Nova Women Take Big East Cross Crown

The #1 ranked Villanova women -- led as usual by Sheila Reid and Amanda Marino -- won their third consecutive Big East cross title today in Jamesville, NY. Reid and Marino went 1-2 for the second straight year and Villanova's top five women (with a :39 second spread) all finished in the top 11 runners, as Villanova scored 26 points. In the team race, #5 Georgetown (42) was second, #8 Syracuse (79) third, #13 Providence (90) fourth, and West Virginia (149) fifth. NCAA regionals are in two weeks, hosted by Penn State.

1. 26 Villanova (20:53.9 104:29.1)
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1 Sheila Reid JR 20:31.9
2 Amanda Marino SR 20:35.2
5 Ali Smith SR 20:55.4
7 Bogdana Mimic JR 21:05.8
11 Emily Lipari FR 21:20.8
(28) Callie Hogan JR 22:02.1
(32) Sarah Morrison JR 22:10.9
(77) Nicky Akande FR 23:43.8
(82) Shannon Browne SO 23:58.5


Complete Results 6K
1 1 Sheila Reid JR Villanova 20:31.9 5:31
2 2 Amanda Marino SR Villanova 20:35.2 5:32
3 3 Emily Infeld JR Georgetown 20:42.7 5:34
4 4 Shelby Greany SO Providence 20:50.5 5:36
5 5 Ali Smith SR Villanova 20:55.4 5:37
6 6 Emily Jones SO Georgetown 20:56.8 5:38
7 7 Bogdana Mimic JR Villanova 21:05.8 5:40
8 8 Madeline Chambers FR Georgetown 21:10.3 5:41
9 9 Katie Hursey SR Syracuse 21:15.1 5:43
10 10 Kaitlyn Gillespie SO West Virginia 21:17.2 5:43
11 11 Emily Lipari FR Villanova 21:20.8 5:44
12 12 Kirsten Kasper SO Georgetown 21:23.1 5:45
13 13 Katie McCafferty JR Georgetown 21:26.1 5:45
14 14 Sarah Pagano SO Syracuse 21:30.2 5:47
15 15 Renee Tomlin GS Georgetown 21:32.9 5:47
16 16 Natalie Busby JR Syracuse 21:35.2 5:48
17 17 Hannah Davidson JR Providence 21:37.8 5:49
18 18 Mary Kate Champagne JR Providence 21:39.1 5:49
19 19 Catherine DeSarle SR Syracuse 21:40.2 5:49
20 20 Joanna Stevens FR Georgetown 21:40.5 5:49
21 21 Lauren Penney JR Syracuse 21:42.3 5:50
22 22 Sarah-Anne Brault JR West Virginia 21:46.0 5:51
23 23 Heather Stephens JR Syracuse 21:51.0 5:52
24 24 Emily Borsare SR Louisville 21:55.1 5:53
25 25 Charlotte O'Carroll JR Providence 21:58.8 5:54
26 26 Emma Perron SR Providence 22:00.2 5:55
27 Rachel Schneider SO Georgetown 22:00.4 5:55
28 27 Callie Hogan JR Villanova 22:02.1 5:55
29 28 Cassie White JR Syracuse 22:02.2 5:55
30 29 Meg Ryan FR Notre Dame 22:05.6 5:56
31 30 Lauren Sara FR Connecticut 22:06.0 5:56
32 31 Sarah Morrison JR Villanova 22:10.9 5:57
33 32 Erica Watson SR Notre Dame 22:11.2 5:58
34 33 Ahna Lewis JR West Virginia 22:19.3 6:00
35 34 Sam Roecker SO Providence 22:28.6 6:02
36 35 Lilian Jelimo SR Cincinnati 22:29.6 6:02
37 36 Shauna McNiff SO Connecticut 22:33.2 6:03
38 37 Rebecca Tracy SO Notre Dame 22:34.1 6:04
39 38 Maria Dalzot SR West Virginia 22:34.4 6:04
40 39 Amie Schumacher GR Providence 22:34.6 6:04
41 40 Toni Salvatore JR DePaul 22:37.7 6:05
42 41 Rachel Velarde JR Notre Dame 22:38.6 6:05
43 Carly Hamond JR Syracuse 22:39.6 6:05
44 Lauren Borduin JR Georgetown 22:39.7 6:05
45 42 Michele McKenney SR Cincinnati 22:40.4 6:05
46 43 Kim Grieshaber SR Louisville 22:40.8 6:05
47 44 Kelly Curran FR Notre Dame 22:45.7 6:07
48 45 Allison Lasnicki FR Connecticut 22:47.9 6:07
49 46 Sarah Martinelli FR West Virginia 22:51.1 6:08
50 47 Olivia Johnson SR Marquette 22:53.8 6:09
51 48 Monica Hernandez GR Louisville 22:55.1 6:09
52 49 Brianna Deming FR Rutgers 22:55.5 6:09
53 50 Kimberly Moran SO Connecticut 22:56.0 6:10
54 51 Heather Wilson JR Connecticut 22:59.3 6:10
55 52 Alexa Aragon FR Notre Dame 22:59.3 6:10
56 53 Hallie Portner SO West Virginia 23:01.3 6:11
57 54 Allie Prendergast JR South Florida 23:02.1 6:11
58 Kimberly Spano SO Syracuse 23:05.5 6:12
59 55 Aubrey Moskal SO West Virginia 23:06.6 6:12
60 56 Leah Andrianos SR Connecticut 23:08.5 6:13
61 57 Jennifer Spitzer SO Rutgers 23:09.2 6:13
62 58 Carly Windt SO Marquette 23:10.2 6:13
63 59 Molly Hirt JR Notre Dame 23:12.7 6:14
64 Theresa Cattuna SR Notre Dame 23:18.2 6:16
65 60 Yasmin Smith JR South Florida 23:21.8 6:16
66 61 Courtney Dinnan JR Connecticut 23:23.0 6:17
67 62 Bekki Misanin JR Marquette 23:25.5 6:17
68 63 Jill Glassmeyer JR Cincinnati 23:26.2 6:18
69 64 Alison Zukowski JR Cincinnati 23:30.6 6:19
70 65 Grace Magliola FR Marquette 23:32.2 6:19
71 66 Laurie Dalrymple SR Marquette 23:34.6 6:20
72 67 Carly Condon SO Marquette 23:36.4 6:20
73 68 Kelly Flannigan JR Rutgers 23:39.4 6:21
74 69 Nicole Rozario JR South Florida 23:39.8 6:21
75 70 Kelly Pickering JR DePaul 23:42.4 6:22
76 71 Samantha Meyerhoff JR St. John's 23:43.3 6:22
77 Nicky Akande FR Villanova 23:43.8 6:22
78 Sara Graney JR Providence 23:45.9 6:23
79 72 Claire O'Brien JR DePaul 23:46.7 6:23
80 73 Kate Horan JR Marquette 23:49.1 6:24
81 74 Victoria Pontecorvo SO Rutgers 23:51.3 6:24
82 Shannon Browne SO Villanova 23:58.5 6:26
83 75 Nicole Cocozza JR St. John's 24:03.6 6:28
84 76 Mary Cate Quiett SR DePaul 24:04.7 6:28
85 77 Stephanie Hughes SR DePaul 24:07.7 6:29
86 Brittany Heninger SR Connecticut 24:08.0 6:29
87 Courtney Kelly SO Marquette 24:09.6 6:29
88 78 Ariel Briggs SO Louisville 24:11.7 6:30
89 79 Cassie Martin SO Louisville 24:12.2 6:30
90 80 Susannah Fienstein FR Pittsburgh 24:12.8 6:30
91 81 Lindsay Bertulis SO Rutgers 24:15.4 6:31
92 82 Shaniel Chambers JR South Florida 24:16.8 6:31
93 83 Devin Spoerle JR South Florida 24:19.2 6:32
94 Susanna Sullivan JR Notre Dame 24:19.8 6:32
95 Claire Guidinger FR Marquette 24:20.3 6:32
96 84 Emily Barno SO Pittsburgh 24:31.1 6:35
97 85 Rashmi Singh FR Rutgers 24:32.1 6:35
98 Erin Murphy FR Providence 24:36.9 6:37
99 Jordan Hamric SO West Virginia 24:39.1 6:37
100 86 Miya Johnson JR Pittsburgh 24:40.3 6:38
101 87 Sarah Sudbury SR St. John's 24:42.0 6:38
102 88 Darina Din FR Rutgers 24:46.4 6:39
103 Chelsea Jarvis FR West Virginia 24:46.7 6:39
104 89 Hughnique Rolle SO Seton Hall 24:50.2 6:40
105 Annabel Clarke FR Connecticut 24:51.0 6:40
106 90 Katie Lewnard SR Cincinnati 24:55.0 6:41
107 Anjelica Brinkofski SO Rutgers 25:02.5 6:43
108 91 Aryon Trujillo JR St. John's 25:03.9 6:44
109 Elise Brevet SO Rutgers 25:05.2 6:44
110 92 Paige Dooley FR Louisville 25:07.8 6:45
111 93 Christine Johnston JR South Florida 25:08.5 6:45
112 94 Olivia Horvath FR Louisville 25:12.3 6:46
113 95 Stephanie Powers FR Pittsburgh 25:17.9 6:48
114 96 Emily Thompson SR Cincinnati 25:20.7 6:48
115 97 Erin Lakie JR DePaul 25:21.6 6:49
116 98 Elesia Wilson FR Pittsburgh 25:25.3 6:50
117 99 Chelsea Trant FR St. John's 25:31.7 6:51
118 100 Rachel Etienne JR South Florida 25:38.2 6:53
119 101 Alexandra Hehn SR Seton Hall 25:42.3 6:54
120 102 Courtney Avvampato SO DePaul 25:42.3 6:54
121 103 KeAira Dickerson SR Seton Hall 25:53.9 6:57
122 Kristy Cooper SR South Florida 25:55.8 6:58
123 104 Rachel Erny JR Pittsburgh 25:58.3 6:58
124 Kacey Cox SO Louisville 26:03.9 7:00
125 105 Madison Wrest SR Seton Hall 26:06.3 7:01
126 106 Angela Jarvela FR St. John's 26:19.5 7:04
127 Kristi Degraw-Higgi JR South Florida 26:26.3 7:06
128 107 Eloisa Parades SO Seton Hall 26:27.9 7:06
129 108 Rachel Hess JR Pittsburgh 27:27.1 7:22
130 109 Nyala Edding FR Seton Hall 28:15.1 7:35
131 110 Katrina Schaefer SR St. John's 28:29.6 7:39
132 111 Christine Chafos SO Seton Hall 30:15.8 8:08
133 Sophia Fils-Aime FR Seton Hall 31:46.4 8:32

