Cornell wins 2005 ECAC Division I Women's Cross Country Championship

VanCortlandt Park, N.Y. - The ECAC Championships race followed two IC4A races, as Cornell won the team title with a score of 76 points, with Maryland in second (95), and La Salle in third (109). Yale's Katherine McKinstry won the 5K individual title in a time of 17:47.5, while Iona's Salome Kosgei was second in 18:00.2. The top five was rounded out by James Madison's Nelly Anderson (3rd - 18:01.7), Duke's Maddie McKeever (4th - 18:05.5), and Cornell's Nyam Kagwima (5th - 18:07.9).
The final race on Saturday was the ECAC University. New
Hampshire won this title with a score of 76 points, followed by
Binghamton (137), Sacred Heart (140), and Army (160).
Leading the way for New Hampshire was Catherine Parker, who took
the 5K individual title in 18:10.5, followed by Loyola's Caitlin
Dunne in second (18:14.6) and Stony Brook's Dana Hastie in third
(18:21.2). Host Fordham placed ninth out of 22 teams, led by
freshman Jackie Prevete, who placed 10th overall in 18:44.4, the
fastest time for any Fordham women's runner over the Van Cortlandt
Park course in over 10 years. Senior Tracey LaFrano placed 34th
overall in 19:40.8 with freshman Brigid Moriarty right behind her
in 46th in 19:53.0. Also competing for the Rams were senior
Stephanie Luther in 50th (20:03.2), junior Linda Michlik in 96th
(20:58.7), and Marisa Kelly in 106th (21:29.4).












