GETTYSBURG,
Pa. – Andy Carmer (Parkton, MD/Dulaney), Frank Hoban (Dunmore,
PA/Dunmore) and Eric Dunklee (Barton, VT/St. Johnsbury Acad.)
finished second, third and fourth overall, respectively, to help the Gettysburg
men’s cross country team defeat Juniata 26-29 in the season-opening race for both
teams on Friday. On the women’s
side, Nancy Hayes and Katey Glunt finished 1-2 to
lead the Eagles past the Bullets, 23-32. Barb Creveling (Easton, PA/Easton)
was Gettysburg’s top finisher with a third-place showing. Both races were five
kilometers.
Juniata’s Chris
Sheaffer won the men’s race with a time of 16:53, 10 seconds ahead of
Carmer’s team-best time of 17:03. Hoban concluded his first collegiate face three
seconds later and Dunklee came home in 17:11 to give the Bullets an advantage.
The Eagles placed fifth, sixth and seventh, but Mark
Ulbrich (Durham, CT/Westminster School) and freshman Jeremy Laverdiere
(West Springfield, MA/West Springfield) were the next two runners across
the line, clinching the Gettysburg win.
In
the women’s race, Creveling posted a time of 21:22 and Anna Markowitz (Macungie,
PA/Allentown Central Catholic) finished fourth overall in 21:29. The freshman
trio of Rachel Guthridge (Schwenksville, PA/The Hill School), Becca
Zabel (Frederick, MD/Urbana) and Carolyn Goodwin (Manchester, NH/Derryfield
School) closed out the Bullet scoring, placing seventh, eighth and 10th,
respectively.
Gettysburg returns
to action on Sept. 10 at the Towson Open. The women’s race is at 10 a.m., followed
by the men at 10:45 a.m. The course at Oregon Ridge Park will also host the Centennial
Conference championship meet on Oct. 29.
Men’s
Final
Gettysburg 26, Juniata 29
Gettysburg Men (5,000 meters): 2. Andy Carmer 17:03, 3.
Frank Hoban 17:06, 4. Eric Dunklee 17:11, 8. Mark Ulbrich 17:27, 9. Jeremy Laverdiere
17:45.02, 11. Chris Magette 17:47, 12. Kevin Lawrence 18:04, 14. Phil Sebasco
18:15.64, 19. Greg Cumming 18:39, 22. Rob Werk 18:51, 23. Danny Strein 18:57,
24. Jimmy McNamara 19:12, 26. Chris DePaul 19:45, 27. David Levy 20:00, 28. Zak
Golladay 20:04, 29. Alex Steel 20:19.
Women’s
Final
Juniata 23, Gettysburg 32
Gettysburg Women (5,000 meters): 3. Barb Creveling 21:22,
4. Anna Markowitz 21:29, 7. Rachel Guthridge 21:43, 8. Becca Zabel 22:00, 10.
Carolyn Goodwin 22:22, 12. Mollie Butterfield 22:31, 13. Brett Jackson 22:39,
16. Amanda Longlois 23:09, 18. Christine Burke 23:27, 19. Laura Rogers 23:32,
20. Ellen Furnari 23:55, 25. Bridget McElroy 27:54, 26. Larissa Stathakes 31:37.
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