VU Men a Close 4th at Big East Cross

The Villanova men, ranked #29 in the most recent national polls, finished one point out of third today at the Big East cross country championship meet hosted by Syracuse. The men finished with 85 point -- 8-13-14-21-29 -- behind #17 Syracuse (58), #28 Louisville (63), and Providence (84). #23 Notre Dame (127) was 5th and #21 Georgetown (130) 6th. The top five runner for Villanova finished with a 47 second spread. Matt Kane and Keith Capecci continued their surprisingly strong seasons, and they joined Mathew Mildenhall in attaining all-conference status. Next up for the Wildcats will be the NCAA Mid-Atlantic regionals, to be hosted by Penn State in two weeks.

4. 85 Villanova (25:45.2 128:46.0)
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8 Mathew Mildenhall SO 25:23.4
13 Matthew Kane SO 25:35.0
14 Keith Capecci JR 25:35.3
21 Hugo Beamish SR 26:01.5
29 Matthew Gibney JR 26:10.8
(51) Brian Long JR 26:50.8
(56) Joe LoRusso SO 26:57.4
(60) Greg Morrin FR 27:12.6
(62) Carl Mackenzie JR 27:21.7


Complete Results 8K
1 1 Lee Carey JR Providence 24:56.8 5:02
2 2 Michael Eaton SR Louisville 25:05.4 5:03
3 3 Matthew Graham JR DePaul 25:08.1 5:04
4 4 Pat Dupont JR Syracuse 25:15.5 5:05
5 5 Ayalew Taye JR Georgetown 25:17.8 5:06
6 6 Forrest Misenti SO Syracuse 25:19.9 5:06
7 7 Eric Finan JR Cincinnati 25:22.2 5:07
8 8 Mathew Mildenhall SO Villanova 25:23.4 5:07
9 9 Matt Hughes JR Louisville 25:25.3 5:07
10 10 Steve Weeks JR Syracuse 25:25.8 5:07
11 11 Dominic Channon JR Providence 25:29.4 5:08
12 12 Dan Jackson SR Notre Dame 25:32.7 5:09
13 13 Matthew Kane SO Villanova 25:35.0 5:09
14 14 Keith Capecci JR Villanova 25:35.3 5:09
15 15 Tyler Byrne FR Louisville 25:41.8 5:11
16 16 Tito Medrano JR Syracuse 25:46.4 5:12
17 17 Matt Terry JR Providence 25:50.3 5:12
18 18 Luke Lovelace JR Louisville 25:56.7 5:14
19 19 Gordy Dooley SO Louisville 25:58.3 5:14
20 20 Martin Grady FR Notre Dame 25:59.3 5:14
21 21 Hugo Beamish SR Villanova 26:01.5 5:15
22 22 Julian Matthews JR Providence 26:02.1 5:15
23 23 Joe Whelan FR Syracuse 26:03.2 5:15
24 24 James Grimes JR Georgetown 26:05.7 5:15
25 25 J. Stephen Murdock SR Syracuse 26:08.7 5:16
26 26 Jeremy Rae SO Notre Dame 26:09.2 5:16
27 27 Johnathan Shawel JR Notre Dame 26:10.3 5:16
28 28 Corey Robinson JR Syracuse 26:10.7 5:16
29 29 Matthew Gibney JR Villanova 26:10.8 5:16
30 30 Alex Bean SR Georgetown 26:13.8 5:17
31 Rob Molke FR Syracuse 26:15.8 5:17
32 31 Brice Cleland SR Marquette 26:16.6 5:18
33 32 Jack Senefeld FR Marquette 26:18.7 5:18
34 Sean Keefe FR Syracuse 26:20.4 5:18
35 33 Eric Malnati SO Providence 26:23.0 5:19
36 34 Oliver Book SO Cincinnati 26:24.2 5:19
37 35 Bobby Peavey FR Georgetown 26:26.1 5:20
38 36 TC Lumbar JR Georgetown 26:27.0 5:20
39 37 Francis Hernandez FR Providence 26:28.5 5:20
40 38 Blake Johnson JR Marquette 26:30.2 5:20
41 39 Tyler Anyan FR Georgetown 26:32.4 5:21
42 40 Evan Hibbs SO Louisville 26:32.8 5:21
43 41 David Barry SR Cincinnati 26:33.8 5:21
44 42 Jordan Carlson JR Notre Dame 26:34.0 5:21
45 43 Andrew Springer FR Georgetown 26:35.2 5:21
46 44 Peter Bolgert JR Marquette 26:38.7 5:22
47 45 Mattins Walter FR Louisville 26:41.3 5:23
48 46 Tommy Morgan SR Cincinnati 26:43.0 5:23
49 Ben Furcht FR Georgetown 26:45.7 5:24
50 47 Ahmed Ali SO Providence 26:50.3 5:24
51 48 Brian Long JR Villanova 26:50.8 5:25
52 49 Dan Francoeur FR Connecticut 26:53.2 5:25
53 50 Matt Abernethy SR Notre Dame 26:54.7 5:25
54 51 Nick Aguila SO Connecticut 26:55.3 5:25
55 Ryan Eaton FR Louisville 26:57.1 5:26
56 52 Joe LoRusso SO Villanova 26:57.4 5:26
57 Evan Bloomberg SO Georgetown 26:58.3 5:26
58 53 Jack Hackett SO Marquette 27:10.2 5:28
59 54 Nick Miehe SR Rutgers 27:12.0 5:29
60 Greg Morrin FR Villanova 27:12.6 5:29
61 55 Joshua Christopher SR Pittsburgh 27:16.1 5:30
62 Carl Mackenzie JR Villanova 27:21.7 5:31
63 56 Connor Callahan SO Marquette 27:23.9 5:31
64 57 Kelly Lynch JR Notre Dame 27:24.9 5:31
65 Joe Miller JR Notre Dame 27:25.5 5:32
66 Corey Brunelle JR Providence 27:27.6 5:32
67 58 Keith Schueller JR Marquette 27:28.6 5:32
68 59 Ryan McGuire FR Connecticut 27:30.0 5:32
69 Ryan Gamboa SR Notre Dame 27:30.4 5:32
70 60 Evan Baum FR Cincinnati 27:36.5 5:34
71 61 Jordan Magath SO Connecticut 27:38.6 5:34
72 62 Chase Beckmann SO Cincinnati 27:43.1 5:35
73 63 Eric Hauser FR Cincinnati 27:44.6 5:35
74 64 Ed McDaniel FR DePaul 27:52.9 5:37
75 Kevin Fink FR Cincinnati 27:53.9 5:37
76 65 Kevin Cronin SR Rutgers 27:54.4 5:37
77 66 Edward Miller SR Pittsburgh 27:57.3 5:38
78 67 Artem Skobrev SO Connecticut 27:59.2 5:38
79 68 Brian Begalke JR DePaul 27:59.5 5:38
80 69 Phillip Wise JR South Florida 27:59.8 5:38
81 70 Carl Johnston FR Seton Hall 28:04.6 5:39
82 Tyler Ross FR Cincinnati 28:06.7 5:40
83 71 Pedro Carela SR South Florida 28:08.8 5:40
84 72 Maxwell Rodrigues SO DePaul 28:19.8 5:42
85 73 Ian Sanchez FR DePaul 28:22.2 5:43
86 74 Chris Banafato FR Rutgers 28:24.3 5:43
87 75 Joe Clark SO Connecticut 28:26.4 5:44
88 76 Maxwell Clink SO DePaul 28:27.0 5:44
89 Spencer Agnew FR Marquette 28:29.7 5:44
90 77 Tim Bennatan SO Connecticut 28:30.1 5:45
91 78 Vinnie Depalma SO Pittsburgh 28:32.8 5:45
92 79 Ben Forrest JR Rutgers 28:34.7 5:45
93 80 Kevin Hull SO Pittsburgh 28:38.2 5:46
94 81 Chris Miedema FR DePaul 28:38.7 5:46
95 82 Thomas Bragen SO Rutgers 28:44.9 5:47
96 Luke Rygh JR DePaul 28:47.6 5:48
97 83 Lucas Simari JR South Florida 28:48.9 5:48
98 84 Curtis Richburg FR Rutgers 28:52.2 5:49
99 Alex Bennatan SO Connecticut 29:14.5 5:53
100 85 Jared Hanko SO Seton Hall 29:17.6 5:54
101 Garrett McKnight SO Marquette 29:20.5 5:55
102 86 Connor Bauer FR South Florida 29:24.5 5:55
103 Dennis Baliga JR DePaul 29:34.7 5:58
104 87 Ben Horel JR Rutgers 29:43.6 5:59
105 88 Jonathan Bing JR South Florida 29:47.5 6:00
106 Steve Burkholder FR Rutgers 29:53.0 6:01
107 89 Erik Chester JR Seton Hall 29:53.3 6:01
108 90 Andrew Cerrito SO Pittsburgh 29:53.3 6:01
109 91 Julian Gines FR South Florida 30:03.9 6:03
110 92 Dontave Cowsette JR Pittsburgh 30:28.9 6:08
111 Nick Barao SR Providence 30:32.2 6:09
112 93 Mamadou Niang SO Seton Hall 30:33.4 6:09
113 Ken Brady FR Rutgers 30:42.3 6:11
114 94 Benjamin Hatch JR Pittsburgh 30:49.2 6:12
115 95 Cory Hellwige SO Seton Hall 30:55.6 6:14
116 96 Sean Foster JR South Florida 31:07.1 6:16
117 97 Anthony Cromond SO Seton Hall 31:39.1 6:23
118 98 Andrew O'Leary JR Seton Hall 32:34.8 6:34

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Full-Strength Men Off to Big East Meet

VILLANOVA, Pa.--It couldn't come at a better time that the Villanova men's cross country team is at full strength for the first time all year, as the Wildcats will head to the BIG EAST Championships this coming Saturday morning at Jamesville Beach Park in Jamesville, N.Y. The conference meet is an 8K race which will begin at 11:15 a.m.

