Emory University Sweeps Guilford College Quaker Invitational
GREENSBORO, N.C. (10/17/09) -- Emory University's men's and women's teams swept the college events at the Guilford College Quaker Invitational on a chilly October afternoon. The Eagles’ women's squad dominated the event, scoring in five of the first seven spots, while the men's team placed five runners among the top-12 overall to take the men’s team championship over second-place Virginia Wesleyan College.
Emory's Jenny Feinberg completed the six-kilometer course in 23:15.68, just 12 seconds in front of her teammate Tess Gallegos in the 94-runner field. The Eages also took third (Calley Edwards, 23:33.31), fifth (Sara Gelb, 23:42.82) and seventh (Colleen Campbell, 23:55.41) to round out their team scoring. Mary Baldwin College's Alyssa Starnes finished fourth (23:41.33), while Roanoke College's Maggie Moore (23:49.99) and Caroline Casey (23:56.13) finished in sixth and eighth place, respectively.
Virginia Wesleyan's Sean Whitson (26:54.35) captured the 68-man eight-kilometer race, outpacing Emory's Barri Levinson (2nd, 27:04.51) and University of Texas-Tyler's Ross Renfroe (3rd, 27:29.86). However Emory placed three other runners in the top 10 to take the team title: Tim Halinski (5th, 27:53.06), Kevin Lanza (6th, 28:00.27) and Jon Usry (10th, 28:17.64). Josh Metz finished seventh and led Roanoke College's fourth-place effort in 28:01.45.
Meet host Guilford placed fifth in the men’s team standings thanks to a 21st-place finish by rookie Richard Rogers (29:18.14). The Quakers’ women placed ninth in the team standings and were led by Tessy Omina's (26:19.87) 29th-place finish, which set the school's six-kilometer record. Linnea Saby's time of 26:51.91 placed 35th and is Guilford's second-fastest six-kilometer time
Guilford hosts the NCAA South/Southeast Regionals Nov. 14 on The Meadows Course.
Brandon Cain was the top boys' finisher and took the individual title with a time of 17:06.50 in the high school mixed five-kilometer race. Wesley Frazier was the top girls' finisher and placed sixth overall with a time of 17:58.90.