1101