As a team, Villanova has not competed since the Penn State National nearly two weeks ago. Since then, however, junior Matthew Gibney (Albury, Australia) made his season debut at last week's Haverford Invitational. He joins seniors Hugo Beamish (Havelock North, New Zealand) and Keith Capecci (New Hope, Pa.) and fellow juniors Matt Kane (Fairfield, Conn.) and Mathew Mildenhall (Auckland, New Zealand) to form the top five for the Wildcats entering the BIG EAST meet. This weekend will be the first time that all five race together this season.

"We are a little behind where we should be but that is okay because this weekend is a great opportunity for us," Villanova head coach Marcus O'Sullivan said. "Matt had a good debut at Haverford last week and Hugo is starting to look good also. We are looking forward to having our best team out there in the conference meet."

Seniors Brian Long (Louisville, Ky.) and Carl Mackenzie (Lower Hutt, New Zealand) have also run well this fall and will compete this weekend along with junior Joseph LoRusso (Oak Hill, Va.) and sophomore Greg Morrin (Hockessin, Del.).

The top group of runners for the wildcats demonstrated remarkable consistency at Penn State earlier this month when the first five finishers for Villanova were separated by a mere 13 seconds. That kind of depth will be just as vital for the Wildcats as it is to have their full team healthy for the first time.

"There are a number of guys having excellent seasons for us, particularly Kane and Capecci," O'Sullivan said. "I have been just as encouraged by seeing runners like Long and LoRusso really step up and continue getting better and stronger as the season goes on."

Jamesville Beach Park is a brand new site for the BIG EAST Championships and the race will be held on a golf course that features rolling hills throughout the course.

"This is not a flat course by any means," O'Sullivan said. "There are going to be hills pretty much all throughout the race. This meet is a challenge that the whole team is looking forward to."

Nova Women Look for Big East Three-Peat

VILLANOVA, Pa.--Coming up on Saturday morning, the Villanova women's cross country team will race in the BIG EAST Championships at Jamesville Beach Park in Jamesville, N.Y. The conference meet is a 6K race that will begin at 10:30 a.m. An awards ceremony at Noon will follow the competition.

"The BIG EAST Championships represent the start of the championship part of our season and we are excited to get going and face some of the great teams in our conference," Villanova head coach Gina Procaccio said.

Entering this weekend's meet, the Wildcats have been ranked No. 1 in the nation in the USTFCCCA national poll since the start of the season. Villanova has captured the last two BIG EAST titles as well and will be in action at the conference meet for the first time since winning the Penn State National two weeks ago.

Seniors Sheila Reid (Newmarket, Ont.) and Amanda Marino (Jackson, N.J.) lead a veteran group of runners for the Wildcats and came in first and second, respectively, at the Penn State meet. Senior Ali Smith (Columbia, Md.), junior Bogdana Mimic (Pancevo, Serbia) and freshman Emily Lipari (Greenvale, N.Y.) complete Villanova's formidable top five.

"Our girls like to compete and they seem to rise to the challenge against good competition," Procaccio said. "The BIG EAST has some highly-ranked teams and we are looking forward to a great meet."

Also running for the Wildcats will be seniors Sarah Morrison (Chambersburg, Pa.) and Callie Hogan (Bay Shore, N.Y.), sophomore Shannon Browne (Staten Island, N.Y.) and freshman Nicky Akande (Lawrenceville, Ga.).

"I am very excited about the depth we have developed this year, starting within our top five and their ability to run with each other and continuing with the rest of the team being able to step up and push themselves closer to that group."

Jamesville Beach Park is a brand new location for the BIG EAST Championships and the race will be held on a golf course that features rolling hills along the course.

"Last year's conference meet was also in a new location so it really doesn't make a difference to our girls where they run," Procaccio said. "We are hearing that this is a hilly course and that works to our strengths as a team."

Alumni Race Results

Ted Callinan, Marc Pelerin, and Solomon Too at the Family Service 5K

Here are a few race results featuring Villanova T&F alums:

Gary Papa Run For Your Life 5K June 20, Philadelphia, PA
1. Patrick Mellea ..... 15:09
2. Dan Lewis ..... 15:13
11/F1. Ellen Dougherty ..... 17:43

Stone Harbor Lions 10K August 29, Stone Harbor, NJ
4. Cody Harper ..... 34:37

Feel the Love 5k September 20, Bryn Mawr, PA
3. Tom Parlapiano ..... 15:33

Main Line Run September 26, Wayne,PA
3. Tom Parlapiano ..... 15:45

Springfield Township Run for heroes 5k October 10, Springfield, PA
1. Marc Pelerin ..... 16:06

Baltimore Marathon 5K October 16, Baltimore, MD
7. Cory Smith ..... 16:28

Atlantic City 10K October 17, Atlantic City, NJ
1. Marc Pelerin ..... 32:13

Security on Campus 5K October 17, Villanova, PA
1. Ellen Dougherty ..... 18:47

Bobtoberfest 4 Miler October 23, Philadelphia, PA
1. Tom Parlapiano ...... 21:00

Family Service 5K October 23, Lumberton, NJ
1. Marc Pelerin ..... 15:32

Recruiting Radar: Stephanie Schappert

With an all-american father (Ken) and all-american sister (Nicole) among Villanova's illustrious running alumni, Stephanie Schappert is sure to be on Villanova's recruiting blotter this year. Stephanie competes for Pope John Paul II high school in Boca Raton, Florida and is the two-time defending Florida state 2A cross country champion (something Nicole accomplished as well). This past spring she won both the 800 and 1600 titles at the 2A state outdoor meet. On November 20th in Dade City, Stephanie will attempt to win her third straight 2A cross country state title (she's won four of the five meets she contested this fall).

Stephanie's PRs are as follows:

800 meters: 2:10.81
1600 meters: 4:51.41
1 mile: 4:55.86
3200 meters: 10:49.46
3 miles: 17:53.88
5000 meters: 17:50.37

You can track Stephanie's progress via her MileSplit page by clicking the title of this post.

Hogan Takes Haverford Invite

Callie Hogan ran the vast majority of her race last week at Notre Dame with only one spike. She used both spikes today to win the 3 mile Haverford Invitational in 17:00.48 (5:40 per). Former Haverford four-time All American Annick Lamar ('08) pressed Hogan throughout, but Hogan beat Lamar back into second. Kelly McElroy, who ran collegiately for William & Mary, finished third. The squad travels to New York next weekend for the Big East conference meet, where the Villanova women are two-time defending champions.

Villanova
1. Callie Hogan 17:00.48
4. Nicky Akande 17:42.55
5. Shannon Brown 18:03.36
6. Ariann Neutts 18:05.62
7. Meghan Smith 18:16.44
10. Kaitlyn O'Sullivan 18:26.39

