NEW ROCHELLE, NY — The Iona College women’s cross country team competed at the 21st Annual Br. John “Paddy” Doyle / Iona College Meet of Champions early Saturday morning. The Gaels placed tenth, recording a score of 323 points. Sophomore Natalie Holder paced the Maroon and Gold, placing 27th overall with a time of 24:32.4.
Sophomore Kara McKenna came in four places behind Holder, crossing the finish line in 25:07.0. Finishing in places 67th, 68th, and 70th, were freshman Jillian Baldassarre (26:24.3), sophomore Danika Jensen (26:48.1), and freshman Shea Foley (28:07.2). Junior Kerri Sexton came in 72nd, finishing just above the 30 minute mark at 30:51.1.
Wisconsin won the events, tallying 26 points, led by individual winner, Shaelyn Sorensen. The freshman had the best time of 22:15.3, besting running up Sophia Meehan (22:25.6) of John Hopkins.
Wisconsin had five runners finish in the top 10, John Hopkins took two spots, Princeton had a duo finish in the top five, and Shawnee State had a representative in the top 10 with senior Sarah Biehl coming in eighth.
Iona’s next race is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 2 at Lehigh University.
21th Annual Br. John “Paddy” Doyle / Iona College Meet of Championships
Bronx, NY – Van Cortlandt Park
September 19, 2015 – 6k
Iona Finishers
|
Pl.) |
Name |
Year |
Time |
|
57 |
Natalie Holder |
SO |
24:32.4 |
|
61 |
Kara McKenna |
SO |
25:07.0 |
|
67 |
Jillian Baldassarre |
FR |
26:24.3 |
|
68 |
Danika Jensen |
SO |
26:48.1 |
|
70 |
Shea Foley |
FR |
28:07.2 |
|
-72 |
Kerri Sexton |
JR |
30:51.1 |
Team Scores
|
Pl.) |
Name |
Points |
|
1 |
Wisconsin |
26 |
|
2 |
John Hopkins |
59 |
|
3 |
Princeton |
60 |
|
4 |
Buffalo |
113 |
|
5 |
Richmond |
154 |
|
6 |
Yale |
170 |
|
7 |
St. Josephs (PA.) |
180 |
|
8 |
Vermont |
201 |
|
9 |
Shawnee State |
241 |
|
10 |
Iona College |
323 |
|
11 |
St. Francis Brooklyn |
343 |
Top 10 Finishers
|
Pl.) |
Name |
School |
Year |
Time (Pace) |
|
1 |
Shaelyn Sorensen |
Wisconsin |
FR |
22:15.3 (5:59) |
|
2 |
Sophia Meehan |
Johns Hopkins |
SE |
22:25.6 (6:01) |
|
3 |
Jamie Shannon |
Wisconsin |
SO |
22:28.5 (6:02) |
|
4 |
Emily de La Bruyere |
Princeton |
SE |
22:29.3 (6:02) |
|
5 |
Brighie Leach |
Princeton |
FR |
22:29.4 (6:02) |
|
6 |
Erin Wagner |
Wisconsin |
FR |
22:34.1 (6:04) |
|
7 |
Michelle Lee |
Wisconsin |
JR |
22:46.1 (6:07) |
|
8 |
Sarah Biehl |
Shawnee State |
SE |
22:50.1 (6:08) |
|
9 |
Grace Meurer |
Wisconsin |
SE |
22:52.9 (6:09) |
|
10 |
Tess Meehan |
Johns Hopkins |
JR |
22:53.0 (6:09) |