Richmond women score perfect 15 to win hometown event
RICHMOND, VA -- A total of seven Richmond women crossed the finish line before any other runner at the Maymont Cross Country Festival at Maymont Park in Richmond, Va., Friday. The Top-5 sweep gave the Spider women their second-consecutive team title in the event. On the men's side, Richmond garnered the top spot as junior John Ciccarelli paced the Spiders with his third Top-5 finish of the season.
The Richmond women garnered a perfect score of 15 to take home first place. South Virginia followed in second with 71 points, while McDaniel (76) was not far behind in third. Richmond's men took home the event honors with a total of 21 points. Barton College finished second with 54 points and was followed by McDaniel in third with 79.
Sophomore Amanda Russell, a three-time Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week, paced the Spiders with a first-place finish, her third time among the Top-5 this season. The North Bay, Ontario, native cut more than a minute off her previous 5K-time, running Friday's event in 17:23.0. Junior Nicole Kurtain finished second with a time of 17:43.0. Freshman Kylee Schuler notched a third-place finish in 17:56.0. Freshman Shelby Faircloth took home fourth place in a time of 18:09.0. Junior Diana Morse rounded out the Spider's Top-5 with a 5K time of 18:11.0.
Ciccarelli finished Friday's 8k event almost a minute in front of second place with a time of 24:50.0. Senior Pat Barkhuff earned his best finish of the season in third with a time of 25:58.0, topping his 8K season best time of 24:37.0. Freshman Hunter Willis (26:12.0) continued to improve in his collegiate career with a fourth-place finish. Freshmen Peter Norquist (26:36.0) and Jonathan Molz (27:01.0) rounded out the Spider Top-5 with sixth and seventh place, respectively.
A total of nine men and 10 women competed for the Spiders in the Richmond event. Check out www.RichmondSpiders.com for complete results including runners not listed among Richmond's Top-5.
Richmond hits the road in two weeks as it travels to Terre Haute, Ind., for the Indiana State Invitational, Oct. 16. The first race, held at the same facility as this season's NCAA Championships, will begin at 10:30 a.m.
Richmond women score perfect 15 to win hometown event
RICHMOND, VA -- A total of seven Richmond women crossed the finish line before any other runner at the Maymont Cross Country Festival at Maymont Park in Richmond, Va., Friday. The Top-5 sweep gave the Spider women their second-consecutive team title in the event. On the men's side, Richmond garnered the top spot as junior John Ciccarelli paced the Spiders with his third Top-5 finish of the season.
The Richmond women garnered a perfect score of 15 to take home first place. South Virginia followed in second with 71 points, while McDaniel (76) was not far behind in third. Richmond's men took home the event honors with a total of 21 points. Barton College finished second with 54 points and was followed by McDaniel in third with 79.
Sophomore Amanda Russell, a three-time Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week, paced the Spiders with a first-place finish, her third time among the Top-5 this season. The North Bay, Ontario, native cut more than a minute off her previous 5K-time, running Friday's event in 17:23.0. Junior Nicole Kurtain finished second with a time of 17:43.0. Freshman Kylee Schuler notched a third-place finish in 17:56.0. Freshman Shelby Faircloth took home fourth place in a time of 18:09.0. Junior Diana Morse rounded out the Spider's Top-5 with a 5K time of 18:11.0.
Ciccarelli finished Friday's 8k event almost a minute in front of second place with a time of 24:50.0. Senior Pat Barkhuff earned his best finish of the season in third with a time of 25:58.0, topping his 8K season best time of 24:37.0. Freshman Hunter Willis (26:12.0) continued to improve in his collegiate career with a fourth-place finish. Freshmen Peter Norquist (26:36.0) and Jonathan Molz (27:01.0) rounded out the Spider Top-5 with sixth and seventh place, respectively.