Complete Results
1 704 Hogan, Callie Villanova University 17:00.48
2 683 Lamar, Annick Unattached 17:05.88
3 684 McElroy, Kelly Unattached 17:37.28
4 701 Akande, Nicky Villanova University 17:42.55
5 702 Brown, Shannon Villanova University 18:03.36
6 685 Neutts, Ariann Unattached 18:05.62
7 708 Smith, Meghan Villanova University 18:16.44
8 580 Lipman, Emily Haverford College 18:20.57
9 563 Klinges, Katherine Gwynedd Mercey College 18:22.34
10 707 O'Sullivan, kaitlin Villanova University 18:26.39
11 635 Shoop, Kristin Lebanon Valley College 18:47.92
12 573 Hess, Sara Haverford College 18:49.64
13 564 Matticola, Erica Gwynedd Mercey College 18:50.82
14 533 Kronauer, Kristina Bryn Mawr College 18:52.17
15 590 Warner, Sharon Haverford College 18:55.94
16 591 Weathers, Sally Haverford College 18:56.28
17 571 Freeley, Bridget Haverford College 18:58.19
18 592 Zoidas, Liz Haverford College 18:59.55
19 584 Potter, Rachael Haverford College 19:15.21
20 721 Asher, Emily Widener University 19:18.92
21 632 Miller, Alyssa Lebanon Valley College 19:22.10
22 588 Tully, Caity Haverford College 19:33.04
23 587 Thorsheim, Chelsea Haverford College 19:38.67
24 570 Croucher, Jamie Haverford College 19:40.66
25 569 Sellman, Regina Gwynedd Mercey College 19:43.67
26 585 Quay de la Valle, Molly Haverford College 19:44.81
27 541 Kerner, Whitney Eastern College 19:50.41
28 561 Dalton, Colleen Gwynedd Mercey College 19:55.61
29 652 Colly, Kathryn Penn State Abington 20:16.58
30 723 Bruce, Meghan Unattached 20:20.79
31 560 Clavin, Kelly Gwynedd Mercey College 20:29.81
32 562 Glendinning, Julie Gwynedd Mercey College 20:39.63
33 532 Kosarek, Cassie Bryn Mawr College 20:57.57
34 526 Danielson, Jennifer Bryn Mawr College 21:04.79
35 636 Zelechoski, Jordan Lebanon Valley College 21:05.87
36 722 Keane, Emily Widener University 21:07.35
37 630 Frederick, Tiffany Lebanon Valley College 21:07.85
38 534 Krussell, Grace Bryn Mawr College 21:11.76
39 543 Mackey, Martha Eastern College 21:12.03
40 668 Ward, Jaquie The College of New Jersey 21:16.33
41 536 Melker, Anna Bryn Mawr College 21:16.88
42 565 McCloskey, Danielle Gwynedd Mercey College 21:17.19
43 540 Giggins, Alyssa Eastern College 21:19.08
44 552 Wrona, Valerie Eastern College 21:21.37
45 629 Eroh, Brianna Lebanon Valley College 21:22.79
46 628 Broderick, Victoria Lebanon Valley College 21:41.75
47 658 Rado, Diana Penn State Abington 21:42.73
48 626 Anderson, Kate Lebanon Valley College 21:49.80
49 575 Inman, Nicki Haverford College 22:02.56
50 524 Boylan, Leah Bryn Mawr College 22:11.99
51 548 Schifano, Jennifer Eastern College 22:25.77
52 576 Kantor, Rachel Haverford College 22:26.32
53 631 Lindt, Rachel Lebanon Valley College 22:40.28
54 535 macholdt, Sarah Bryn Mawr College 22:42.94
55 633 Robinson, Kelsey Lebanon Valley College 22:47.84
56 546 Ryan, Clara Eastern College 22:53.85
57 572 Guindon, Allison Haverford College 22:59.16
58 550 Tessema, Frehiwot Eastern College 23:00.00
59 567 Rella, Kaitlin Gwynedd Mercey College 23:23.19
60 586 Ranucci, Alexandra Haverford College 23:26.30
61 656 O'Farrell, Megan Penn State Abington 23:47.01
62 528 Funk, Alex Bryn Mawr College 23:49.25
63 544 Murrison, Christine Eastern College 24:09.06
64 538 Travis, Victoria Bryn Mawr College 24:46.64
65 634 Sharkey, Kaite Lebanon Valley College 24:57.05
66 539 Carson, Karin Eastern College 25:06.61
67 542 Kraft, Kristina Eastern College 25:10.77
68 627 Bisselle, Brittani Lebanon Valley College 25:52.03
69 537 Scioscia, Emily Bryn Mawr College 27:53.00
70 549 Stevens, Brooke Eastern College 29:50.00
71 657 Pesikan, Dragana Penn State Abington 30:25.00
72 653 Dahl, Maria Penn State Abington 30:28.00
73 547 Scheffler, Melissa Eastern College 31:06.00

Gibney Returns with Haverford Win

Matt Gibney returned to competition today for the first time since his indoor season was cut short by a hip injury. Gibney showed good form in winning the 4 mile Haverford Invitational in 20:06.51 (5:02 per). The race was contested by 81 runners from 7 different area schools, but for Villanova it was a weekend to rest those at the top of the squad in anticipation of next weekend's Big East championship meet. Listed below are the Villanova finishers:





Villanova
1. Matt Gibney 20:06.52
2. Matt Wikler 20:09.96
3. Brian Tetreault 20:20.06
4. John Pickhaver 20:21.13
6. Chris O'Sullivan 20:22.91
8. Alex Orlando 20:25.07
11. Chris Pietrocarlo 20:35.43
12. Chris Williams 20:36.81
13. Dusty Solis 20:44.42
17. Mark Lee 21:00.77
25. Phil O'Connell 21:16.32
38. Mark Hogan 21:54.51
39. Joseph Capecci 21:58.35
40. Brian Basili 22:01.25

Complete Results
1 710 Gibney, Matthew Villanova University 20:06.52
2 719 Wikler, Matthew Villanova University 20:09.96
3 717 Tetreault, Brian Villanova University 20:20.06
4 716 Pickaver, John Villanova University 20:21.13
5 618 Sokas, Brian Haverford College 20:22.15
6 696 O'Sullivan, Chris Unattached 20:22.91
7 691 Geary, Dan Unattached 20:24.13
8 697 Orlando, Alex Villanova University 20:25.07
9 617 Sohail, Faraz Haverford College 20:26.17
10 608 Milic-Strkalj, Ivo Haverford College 20:31.20
11 698 Pietrocarlo, Chris Unattached 20:35.43
12 720 Williams, Christopher Villanova University 20:36.81
13 699 Solis, Dusty Unattached 20:44.42
14 603 Kissin, Peter Haverford College 20:45.91
15 622 Tousley, Elias Haverford College 20:57.06
16 725 Garrity, Mike Widener University 20:57.67
17 693 Lee, Mark Unattached 21:00.97
18 598 Golato, Andrew Haverford College 21:01.69
19 596 Coletta, Dave Haverford College 21:03.47
20 621 Stadler, Chris Haverford College 21:04.64
21 607 McNeilly, Jack Haverford College 21:07.71
22 599 Haneman, Pat Haverford College 21:09.90
23 597 Cutilli, Ben Haverford College 21:11.75
24 593 Bregman, Avi Haverford College 21:12.95
25 695 O'Connell, Phil Villanova University 21:16.32
26 680 Sidebottom, Mark The College of New Jersey 21:20.28
27 605 Koffer, Jake Haverford College 21:21.22
28 613 Riccio, Michael Haverford College 21:26.21
29 609 Needell, Zach Haverford College 21:27.95
30 640 D'Angelo, Nick Lebanon Valley College 21:28.22
31 616 Siquieros, Ben Haverford College 21:29.72
32 600 Haswell, Ethan Haverford College 21:30.81
33 651 Wallace, John Lebanon Valley College 21:34.77
34 648 Sweigart, Brad Lebanon Valley College 21:36.49
35 670 Boyle, Ian The College of New Jersey 21:39.50
36 672 Flynn, Brian The College of New Jersey 21:44.48
37 645 Nesmith, Matt Lebanon Valley College 21:46.39
38 711 Hogan, Mark Villanova University 21:54.51
39 727 Capecci, Joseph Villanova University 21:58.35
40 687 Basili, Brian Unattached 22:01.25
41 604 Kist, Morgan Haverford College 22:01.62
42 643 Lincoln-Decusatis, Gabriel Lebanon Valley College 22:02.31
43 601 Hoffman, Kevin Haverford College 22:03.28
44 595 Cohen, Matt Haverford College 22:07.75
45 620 Stackman, Daniel Haverford College 22:08.42
46 675 Jones, Mike The College of New Jersey 22:14.51
47 639 Bonds, Eliott Lebanon Valley College 22:15.68
48 674 Ingram, Walter The College of New Jersey 22:16.07
49 669 Berti, Mike The College of New Jersey 22:20.48
50 676 Laster, Chase The College of New Jersey 22:31.74
51 644 McKenna, Collin Lebanon Valley College 22:39.08
52 611 Olshansky, Jacob Haverford College 22:51.83
53 594 Chesteron, Eric Haverford College 22:52.13
54 610 Olsen, Gabe Haverford College 22:55.86
55 615 Schwartz, Elliott Haverford College 22:57.42
56 667 Wilson, Nathaniel Penn State Abington 22:57.77
57 606 Krause, Greg Haverford College 23:01.19
58 612 Reynolds, Nick Haverford College 23:01.67
59 650 Tierney, Patrick Lebanon Valley College 23:03.68
60 677 Lynch, Dylan The College of New Jersey 23:08.96
61 623 Van Meter, Lucas Haverford College 23:18.14
62 647 Sheehan, Brian Lebanon Valley College 23:20.70
63 556 Holbert, Jonathan Eastern College 23:23.54
64 678 Matteson, Alex The College of New Jersey 23:24.31
65 555 Harris, Jonathan Eastern College 23:37.42
66 558 Rideout, Davis Eastern College 23:37.85
67 673 Hendrickson, Tyler The College of New Jersey 23:38.33
68 724 Brogan, Kyle Widener University 23:46.28
69 649 Talarico, Alex Lebanon Valley College 23:53.35
70 700 Vechik, Nick Unattached 23:55.83
71 638 Black, Christopher Lebanon Valley College 24:43.26
72 554 Devine, Caleb Eastern College 24:48.62
73 559 Von Bloch, Sean Eastern College 24:53.75
74 553 Bowman, Warren Eastern College 24:57.45
75 663 Lichtman, Austin Penn State Abington 25:15.98
76 557 Nelson, Erik Eastern College 25:27.21
77 641 Goodman, Stephen Lebanon Valley College 26:16.27
78 624 Williams, Marcus Haverford College 27:10.52
79 664 Lyons, Jonathan Penn State Abington 28:10.65
80 665 McLaughlin, Christopher Penn State Abington 28:23.75
81 661 Grant, Kumar Penn State Abington 28:34.19

Recruiting Radar: Aisling Cuffe

Villanova is a finalist in the recruiting war for Cornwall, NY's Aisling Cuffe, the #1 prep distance runner in the USA. She ended her junior year in June ranked #1 in the country at 3200 meters and two miles, #2 at 3000 meters, and #3 at 1500 meters. She is currently the #1 ranked harrier over 5000 meters, with a PR (16:40.90) a full 24 seconds faster than the second best national time. Cuffe was a major competitor of Villanova freshman Emily Lipari over the past few years as they battled for state supremacy. Generally speaking, Lipari seemed to get the best of Cuffe at the shorter distances, but Cuffe usually beat Lipari at longer distances. Their competition turned into a solid friendship, something that may give Villanova some advantage in the battle to sign this superlative athlete (click the title of this post to be taken to Cuffe's Milesplit page).

Cuffe has taken two official visits to date: to Duke and to Villanova. She is considering Georgetown, Stanford, Oregon, Providence, and Washington as well. Here is her blog reaction to the VU visit.

After the race, my dad drove me down to Villanova for my 2nd official college visit. On the drive, guess what I noticed! The beginnings of the dreaded head cold! It caught me at last! At least it held up until after the race. Villanova was another great experience, even though the hurricane weather from down south was beginning to creep up into the northeast, in the form of dreary rain. But ignoring the rain, Villanova was another success. All of these great colleges are making my deciding job very difficult!

