Boston College
BIG EAST Championship (St. John's Univ.)
Women's Cross Country Finishes Second At BIG EAST Championship
October 26, 2001 | Women's Track & Field
Oct. 26, 2001
BRONX, N.Y. - The Boston College women's cross country team fell short in its attempt to defend its 2000 BIG EAST Championship as it finished second in the team standings at the 2001 BIG EAST Championship at Van Cortlandt Park. The Eagles finished with a team score of 53, which was 17 points behind conference champion Georgetown University, who finished with 36 points.
After finishing eighth at last year's conference meet, junior Catherine Guiney entered this year's meet as one of the favorites to win - and that is what she did. Guiney took home top honors after finishing with a time of 22:04, which was 23 seconds faster than runner-up finisher Marni Kruppa of Georgetown.
Junior Megan Guiney, who placed second at the 2000 championship, turned in a third-place performance at this year's meet. Guiney turned in a time of 20:33 in the 6,000-meter race.
The final top-10 finisher for Boston College was freshman Maria Cicero. Cicero, who earned a first-place finish in her collegiate meet at the Boston College Invitational, placed fifth at the BIG EAST Championship. Her time of 20:37 was the same as Georgetown's Jill Laurendeau, but Laurendeau crossed the finish line first.
Other scoring finishers for the Eagles were senior Katie Ryan, who finished in 18th spot with a time of 21:24, and junior Julie Spolidoro, who finished 26th with a time of 21:54.
The women's cross country team is back in action on Saturday, November 10, when it runs in the NCAA District I Qualifier at Franklin Park in Boston.
Team Scores
1. Georgetown 36 2. Boston College 53 3. Providence 73 4. Notre Dame 107 5. Villanova 112 6. Virginia Tech 194 7. Pittsburgh 203 8. Connecticut 215 9. West Virginia 237 10. Syracuse 306 11. Rutgers 318 12. Miami 377 13. Seton Hall 391 14. St. John's 393
2001 Women's All-BIG EAST Team (Top 15 finishers)
1. Catherine Guiney, Boston College, 20:042. Mami Kruppa, Georgetown, 20:27
3. Megan Guiney, Boston College, 20:33
4. Jill Laurnedeau, Georgetown, 20:37
5. Maria Cicero, Boston College, 20:37
6. Claire Shearman, Providence, 20:41
7. Jen Handley, Notre Dame, 20:45
8. Erin Sicher, Georgetown, 20:50
9. Roisin McGettigan, Providence, 20:58
10. Nicole Lee, Georgetown, 20:59
11. Sarah Casilli, Connecticut, 21:00
12. Amanda Pape, Georgetown, 21:06
13. Kalin Toedebusch, Villanova, 21:08
14. Megan Johnson, Notre Dame, 21:09
15. Ioana Parusheva, Villanova, 21:11
