Women’s Cross Country Second at Own Tribe Open

Lara Toscani Leads Team in Fourth

10/18/03 3:00PM

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - #24 William and Mary women’s cross country took second at its own Tribe Open at Williamsburg’s Eastern State Course this Saturday. The 6,000m race featured over 75 athletes from 10 schools. Virginia bested the College for top honors in the meet by scoring 34 points to the College’s 47. The University at Buffalo finished third in team scoring with 78 points, but boasted the individual winner, Jenny Koeppel, who paced the course at 21:50.25.

Senior tri-captain Lara Toscani (Berwyn, PA) lead the Tribe’s effort with a fourth place finish, clocking a 22:30.07. Following right behind in fifth was junior Ruth Loyer (Red Lion, PA) who recorded a time of 22:37.83. Just missing the top-10, junior Erin Masterson (Annapolis, MD) ran a 22:57.97 to place 11th. Sophomore Karen Pulliam (North Potomac, MD) and freshman Amy Maier (Morristown, NJ) both turned in strong performances to finish 13th and 14th, respectively. Senior Kristin McGough (Mickleton, NJ), 17th, and junior Becca Velarde (Albuquerque, NM), 24th, also had solid showings.

The team currently has a contingent of runners racing at the NCAA Pre-Nationals in Cedar Falls, IA. Results from that meet will be available online later this evening. The College faces a week off before the CAA Cross Country Championships in Baltimore, MD on November 1.

Full results from the Tribe Open can be found here

Top Five Teams
Place Team Score
1 Virginia 34
2 William and Mary 47
3 Buffalo 78
4 Richmond 85
5 VCU 153

Top Five Individuals
Place Individual Team Time
1 Jenny Koeppel Buffalo 21:50.25
2 Shannon Hawrylo Virginia 22:21.18
3 Janine Ricci Virginia 22:27.30
4 Lara Toscani W&M 22:30.07
5 Ruth Loyer W&M 22:37.83

Other W&M Individuals
11 Erin Masterson W&M 22:57.97
13 Karen Pulliam W&M 23:04.61
14 Amy Maier W&M 23:06.56
17 Kristin McGough W&M 23:15.59
24 Becca Velarde W&M 23:31.41
44 Sarah Roessler W&M 24:15.53
57 Jessica Wolfe W&M 25:28.70
73 Shelley Knewstep W&M 27:35.19