The Villanova women would seem to ensure their current position as a top-level women's program if Gina is able to turn these former competitors (see below) into Main Line teammates.

John Coghlan 3rd at Dublin Jerry Farnan XC

A few years back Eamonn Coghlan's son John was on Villanova's recruiting radar, but nothing much developed on either end of the relationship. John stayed in Ireland and has carved out a more than respectable list of accomplishments. Over the weekend John tested the Jerry Farnan cross country race in Phoenix Park and came third. In the video above, he's the taller one in the green vest in the battle for third. He came home in 24:44 over the 5 mile course.

Douma-Hussar Wins Canadian 10K National Title in Toronto in 33:23

Former Villanova All-American Douma-Hussar of Cambridge, Ontario is generally known as a 1500 meter specialist. Her accomplishments at that distance include two Canadian national titles, an IAAF World Indoor Championships silver in 2004, and an Olympic finals in 2004 in Athens. She's won New York's 5th Avenue Mile twice as well.

In her first Canadian road race, Carmen Douma-Hussar showcased her versatility and sheer dominance, winning the women's 10K at the Oasis ZooRun in 33:23, Saturday in Toronto. In the process she took the Canadian 10K title.

“It's a first [road race win], and it's a fun thing to win a Canadian championship,” Douma-Hussar said modestly, as she was whisked away to doping control.

The race, which also served as the Athletics Canada national 10K championships, attracted some of the top runners from across the country. It's also the finale of the Canada Running Series and Timex Series events. British Columbia won the Timex team challenge.

Defending champion Malindi Elmore of Kelowna, B.C., finished in second place, almost a minute back of Douma-Hussar in 34:12. Lanni Marchant of London, Ont. was third in 34:40.

Rob Watson and Carmen Douma-Hussar, Canadian 10K Champs

Although she won her fourth Canadian crown by a large margin, it was a big challenge for Douma-Hussar, who admits she's much more comfortable on a 400m synthetic track than a hilly course that winds through the Toronto Zoo.

But she took advantage of a key difference in the sport. In most road races, unlike track or cross country, women and men run on the course at the same time.

“You're running with the guys. It can help. You can focus on the next guy in front of you, if there are not too many women around you,” Douma-Hussar said.

Douma-Hussar had built a 17-second lead on Elmore at the halfway mark, splitting 5K in 16:30. She consistently increased the gap, before showing off her fast-twitch skills in a sprint down the finishing stretch to break the ceremonial tape.

Douma-Hussar and Elmore — both elite 1500m runners on the track — won the last two Canadian 10K road titles. It may be the start of a trend, where more middle-distance athletes look seriously at making the jump to long-distance road racing sooner in their careers.


Top Results

1 33:23.1 62 DOUMA HUSSAR, CARMEN CAMBRIDGE
2 34:12.0 60 ELMORE, MALINDI KELOWNA
3 34:40.0 85 MARCHANT, LANNI LONDON
4 35:00.1 68 VAUGHAN, KATE ST. JOHN'S
5 35:17.1 63 WODAK, NATASHA PORT MOODY
6 35:53.0 64 HARVEY, LISA CALGARY
7 35:57.2 81 NJERI MUHAMI, LUCY BURLINGTON
8 36:08.4 80 DAVIES, MARY OTTAWA
9 36:17.9 67 BUCHANAN, DANA GUELPH
10 36:26.3 90 STOCHEL, ROSEMARY FENELON FALL

Sheila Reid & XC Women Dominate Penn State National

The #1 ranked Villanova women's cross country team won the Penn State National meet this morning in impressive fashion. The team went 1-2-5-8-10-(31)-(78) with a tight 41 second spread. Sheila Reid and Amanda Marino finshed first and second over the 6k course. "We ran great today," Villanova head coach Gina Procaccio said. "Syracuse is the No. 7 team in the country and they cannot be beaten easily. The team has done a good job in our last two races of running to the level of competition. We have to keep doing that and continue getting better as we head into the championship portion of the schedule."
Emily Lipari in eighth was the top freshman finisher of the meet, and Villanova's team total of 26 points beat #7 Syracuse and #30 Penn State into 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Big East rival West Virginia finished 6th.
Shoe problems were evident: Amanda Marino had to stop during the race to replace a shoe, and Callie Hogan ran the majority of the race in one shoe, after losing one in the fist minute of the race.

1. Villanova
1 Sheila Reid, Jr* 20:23 5:31
2 Amanda Marino, Sr* 20:30 5:32
5 Alison Smith, Sr* 20:40 5:35
8 Emily Lipari, Fr* 21:00 5:40
10 Bogdana Mimic, Jr* 21:04 5:42
(31) Sarah Morrison, Sr* 21:36 5:50
(78) Nicky Akande, Fr* 22:25 6:03
(104) Callie Hogan, SR 22:40 6:08
(172) Meghan Smith, So 23:21 6:18
(180) Shannon Browne, So 23:28 6:21
(206) Kaitlyn O'Sullivan, Sr 23:37 6:26
Total Time = 1:43:35 Total Places = 26

Top 20 Finishers
613 1 Sheila Reid, Jr* 20:23 5:31 Villanova
609 2 Amanda Marino, Sr* 20:30 5:32 Villanova
330 3 Elise DeRoo, Jr* 20:34 5:33 Colgate
402 4 Megan Hogan, Sr* 20:36 5:34 George Washington
614 5 Alison Smith, Sr* 20:40 5:35 Villanova
575 6 Katie Hursey, Sr* 20:50 5:38 Syracuse
379 7 Courtney Calka, So* 20:52 5:38 Eastern Michigan
608 8 Emily Lipari, Fr* 21:00 5:40 Villanova
571 9 Natalie Busby, Jr* 21:03 5:41 Syracuse
610 10 Bogdana Mimic, Jr* 21:04 5:42 Villanova
617 11 Sarah-Anne Brault, Jr* 21:05 5:42 West Virginia
484 12 Rachel Patterson, Sr* 21:07 5:42 Miami (Ohio)
581 13 Heather Stephens, Jr* 21:07 5:42 Syracuse
573 14 Catherine DeSarle, Sr* 21:08 5:43 Syracuse
577 15 Sarah Pagano, So* 21:10 5:43 Syracuse
396 16 Christina Muir, Jr* 21:13 5:44 Ferris State
621 17 Kaitlyn Gillespie, So* 21:13 5:44 West Virginia
343 18 Devin McMahon, Fr* 21:16 5:45 Cornell
493 19 Leslie Kovach, So* 21:17 5:45 Penn
511 20 Brooklyne Ridder, So* 21:18 5:45 Penn State

Top 10 Teams
1. Villanova 26
2. Syracuse 57
3. Penn State 137
4. Miami (OH) 155
5. Grand Valley State (MI) 166
6. West Virginia 205
7. Cornell 214
8. Yale 278
9. Penn 289
10. Colgate 290

For complete results, click the title of this post.

Men a Solid 3rd at Penn State XC National

Displaying a tight pack, the Villanova men finished 14-18-19-21-23-(47)-(66), with a mere 13-second spread from 1-5. Each of the top five men's harriers averaged under 5:00 per mile on the State College 5.2 mile course. Matt Kane (14th) and Keith Capecci (19th) continue to show great contribution to the team. In his season debut, Hugo Beamish came 18th. Matt Gibney was held out of the meet and has yet to compete this XC season. Villanova finished 4 places short of 2nd overall. #14 Syracuse won the meet, with host #23 Penn State second.

3. Villanova
14 Matthew Kane, So 25:44 4:57
18 Hugo Beamish, Sr 25:47 4:58
19 Keith Capecci, Jr 25:51 4:58
21 Carl Mackenzie, Jr 25:55 4:59
23 Mathew Mildenhall, So 25:57 4:59
(47) Brian Long, Jr 26:18 5:03
(66) Joseph Lorusso, So 26:39 5:07
(90) Greg Morrin 26:54 5:10
(130) Chris Williams 27:16 5:14
(153) Matt Wikler 27:34 5:18

Top Men's Finishers
74 1 Terefe Ejigu, So 25:23 4:53 Eastern Michigan
198 2 Kyle Dawson, Jr 25:24 4:53 Penn State
203 3 Vince McNally, Jr 25:29 4:54 Penn State
221 4 Christian Gonzalez, Sr 25:30 4:54 Rider
176 5 Greg Kelsey, Sr 25:30 4:54 Maryland
265 6 Tito Medrano, Jr 25:32 4:55 Syracuse
271 7 Steven Weeks, Jr 25:33 4:55 Syracuse
300 8 Jeff Perrella, Sr 25:37 4:55 Yale
266 9 Forrest Misenti, So 25:38 4:56 Syracuse
25 10 Nate Edelman, Sr 25:40 4:56 Cornell
87 11 Everett Hackett, Jr 25:42 4:56 George Mason
267 12 Robert Molke, Fr 25:43 4:57 Syracuse
142 13 Nick Hilton, Sr 25:43 4:57 Lock Haven
285 14 Matthew Kane, So 25:44 4:57 Villanova
109 15 Tyler Emmorey, Jr 25:44 4:57 Grand Valley St.
23 16 Adrien Dannemiller, Sr 25:45 4:57 Cornell
8 17 Andy Morgan, Jr 25:46 4:57 Akron
283 18 Hugo Beamish, Sr 25:47 4:58 Villanova
284 19 Keith Capecci, Jr 25:51 4:58 Villanova
188 20 Luke Grau, Sr 25:53 4:59 Penn
288 21 Carl Mackenzie, Jr 25:55 4:59 Villanova
114 22 Jeff Nordquist, Jr 25:56 4:59 Grand Valley St.
289 23 Mathew Mildenhall, So 25:57 4:59 Villanova
117 24 Anthony Witt, Jr 25:57 4:59 Grand Valley St.

