Women’s Cross Country Competes at ECAC Championships

Gousen Finishes 39th to Lead Team

11/20/05 5:20PM

NEW YORK CITY - William and Mary sophomore Emily Gousen (Arlington, VA) took 39th in her first championship race to lead the Tribe to a tenth place finish at the 21st Annual ECAC Championship yesterday. The six kilometer race in the Bronx’ Van Cortlandt Park annually features many of the top teams from the East Coast and Mid-Atlantic. Cornell won the team championship with 76 points, and Yale’s Katherine McKinstry was the individual titlist.

Gousen finished the course in 18:59.1, two and a half seconds ahead of senior Lydia Malley (Arlington, VA). Rebecca Ward (Midlothian, VA) was next across in 52nd, and sophomore Allie Lewis (Roanoke, VA) finished 3.4 seconds later in 54th. Junior Anna Parker (Charlotte, NC) completed the scoring in 60th, timing 19:29.7. Ellen Childress (Arlington, VA) was sixth for the Tribe and finished 68th, and freshman Emily Arena (Manassas, VA) rounded out the College’s contingent in 78th.

The final race of the season is the NCAA Championships, which will be run Monday, November 21. The tribe is back in the field for the first time since 2002 after upsetting No. 24 North Carolina last weekend in the Southeast Regional.

21st Annual ECAC Championship
Place Team Points
1. Cornell 76
2. Maryland 95
3. La Salle 109
4. Yale 117
5. Iona College 135
. . .
10. WILLIAM AND MARY 241

Top 5 Individuals
Place Name (Team) Time
1. Katherine McKinstry (Yale) 17:47.5
2. Salome Kosgei (Iona) 18:00.2
3. Nelly Anderson (JMU) 18:01.7
4. Maddie McKeever (Duke) 18:05.5
5. Nyam Kagwima (Cornell) 18:07.9

W&M Individuals
39. Emily Gousen 18:59.1
41. Lydia Malley 19:01.8
52. Rebecca Ward 19:17.6
54. Allie Lewis 19:21.0
60. Anna Parker 19:29.7
68. Ellen Childress 19:54.4
78. Emily Arena 20:26.1