Boston College Athletics
Guiney Leads Women's Cross Country to Win BIG EAST
October 27, 2000 | Women's Track & Field
Oct. 27, 2000
BOSTON-Sophomore Maggie Guiney (Red Bank, N.J.) finished second out of 114 runners to lead the Boston College women's country team to a first place finish at the BIG EAST Championships, held today to Franklin Park, Boston.
In the win, the Eagles used five runners in the top 15 to capture the win in the 5k race. M. Guiney, who has lead her teammates in three races previously this season, finished with a time of 17:03, her personal best time. Next the Eagles took the sixth, seventh and eighth places. In sixth with a time of 17:25 was sophomore Laura Smith (Holden, Mass.). Shortly following in seventh was senior captain Katie Ryan (Elmira, N.Y.) with 17:31. Two seconds (17:33) later sophomore Cate Guiney (Red Bank, N.J.) finished in eighth place. Rounding out the medal winners, freshman Jennifer Kramer finished in 15th with a time of 17:40.
Also helping the Eagles capture the win were: sophomore Julie Spoledoro (Duxbury, Mass.) in 25th (18:01), junior Sharon Van Tuyl (Portage, Mich.) in 27th (18:07), freshman Jennifer Donovan (Melville, N.Y.) in 43rd (18:31) and senior captain Lisa McIssac (Alberta, Canada) in 76th (19:29). Winning the race was Ann McGranahan for Villinova.
The BIG EAST Championship win is the first for the women's cross country team since Boston College won in 1985, at a meet that was also held at Boston's Franklin Park.
The 7th nationally ranked women's cross country team will return to action when they travel to Van Courtland Park, Bronx, N.Y. to participate in the NCAA District I Qualifier on Saturday, Nov. 11. The meet is schedule to begin at 11:00 a.m.
Top 15 Finishers 1. Ann McGranahan Villanova 16:59 2. Maggie Guiney Boston College 17:03 3. Autamn Fogg Georgetown 17:07 4. Richel Hixon Providence 17:19 5. Rebecca Stallwood West Virginia 17:23 6. Laura Smith Boston College 17:25 7. Katie Ryan Boston College 17:31 8. Cate Guiney Boston College 17:33 9. Roisin McGettigan Providence 17:34 10. Emily Enstice Georgetown 17:36 11. Geraldine McCarthy Villanova 17:37 12. Francine Darroch Providence 17:37 13. Megan Metcalfe West Virginia 17:39 14. Lorena Adams Georgetown 17:39 15. Jennifer Kramer Boston College 17:40 25. Julie Spolidoro Boston College 18:01 27. Sharon Van Tuyl Boston College 18:07 43. Jennifer Donovan Boston College 18:31 76. Lisa McIssac Boston College 19:29
Team Standings 1. Boston College 38 2. Providence 71 3. Georgetown 72 4. Villanova 81 5. West Virginia 91 6. Notre Dame 160 7. Virginia Tech 248 8. Connecticut 271 9. Rutgers 281 10. Pittsburgh 307 11. St. Johns 324 12. Miami 328 13. Syracuse 337 14. Seton Hall 393