Top-10 Team Scores
1. Syracuse 61
2. Penn State 91
3. Villanova 95
4. Grand Valley State (MI) 139
5. Cornell 178
6. Eastern Michigan 182
7. Lock Haven 220
8. Yale 239
9. Penn 255
10. George Mason 262
Total Time = 2:09:13 Total Places = 95

For complete results, click the title of this post.

Beamish to Debut; Still No Gibney

Villanova's men will send 10 runners to compete at Penn State this weekend. Among them will be Hugo Beamish, who will be making his 2010 XC debut. Mathew Mildenall, out for the Notre Dame Invitational two weeks ago, will return as well. Matt Gibney will be held out; he's not run at any meet this fall, although reports are that his hip has essentially healed. The ten Nova men who will compete are:

Hugo Beamish, Mat Mildenhall, Carl Mackenzie, Matt Kane, Brian Long, Matt Wikler, Chris Williams, Keith Capecci, Joe LoRusso, and Greg Morrin.

Recruiting Radar: Tom Trainer

The number one-ranked cross country runner in the Philadelphia Catholic League (PCL) this year is LaSalle College High School's Tom Trainer. He's undefeated in the PCL this year and has the best time run on the Belmont Plateau course this season (16:18). He comes from a very strong cross country program, which has won the last seven PCL cross country titles. His cross country 5K PR is 15:46 and he has a track 3200 PR of 9:16. He is the reigning PCL and PIAA Disrict 12 AAA 3200 meter champion. He placed 12th in the 3200 meters at the Pennsylvania state meet, in 9:16.72 last May as a junior.
So far this season outside the PCL, Tom won the Briarwood Invitational, was 3rd at the Carlisle Meet of Champions, and came 20th last week at Eastern States (see video above). The PCL cross country championship will be held on October 23 and Trainer is the odds-on favorite for the individual title. Trainer is on Villanova's recruiting radar and Nova may have the inside track: his father is Dr. James F. Trainer, Villanova's Director of Planning and Assessment in the Office of Planning and Institutional Research.

To go to Trainer's MileSplit page, click this post's title.

Interview with Super Frosh Emily Lipari

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Commonwealth Games 1500 Final -- Video

1500m Final - Commonwealth Games 2010 - click here for race video | NZRUN

Blincoe 10th in Commonwealth 1500 Final

Another slow race in the 1500 final in Delhi. The leaders went through 800 in 2:02 and 1200 in 3:03. Adrian Blincoe came 10th, in 3:44.47 (equivalent to 4:02.2 for the mile).

1 1579 KIPLAGAT Silas KEN 20 AUG 1989 7 3:41.78
2 1592 MAGUT James Kiplangat KEN 20 JUL 1990 6 3:42.27
3 1764 WILLIS Nick NZL 25 APR 1983 4 3:42.38
4 1889 WIJEKOON Chaminda Indika SRI 15 SEP 1981 5 3:42.93
5 1568 GATHIMBA Gideon Mwangi KEN 19 MAR 1980 12 3:43.11
6 1237 BADDELEY Andrew ENG 20 JUN 1982 9 3:43.33
7 1084 ROFF Jeremy AUS 22 NOV 1983 2 3:43.53
8 1282 LANCASHIRE Tom ENG 2 JUL 1985 11 3:43.58
9 1967 THIE James WAL 27 JUN 1978 1 3:44.25
10 1753 BLINCOE Adrian NZL 4 NOV 1979 10 3:44.47
11 1053 KEALEY Mitchell AUS 28 JAN 1984 8 3:44.57
12 1825 HAY Alastair SCO 7 SEP 1985 3 3:44.61

Intermediate times:
400m 59.89 1592 MAGUT James Kiplangat (KEN)
800m 2:02.21 1568 GATHIMBA Gideon Mwangi (KEN)
1200m 3:03.27 1568 GATHIMBA Gideon Mwangi (KEN)

Blincoe & Willis in Commonwealth 1500 Final

Athletics: Kiwi duo reach 1500m final
By Dylan Cleaver, New Zealand Herald, Tuesday Oct 12, 2010

Adrian Blincoe and Nick Willis will both feature in the 1500m final.

With the first four automatically qualifying, Willis, in the later heat, strolled into fourth while barely raising a sweat.

Blincoe finished fifth, but his heat was considerably faster, allowing him to qualify as one of the next four fastest.

"It was pretty solid. I ran hard and felt good, it was just that last 100m that it got a little tough," Blincoe said.

Blincoe struggled in the 5000m on Wednesday after leaving it too late to acclimatise to the heat.

"The heat's actually dropped the last couple of days. It would have been nicer to run a 5k in this weather."

While Blincoe was always confident his time of 3m 41.54s would be good enough to qualify, Willis took that equation out of play by nabbing one of the automatic spots. It all looked remarkably easy for the Hutt Valley native who clocked 3m 42.47s.

"I was just trying to run the smoothest race possible, I wasn't really worried about the [three] guys up front," Willis said.

"I didn't want to get too excited and I'll give it everything [tonight

US 10K Road Championship Finish Line Video

Jen Rhines ended her outdoor season on a strong note, finishing second (third overall) in the US 10K championship in Boston.

Blincoe Advances to 1500 Meter Finals at Commonwealth Games

Adrian Blincoe came fifth in heat #1 of the 1500 meters today in Delhi, India and qualified for the Commonwealth Games 1500 meter finals. Another slow paced sit-and-kick race left the mad dash for the final 200 meters. Not surprisingly under such a scenario, the top six finishers all came home in a 1.2 second clump.

Heat 1 Men's 1500 meters

1 1592 MAGUT James Kiplangat KEN 20 JUL 1990 11 3:40.47 Q SB
2 1889 WIJEKOON Chaminda Indika SRI 15 SEP 1981 9 3:40.78 Q PB
3 1282 LANCASHIRE Tom ENG 2 JUL 1985 13 3:40.84 Q
4 1237 BADDELEY Andrew ENG 20 JUN 1982 5 3:41.25 Q
5 1753 BLINCOE Adrian NZL 4 NOV 1979 10 3:41.54 q
6 1053 KEALEY Mitchell AUS 28 JAN 1984 12 3:41.64 q
7 1825 HAY Alastair SCO 7 SEP 1985 2 3:43.21 q
8 1378 FORDE Cleveland Leon GUY 3 APR 1985 7 3:44.23 PB
9 1393 CHATHOLI Hamza IND 1 JAN 1981 3 3:44.72 SB
10 1198 RANKIN Jon Byron CAY 9 FEB 1982 8 3:46.12
11 1171 MILNE Taylor CAN 14 SEP 1981 4 3:49.53
12 1662 MOAHMED Shifaz MDV 17 AUG 1986 14 4:17.39 PB
1534 PITTER Shawn Anthony JAM 14 DEC 1983 1 DNF
1943 IALU Tony VAN 24 APR 1992 6 DNS

The second 1500 heat went just as the first, with a very pedestrian pace producing a final lap sprint. Nick Willis, the reigning Olympic bronze medalist, advanced to the finals by coming fourth in 3:42.47. The Welshman James Thie is the only man older than Blincoe to make the finals. The final 12 men range in age from 20-year old James Magut of Kenya to the 32-year old Thie.

Heat 2 Men's 1500 meters

1 1568 GATHIMBA Gideon Mwangi KEN 19 MAR 1980 3 3:41.59 Q
2 1579 KIPLAGAT Silas KEN 20 AUG 1989 14 3:41.67 Q
3 1084 ROFF Jeremy AUS 22 NOV 1983 5 3:41.86 Q
4 1764 WILLIS Nick NZL 25 APR 1983 8 3:42.47 Q
5 1967 THIE James WAL 27 JUN 1978 15 3:42.74 q
6 1468 SANDEEP KARAN Sandeep Karan IND 5 DEC 1985 6 3:44.55
7 1928 ADAR Jimmy UGA 1 NOV 1987 1 3:45.98
8 1805 NZIRORERA Joseph RWA 16 FEB 1988 9 3:48.40 PB
9 1906 SAQWARE Barae Khamis TAN 30 JAN 1988 10 3:48.82
10 1739 MCILROY James NIR 30 DEC 1976 11 3:50.13
11 1655 MASTER Chauncy MAW 2 JUN 1986 7 3:52.43
12 1289 MCCOURT Colin ENG 11 DEC 1984 4 3:59.68
13 1337 GIBBA Baba GAM 4 JUN 1994 2 4:06.14
14 1859 DEEN-SESAY Alusine SLE 12 MAY 1988 12 4:13.19
15 1663 MOHAMED Hameed MDV 23 JUN 1980 13 4:26.10 SB

Here is the start list for tomorrow's 1500 final:

1 1967 THIE James WAL 27 JUN 1978 3:37.06 3:40.97
2 1084 ROFF Jeremy AUS 22 NOV 1983 3:34.39 3:36.79
3 1825 HAY Alastair SCO 7 SEP 1985 3:38.90 3:38.90
4 1764 WILLIS Nick NZL 25 APR 1983 3:32.17 3:35.17
5 1889 WIJEKOON Chaminda Indika SRI 15 SEP 1981 3:40.78 3:40.78
6 1592 MAGUT James Kiplangat KEN 20 JUL 1990 3:36.80 3:40.47
7 1579 KIPLAGAT Silas KEN 20 AUG 1989 3:29.27 3:29.27
8 1053 KEALEY Mitchell AUS 28 JAN 1984 3:36.00 3:36.00
9 1237 BADDELEY Andrew ENG 20 JUN 1982 3:34.36 3:34.50
10 1753 BLINCOE Adrian NZL 4 NOV 1979 3:35.50 3:38.93
11 1282 LANCASHIRE Tom ENG 2 JUL 1985 3:33.96 3:33.96
12 1568 GATHIMBA Gideon KEN 19 MAR 1980 3:33.63 3:34.75

Rhines Rebounds with Runner-Up Finish at US 10K Champs

Jen Rhines bounced back nicely from a disappointing performance at last weekend's US 10 mile championship (won by Katie McGregor) with a strong performance today at the US 10K championship in Boston (run as the Tufts Healthcare 10K). Jen finished second (third overall), 16 seconds out of first, in a new road 10K PR. This finish is Jen's second top 2 finish this year in US championships, as she finished second to McGregor in March in the 15K championships. Molly Huddle, the two-time defending champion, won her third straight title at 10K.

