Florida Gators
Pre-NCAA Invitational
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY HARRIER WINS PENN STATE MEET
Saturday, October 13, 2001 | Cross Country
The University of Florida 's Erin Merten won the 17th Annual Penn State Open at University Park, Pa. today. Merten ran a school record 21:24.83 in the 6K race to lead the Gators. Freshman Carling Cookerly added another top ten finish, finishing tenth with a time of 22:21.11
The Gators finished fourth in the team standings with 89 points. After Merten and Cookerly, the rest of the team crossed the finish line in a group beginning with Jessica Newton in 27th with a new career-best 6K performance of 23:05.14. Her performance was the tenth best 6K time ever recorded by a Gator athlete. Kelly Walker, Mallory Dunn, and Kay Lennon all finished right behind Newton in 28, 29 and 31.
The Florida men's team had a rough day at the Pre-NCAA Invitational in Greenville, S.C. The team finished 29th of 36 teams. Senior Chris Duncan was the top Gator finisher in 121st place with a time of 26:03 in the 5K race. Colorado was the top team with a score of 62. The individual winner was Boaz Chedoiywo with a time of 23:31.
Penn State Open (Women)
Team Results
1. James Madison - 35
2. Penn State - 56
3. William and Mary - 71
4. Florida - 89
5. Lehigh - 141
6. Mount St. Mary's - 178
6. St. Joseph's - 178
Florida Finishers
1. (1) Erin Merten - 21:24.83
10. (10) Carling Cookerly - 22:21.11
27. (25) Jessica Newton - 23:05.14
28. (26) Kelly Walker - 23:06.72
29. (27) Mallory Dunn - 23:08.10
31. (28) Kay Lennon - 23:10.03
42. (34) Norma Vega - 23:29.46
61. Jacqueline Mariani - 24:20.11
(#) - indicates place for team scoring purposes
Pre-NCAA Invitational (Men)
Team Results
1. Colorado - 62
2. Notre Dame - 172
3. Air Force - 184
4. UC- Santa Barbara - 189
5. Arizona - 198
Florida Finishers
121. Chris Duncan - 26:03
140. Steve Zieminski - 26:15
160. Courtney Chambers - 26:27
163. Rolando Ortiz - 26:28
170. Cory Presnick - 26:31
189. Carlos Hinojosa - 26:48
207. Moise Joseph - 27:23
