Emily Gousen, Tribe Finish Second at Lou Onesty

Senior Runs 18:06.5 To Open Season

09/08/07 4:45PM

EARLYSVILLE, VA - Senior Emily Gousen (Arlington, Va.) and the William and Mary women’s cross country team picked right back up where they left off last November, powering to a second-place finish at the Lou Onesty Invitational this morning. The host Cavaliers won the eight-team event, 30-37, behind 2006 All-American Emily Harrison’s winning time of 17:16.5 on the five-kilometer course.

Complete Results

Gousen finished second behind Harrison, timing a personal-best 18:06.5. In her only five-kilometer race last fall, she ran 18:20.1 at the ECAC Championships. Sophomore Kayley Byrne (Oak Hill, Va.) was just outside of the top five, finishing sixth in 18:30 flat. Also finishing in the top-10 for the Green and Gold were senior Anna Parker (Charlotte, N.C.), eighth in 18:40.4, and sophomore Emily Anderson (Golf, Ill.), 10th in 18:43.1. Senior Erin Prillaman (Midlothian, Va.) finished right behind Anderson in 11th with a time of 18:49.6 to round out the scoring five for W&M. Senior Abby Booker (Haddonfield, N.J.) and freshman Betsy Graney (Harper Woods, Mich.) were the Tribe’s displacers, finishing 17th and 18th, respectively.

W&M returns to action at the end of the month, hosting the Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge on September 29 at Eastern State Hospital.

Lou Onesty Invitational – 5K
Panorama Farms
1. Virginia 30 (1-3-4-9-13)
2. WILLIAM AND MARY 37 (2-6-8-10-11)
3. High Point 67 (5-7-14-20-21)
4. Radford 122 (12-19-27-29-35)
5. Christopher Newport 165 (24-30-32-36-43)

Top Five Individuals
1. Emily Harrison (UVA) 17:16.5
2. Emily Gousen (W&M) 18:06.5
3. Lauretta Dezubay (UVA) 18:08.7
4. Stephanie Garcia (UVA) 18:15.8
5. Zsanett Kis (HPU) 18:27.6

Other W&M Individuals
6. Kayley Byrne 18:30.0
8. Anna Parker 18:40.4
10. Emily Anderson 18:43.1
11. Erin Prillaman 18:49.6
17. Abby Booker 19:07.3
18. Betsy Graney 19:07.9
20. Sallie Ford 19:17.6
21. Anna Brousell 19:23.4
23. Meghan Burns 19:33.7
24. Liz Milewski 19:37.7
25. Lynn Morelli 19:42.4
26. Rebecca Ward 19:46.0
37. Katie Endres 20:17.9
41. Ariel Burbey 20:26.1
42. Kelsey Snowden 20:26.7
47. Rachel Ohm 20:39.9
48. Morgan Stumb 20:49.2
55. Kelly McElroy 21:22.1