Results

1. 32:00 5:09 Molly Huddle 26 F 1 Providence, RI
2. 32:05 5:10 Genoveva Kigen 29 F 2 Nyack NY KENYA
3. 32:16 5:12 Jen Rhines 36 F 6 Mammoth Lakes CA
4. 32:45 5:17 Katie McGregor 33 F 3 Minneapolis MN
5. 33:14 5:21 Stephanie Rothstein 26 F 5 Flagstaff AZ
6. 33:24 5:23 Clara Grandt 23 F 8 Morgantown WV
7. 33:46 5:26 Kim Conley 24 F 16 West Sacramento CA
8. 33:49 5:27 Megan Duwell 24 F 32 Flagstaff AZ
9. 33:54 5:28 Lindsay Allen 24 F 13 Flagstaff AZ
10. 33:59 5:28 Erin Nehus-Vergara 29 F 19 Indianapolis IN
11. 34:12 5:31 Alisha Williams 28 F 10 Manitou Springs CO
12. 34:25 5:33 Wendy Thomas 31 F 24 Windsor CO
13. 34:29 5:33 Cassie Slade 27 F 22 Highlands Ranch CO
14. 34:41 5:35 Jennifer Donovan 28 F 12 Brighton MA
15. 34:43 5:36 Meghan Armstrong 24 F 9 Richfield MN
16. 34:50 5:37 Atalelech Asfaw 27 F 7 Albuquerque NM ETHIOPIA
17. 34:52 5:37 Teresa McWalters 25 F 33 Cambridge MA
18. 34:56 5:38 Magdalena Donahue 28 F 20 Albuquerque NM
19. 35:11 5:40 Kristina Vegh 27 F 15 Flagstaff AZ
20. 35:12 5:40 Katie Dicamillo 23 F 34 Providence RI
21. 35:22 5:42 Jennifer Campbell 27 F 40 Watertown MA
22. 35:28 5:43 Kelly Calway 26 F 4091 Manitou Springs CO
23. 35:32 5:43 Sara Donahue 30 F 5898 Jamaica Plain MA
24. 35:36* 5:44 Trina Painter 44 F 46 Flagstaff AZ
25. 35:58 5:48 Danielle Domenichelli 23 F 31 Flagstaff AZ

Rhines in USA 10K Championship Today

Jen Rhines will be among the following women as they compete in the USA 10K championship today in Boston. The race starts at 12:00 eastern and can be viewed via live stream at: http://www.runnerspace.com/USA-Womens-10k. Just click this post's title to be sent to the site. Race results will be posted later today.

13 Lindsay Allen 33:58 10K Flagstaff AZ 24
9 Meghan Armstrong 33:08 10K Richfield MN 24
4 Renee Baillie 15:15 5,000m Boulder CO 28
45 Joan Benoit-Samuelson Freeport ME 53
40 Jennifer Campbell 35:37 10K Watertown MA 27
16 Kim Conley 33:22 10,000m West Sacramento CA 24
31 Danielle Domenichelli 33:19 10K Flagstaff AZ 23
20 Magdalena Donahue 35:44 10K Albuquerque NM 28
12 Jennifer Donovan 34:11 10K Brighton MA 28
32 Megan Duwell 33:40 10K Flagstaff AZ 24
41 Brett Ely 35:22 10K Natick MA 31
50 Mimi Fallon 37:40 10K M Walpole MA 45
36 Heather Gibson 33:22 10K Los Gatos CA 30
8 Clara Grandt 33:16 10K Morgantown WV 23
38 Kathryn Hatch 34:51 10K Lincoln MA 34
48 Cassandra Henkiel 37:38 M Austin TX 40
39 Mariko Holbrook 35:45 10K Somerville MA 29
1 Molly Huddle 31:27 10,000m Providence RI 26
21 Michelle LaFleur 33:27 10K Savannah GA 38
27 Lisa Lewis 35:57 10K Ballwin MO 26
53 Marie Louise-Michelsohn 44:47 10K Sr. Stony Brook NY 69
52 Silver Lumsdaine 39:19 10K M San Anselmo CA 41
3 Katie McGregor 31:21 10,000m Minneapolis MN 33
33 Teresa McWalters 34:00 10K Cambridge MA 25
30 Amber Moran 34:46 10K Arden NC 32
19 Erin Nehus - Vergara 33:36 10K Indianapolis IN 29
46 Trina Painter 35:30 10K M Flagstaff AZ 44
35 Stephanie Perleberg 16:43 5K Oconomowoc WI 23
51 Julie Peterson 36:15 10K M Beverly MA 50
6 Jen Rhines 31:17 10,000m Mammoth Lakes CA 36
5 Stephanie Rothstein 33:08 10K Flagstaff AZ 26
22 Cassie Slade 33:37 10,000m Highlands Ranch CO 27
24 Wendy Thomas 35:09 10K Windsor CO 31
15 Kristina Vegh 16:17 5K Flagstaff AZ 27
49 Magdalena Visser 36:40 10K M San Francisco CA 42
10 Alisha Williams 33:19 10,000m Manitou Springs CO 28

Eamonn Coghlan on Irish Cross and Indoor Running

One of Villanova's all-time greats, Eamonn Coghlan speaks here in 2009 about running cross country in Ireland and how it differs from cross in the States (akin to playing golf on a links course versus playing on a manicured American course). He speaks also about indoor running, which was in many ways his forte. The video provides as well a good look at "Irish weather" -- as in "we've got Irish weather today." Always good to hear the brogue.

A Tribute to John Hartnett

The photo above of John Hartnett, Irish Olympian and former Irish mile and 1500 meter national record holder, comes from a wonderful site that pays tribute to John's career. Click on the title to this post to be sent to that site. Also posted there is a well done extended video of Eamonn Coghlan's career.

Blincoe 11th at Commonwealth Games 5000

Championship races are notorious for their cautious tactics and resulting slow times. They are often agonizing to watch as the runners run well below their normal pace and the tension builds. Afraid to make the race for the others, no one is willing to get in front and push the pace. Today's Commonwealth Games 5000 in Delhi was just such a race. The winner -- Moses Kipsiro from Uganda -- came home in a relatively pedestrian 13:31.25. That's a full 41 seconds slower than his career PR. He ran 13:00.15 in June of this year. Likewise, Eliud Kipchoge came second today in 13:31.32, despite his 12:46.63 PR and a 2010 time of 12:51.21. With the top guys executing a sit-and-kick strategy, and with no rabbits to provide a proper pace, the race today was painfully slow. As a result, Adrian Blincoe's time was likewise well off his PR of 13:10.19, and he did not respond off the slow pace. He finished in 11th place in 14:03.07. All things being equal, Adrian should have been in the mix with Collis Birmingham and Ben St. Lawrence, who finished in 13:39 and 13:45, respectively.

Adrian Blincoe said the six days he spent in Hong Kong preparing for the Games wasn’t enough to adjust to the heat of Delhi and he paid the price. “I just underestimated the affect of the heat, I didn’t get myself over to a hotter climate early enough and I paid the price out there,” he said.

The New Zealand national 5000m record holder, at 13m 10.19s in Belgium in 2008, kept up with the winner Kipsiro and three Kenyans for nine of the 12.5 laps but with 1000 meters to go he “really hit the wall hard”.


On the positive side, Blincoe is competing at 1500 meters as well later in the week.

1 2 1933 KIPSIRO Moses Ndiema UGA 13:31.25
2 7 1577 KIPCHOGE Eliud KEN 13:31.32
3 1 1582 KIPTOO Mark Kosgey KEN 13:32.58
4 14 1624 YATOR Kipsegechi Vincent KEN 13:37.02
4 1978 KIPLIMO Abraham UGA
5 17 1313 THOMPSON Christopher ENG 13:39.28
6 11 1019 BIRMINGHAM Collis AUS 13:39.59
7 9 1089 ST LAWRENCE Ben AUS 13:46.90
8 20 1063 MCNEILL David AUS 13:47.40
9 16 1977 WAMULWA Tony Mukongolwa ZAM 13:48.50 SB
10 23 1813 SEBAHIRE Eric RWA 13:55.54 PB
11 6 1753 BLINCOE Adrian NZL 14:03.07
12 5 1897 CHOPA Damiano Paul TAN 14:10.43 SB
13 18 1812 RUKUNDO Sylvain RWA 14:14.85
14 10 1428 KUMAR Sunil IND 14:18.99
15 21 1346 MERRIEN Lee GGY 14:19.33
16 15 1427 KUMAR Sandip IND 14:22.59
17 4 1640 MOTSIELOA Ramolefi LES 14:23.19
18 13 1378 FORDE Cleveland Leon GUY 14:29.46
19 8 1259 EMANUEL Lee ENG 14:31.38
20 19 1814 SIMUCEKA Jean Baptista RWA 14:34.51
21 3 1785 YAO Sapolai PNG 16:21.88
22 12 1945 NAUSIEN Philip Younki VAN 16:37.30
22 1655 MASTER Chauncy MAW DNS

Happy Birthday, Terrence Mahon

Today Terrence Mahon, an eight-time all american while running at Villanova, turns 40 years old. Mahon, known these days an one of the top distance coaches in the business (see the careers of Deena Kastor, Ryan Hall, to name only two), was the Big East 10,000 meter champion in 1993, and won the IC4A titles at 5000i meters in 1992 and 10,000 meters in 1993. As a post-collegiate professional runner, Mahon won the USATF 30K national title and qualified for five Olympic trials (twice on the track and thrice at the marathon distance). He owns PRs of 4:05.9 (mile), 8:05.9 (3000 meters), 13:33.2 (5000 meters), 28:31.1 (10,000 meters), 1:03:37 (half marathon) and 2:13:02 (marathon). Despite these great accomplishments, he is most envied for being married to Jen Rhines.

