Friday, September 2
Meet: Mount St. Mary's 5K Dual Meet
Where, Emmittsburg, MD
The first meet of the MD college season had a really interesting twist to it: 5 teams competing in dual meets against one another. Of the 6 teams who participated in the meet, their win-loss records in the meet were as follows:
Women:
American University (5-0)
Loyola College (4-1)
Mount St. Marys (3-2)
George Washington U (2-3)
UMBC (1-4)
Morgan State U (0-5)
Men:
UMBC (5-0)
Mount St. Marys (4-1)
American University (3-2)
Loyola College (2-3)
George Washington U (1-4)
Morgan State U (0-5)
On the women's side, the race was won for the second year in a row by American's Keira Carlstrom in 18:05, 17 seconds ahead of the 2nd place finisher Andrea Rovengo (18:22, LOY) and 54 seconds ahead of the 3rd place finisher Caitlin Dunne (18:59, LOY). There were two close duals, with American edging Loyola 27-28 for the 5th win of the day and GW beating UMBC 27-28 for their lone win of the day.
On the men's side, Izudin Mehmedovic of UMBC improved on last year's second place finish to win the meet in 15:40. UMBC placed 4 in the top 10 and 3 in the top 5 in the overall race. Freshman Matt Logie, formerly of Northeast, placed 5th in 16:07, a good start to a college career. The closest race was between MSM and American, with St. Mary's winning 27-30.
Saturday, September 3
Meet: Baltimore Metro Invite
Where: Oregon Ridge Park, Hunt Valley, MD
In the women's 5k race, UMBC transfer junior Britta Nelson triumphed in a time of 18:37, and was followed soon in second place by Towson teammate Megan Lerch (18:58). The Tigers took 5 of the top 10 places with senior Michell Henschel in 5th, sophomore Janelle Thompson in 7th, and junior Jessica Reitz in 10th. The Lady Tigers won the meet with this performance, besting second place finisher JHU 25-32.
In the men's 5k, the race was won by senior Paul Hugus of McDaniel College, who took the team title along with Johns Hopkins. Both teams tied at 35 points.
Source
Meet: Seagull Invite
Where: Winter Place Park, Salisbury, MD
This meet offered a very flat course with a nice backdrop of woods and park atmosphere. After running a loop around the outside of the park, you go into the woods and run another loop the changes terrain quite frequently (Grass-Sand). After repeating this, you do a backwards loop of the park area and finish right by a jungle gym. It was a great first meet for the ten teams that took part.
In the men's race, the US Naval Academy "B" team won by 49 points (21-70) over Millersville University. The home team, Salisbury University, was 2 points from second place (72). The Navy took home 5 of the top 9 finishes, including 4 of the top 5. Jonathan Grant and Lucas Burke of the Navy finished 1-2 in 25:44 and 25:53, respectively. Justin Veisz of Messiah University finished in 3rd with a time of 25:57. The home team was led by Scott Koehler's performance of 26:18.
In the women's race, Messiah College beat the home team, Salisbury, by 4 points (55-59). Messiah College also took home an individual champion in Amy Agnulutto, who won in 22:27. 2nd and 3rd were taken by Christopher Newport teammates Liz Bissell (22:30) and Emily Low (22:37). Freshman Amanda Hill (SAL), formerly of Centennial HS in Ellicott City, MD, took home fourth place and the top spot on her team. Casey McInerny of Salisbury rounded out the top five with a time of 23 flat.
Meet: Shippensburg Univerity Tri
Where: Shippensburg, PA
Frostburg State and Hagerstown Community College represented Maryland today at the Shippensburg U Meet. The meet included Shippensburg alumni as well as Shippensburg athletes. The 6k course record was broken by four people, with Matt Wagoner (Ship alum) winning in 18:49. Frostburg's Ed May led his team with a 20:00 performance in 7th place. He was followed by teammates Curt Rubie (10th, 20:13) and Rob Lipscomb (19th, 20:50). Hagerstown's top runner, Tony Clemate, ran 21:07 for 26th place. In 33rd and 37th, Jon Edwards and Ben Cooper, respectively, placed 2nd and 3rd for their teams in 21:26 and 22:13. FSU placed 3rd with 64 points and Hagerstown placed 4th with 116 points. Shippensburg won the meet ith 28 points.
The women's 4k race was won by Frostburg's Bonnie Axman in 14:40. Freshman Ashley Lockard, formerly of Clear Spring HS, took the top spot on the Hagerstown team with a 16:27 finish. FSU's Jennifer Patton (8th, 16:56) and Carolyn Kilkus (14th, 17:34) helped propel Frostburg to a 2nd place finish. Shippensburg beat Frostburg 21-44.
Meet: UMES Lid-Lifter Inviational
Where: Princess Anne, MD
In the women's race, Norfolk State (Norfolk, VA) dominated the field with 21 points, and 6 of their runners finishing in the top 10. UMES's Janeth Chelangat finished 2nd in a time of 21:32, with teammate Sherita Harriott finishing 6th with a time of 24:45. Bowie State also attended the meet, putting 2 runners, Latoya Holmes (7th, 25:30) and Alena Maze (9th, 25:40) in the top 10. UMES finished 2nd with 49 points, while Bowie State was in 3rd with 60 points.
The men's race was also dominated by Norfolk State, going 1-4 and taking 7th and 8th place to finish with 17 points. Alfred Singoei and Geoffrey Rutto place 5th and 6th with times of 26:26 and 26:28, respectively. Christopher Havrilla of UMES placed 9th in 28:12. Kevin Kendrick led Bowie State with a time of 34:04. In the team standings, UMES finished 2nd with 51 points, Delaware State finished 3rd with 68 points, and Bowie State finished 4th with 108 points.