Koons 15th, Marino 28th, and Hogan 34th at USA XC Champs

Three former Villanova stalwarts competed at the USA Cross Country Championships on Sunday in St. Louis. Leading the way was Frances Koons, who came 15th in 27:45.7 (5:36 pace). Amanda Marino was next in 28th place (28:42.5), while Callie Hogan finished 34th (29:12.2) in the 85-person race. Here are the top 40 finishers.

2013
USA CROSS COUNTRY
CHAMPIONSHIPS
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Forest Park, St. Louis, MO February 2, 2013

OPEN WOMEN'S 8K
Presented by Michelob Ultra

Place  Name                  Age   Finish   Affiliation        
 1.  SHALANE FLANAGAN        31    25:49.0  NIKE / OREGON TC ELITE
 2.  KIM CONLEY              26    26:06.0  NEW BALANCE / SRA ELITE
 3.  DEENA KASTOR            39    26:41.0  ASICS
 4.  EMILY INFELD            22    26:47.7  NIKE / OREGON TC ELITE
 5.  NEELY SPENCE            22    26:54.2  HANSONS-BROOKS DISTANCE PROJEC
 6.  DELILAH DICRESCENZO     29    26:57.2  NEW JERSEY NEW YORK TRACK CLUB
 7.  MATTIE SUVER            25    27:06.7  BOULDER RUNNING COMPANY/ADIDAS
 8.  SARA HALL               29    27:12.2  ASICS
 9.  ALISSA MCKAIG           26    27:18.7  ZAP FITNESS REEBOK
10.  JAMIE CHEEVER           25    27:20.7  TEAM USA MINNESOTA
11.  BRIANNE NELSON          32    27:22.7  BOULDER RUNNING COMPANY/ADIDAS
12.  BRIE FELNAGLE           26    27:26.2  ADIDAS
13.  MEGHAN PEYTON           27    27:26.5  TEAM USA MINNESOTA
14.  LAURA THWEATT           24    27:30.0  BOULDER TRACK CLUB
15.  FRANCES KOONS           26    27:45.7  NEW BALANCE
16.  KELLYN JOHNSON          26    27:55.5  UNATTACHED
17.  ELLIE KEYSER            23    27:56.5  BOULDER TRACK CLUB
18.  CHELSEA REILLY          23    27:58.2  UNATTACHED
19.  SARAH PORTER            23    28:00.0  ZAP FITNESS REEBOK
20.  LADIA ALBERTSON-JUNKANS 27    28:01.0  TEAM USA MINNESOTA
21.  MAGDALENA LEWY BOULET   39    28:09.5  SAUCONY
22.  CATHERINE WHITE         23    28:15.7  UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
23.  HEIDI WESTOVER          32    28:20.5  BROOKS
24.  ANNE BERSAGEL           29    28:25.2  NEW BALANCE SILICON VALLEY
25.  REBEKA STOWE            22    28:33.5  UNATTACHED
26.  RACHEL PATTERSON        23    28:37.5  UNATTACHED
27.  KARA LUBIENIECKI        23    28:38.0  UNATTACHED
28.  AMANDA MARINO           23    28:42.5  RIADHA
29.  KATJA GOLDRING          22    28:52.2  UCLA
30.  TANYA ZEFERJAHN         28    28:56.7  CAL COAST TRACK CLUB
31.  ADDIE BRACY             26    28:59.2  BROOKS
32.  JESSICA ENGEL           23    29:01.7  UNATTACHED
33.  JULIANE MASCIANA        27    29:03.5  ADIDAS/TEAM ROGUE
34.  CALLIE HOGAN            23    29:12.2  UNATTACHED
35.  ANDRIJA BARKER-MCCURRY  32    29:12.3  UNATTACHED
36.  CLAUDIA COPELAND        35    29:16.0  UNATTACHED
37.  NICOLE PETERS           23    29:17.7  BOULDER TRACK CLUB
38.  KELLY CALWAY            28    29:25.7  U.S. ARMY
39.  PRISCILLA SCHULTZ       36    29:29.7  UNATTACHED
40.  STEPHANIE PRICE         23    29:32.5  TWIN CITIES TRACK CLUB