The Kiwi Invasion of America

In the last ten years there have been six New Zealanders who have run for Villanova: Adrian Blincoe, Nic O'Brien, Lewis Jenkin, and current runners Hugo Beamish, Carl Mackenzie, and Mathew Mildenhall. Blincoe and O'Brien went on to set new national records after stellar careers for Villanova. While the Irish running pipeline to Villanova has dried up (with Richie Corcoran being the most recent in the illustrious history), the influx of Kiwis to the program has been part of a more general trend in recent years nationwide. Whereas in decades past Villanova and Providence competed tooth and nail over Irish talent, the two school currently have 9 New Zealanders on their respective rosters. In recent years, in addition to Villanova's 6 Kiwis, other schools have also made it a habit to recruit New Zealand hard: Lamar (8), McNeese (8, including Kim Smith), Michigan (3, including Nick Willis), Oklahoma (8), Oklahoma State (9, including Jason Woolhouse), Providence (12, including Hamish Thorpe and -- after a transfer -- Kim Smith), Stony Brook (12), Tulsa (6), Washington State (5), and Western State in Colorado an amazing (18, including Keith Dowland, Rees Buck, and Michael Aish). This is an impressive output for a country with only 4.4 million inhabitants. At least 12 NZ National records are currently held by individuals who matriculated at US colleges and universities. At the Notre Dame Invite cross country meet last weekend, won by the Villanova women, all five of Stony Brook's women scorers were from New Zealand.

There are currently at least 44 New Zealand athletes competing for American colleges and universities; some newcomers may be missing:

Lauren Fayen (UAB)
Daniel Wallis (Colorado State)
Alice Taylor (Concordia)
Daniel Jones (Eastern Kentucky)
Terefe Ejigu (Eastern Michigan)
David Ambler (Florida State)
Rochelle Sceats (George Mason)
Laura Sinclair (George Mason)
TeRina Keenan (Hawaii)
Sarah Saddleton (Hawaii)
Ashley Aitkin (Hawaii)
Jessica Penney (Illinois)
Michael Christmas (Maryland, Baltimore County)
Brendon Blacklaws (Michigan)
Dallas Bowden (Michigan)
Mandy Russ (Nevada-Reno)
Matthew Russ (North Texas)
Dino Bozzone(Portland)
Ruth Croft (Portland)
Sarah Morgan (Providence)
Hayden McLaren (Providence)
Dominic Channon (Providence)
Julian Matthews (Providence)
Laura Nagel (Providence)
Alex Wallace (Providence)
Caden Shields (Purdue)
Simon Rogers (Purdue)
Alice Feslier-Holmes (Purdue)
Camille Buscomb (Purdue)
Simon Bucknell (Rice)
Ayla Gill (SMU)
Olivia Burne (Stony Brook)
Annie Keown (Stony Brook)
Tim Hodge (Stony Brook)
Eric Speakman (Stony Brook)
Lucy van Dalen (Stony Brook)
Holly van Dalen (Stony Brook)
Haley Green (Stony Brook)
Katie Wright (Tulsa)
Paula Whiting (Tulsa)
Melanie Cleland (Tulsa)
Hugo Beamish (Villanova)
Carl Mackenzie (Villanova)
Mathew Mildenhall (Villanova)

Jen Rhines 9th at USATF 10-Mile Championship

Katie McGregor won the 10-mile USA road title today in Minneapolis, on her "home" course. Jen Rhines came ninth, some 80 seconds behind McGregor. Accounts of the race indicate that Jen was running with a breakaway group of three (along with McGregor and Renee Metivier) through the 3-mile mark, but she couldn't live with the pace and fell out the back. By five miles she was some 40 meters in arrears and running in no-man's land. She was soon swallowed by the chase pack and was beaten by a number of women who are, frankly speaking, not in her class. It's been a tough year for the three-time Olympian. Her season peaked with her second-place finish (behind McGregor) at the USA 15K championship in March at the Gate River Run (where she came home some 70 seconds ahead of Metivier). Some consolation can be taken from the fact that it's not an Olympic year and there is plenty of time to regain the type of fitness necessary to make a serious run at her fourth olympic team next summer.

The video interview above took place the day before the race, and Jen states that her next race will be the USA 10K championship, which this year will be the Tufts Health Plan 10K in Boston on October 11. Last year's Tufts 10K was won by Molly Huddle, in 32:07.

Official results

1. Katie McGregor 54:21
2. Renee Metivier Baillie 54:37
3. Alissa McKaig 55:18
4. Meghan Armstrong 55:20
5. Sally Meyerhoff 55:22
6. Erin Nehus-Vergara 55:26
7. Katherine Newberry 55:29
8. Stephanie Lucke 55:36
9. Jennifer Rhines 55:41
10. Kristen Fryburg-Zaitz 56:05

Rhines Looking for USATF 10 Mile Title

Four National Titles on Line in Twin Cities

By Chris Lotsbom

A championships-packed day of racing is set to take place Sunday, October 3rd in Minnesota's Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul as four USA Championship events will be contested as part of the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon race festival.

To begin the day, the USA Women's 10 Mile Championship will be held as part of the Medtronic TC 10 Mile. Local favorite and Team USA Minnesota member Katie McGregor will aim to capture her seventh USA championship title. Having won the Medtronic TC 10 Mile five times, though never when it was a USA Championship event, the 33 year-old McGregor will seek to use her experience to her advantage. Challenging her will be three-time Olympian and two-time USA 15 km Champion Jen Rhines. Rhines, who trains with the Mammoth Track Club in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., placed second to McGregor in the USA 15 km Championships earlier this year. Also toeing the line will be Sally Meyerhoff and Renee Metivier Baillie. The winner of the USA Women's 10 Mile Championship will earn $10,000.

The USA Women's 10 Mile and Men's Marathon Championships will be webcast live on www.USARunningCircuit.com, starting at 7:03 a.m. Central Time (8:03 Eastern Time) on Sunday.

Nova Woman Impressive at Notre Dame

Watch the top 5 finishers for Villanova come home to lead the 'Cats to the team title at Notre Dame.

Villanova Women after Victory at Notre Dame Invite

#1 Villanova Women Crush #5 Oregon, #2 Florida State, #3 Washington, and #8 Princeton with 3 in top 7

On the way to the program's 8th NCAA title last season, the Villanova women went undefeated. That streak stayed alive this afternoon at the Notre Dame Invite. The Villanova women won the meet, defeating #2 Florida State, #3 Washington, #5 Oregon and #8 Princeton. Three Cats finished in the top 7 and 3 Villlanova women were in before the first runner was home for from Oregon, Florida State, or Washington. Villanova's team total of 64 was 54 places better than second-place Oregon and 65 places better than Florida State. Washington finished in 6th place, with 165. Here are the team and Villanova results. For the complete results, click the title of this post.

Team Scoring -- Top 6
Villanova 2-5-7-19-31-(71)-(118) = 64
Oregoon 8-9-28-29-44-(52)-(64) = 118
Florida State 15-20-33-34-37-(42)-(126) = 129
New Mexico 10-16-27-36-54-(62)-(91) = 143
Stony Brook 1-6-24-39-83-(127)-(142) = 153
Washington 14-25-30-48-68-(80)-(124) = 185

Villanova
2. (2). Sheila Reid 16:26
5. (5). Amanda Marino 16:29
7. (7). Bogdana Mimic 16:39
19. (19). Ali Smith 17:04
31. (31). Emily Lipari 17:20
71. (71). Sarah Morrison 17:43
121. (128). Callie Hogan 18:21

1-5 spread = 0:54

Depleted Nova Men 13th at Notre Dame

Competing without Mathew Mildenhall, Matt Gibney, and Hugo Beamish, the Villanova men finished 13th at the Notre Dame Invite. Here are the Villanova results,with the full results available by clicking on this post's title.

32. (32). Matt Kane 24:32
50. (49). Keith Capecci 24:52
66. (65). Brian Long 25:08
78. (77). Joe LoRusso 25:17
84. (83) Carl Mackenzie 25:21
97. (95). John Pickhaver 25:34
120. (--). Greg Morrin (26:03)

Paul Short Run Results

While the top of the squads are at the Notre Dame Invite, several Villanova harriers competed today at the Paul Short Run at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. Here are the results. For complete results, click the title of this post.

Men's 8k

Chris O'Sullivan_______25:51____5:13
Brian Basili___________25:52____5:13
Chris Pietrocarlo______26:04____5:15
Dan Norman__________26:12____5:17
Mark Hogan___________26:21____5:19
Mark Lee_____________26:44____5:23
Dusty Solis____________26:49____5:24
Dan Harris____________27:08____5:28
Joe Capecci___________27:22____5:31
Richie Bohny__________28:05____5:40
Chris Williams_________28:07____5:40

Women's 6K

Meghan Smith__________23:12____6:14
Nicky Akande___________23:23____6:17
Kaitlyn O'Sullivan________23:30____6:19
Ariann Neutts___________23:31____6:19
Shannon Browne_________24:14____6:31

Gina's 6 x 1000 Interval Workout

"Threshold Intervals"

Early season workouts are all about the threshold interval. Some might call them 'cruise intervals' because of their nature. Here the NCAA defending champions, the Villanova women, do a 6 x 1000 threshold workout just over 2 weeks out from their first race of 2010. The catch is, they have to run a pace they can hold on just one minute rest.

Coach Gina Procaccio likes to utilize short rest at this point in the season and it helped the Wildcats get atop the podium at NCAA's in cross country last fall and qualify 4 girls for the NCAA 3k indoors. The 1st group in this workout is made up entirely of All-Americans, all placing in the top 22 at NCAAs last year.