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Running at home….. The Cavaliers hosted the Lou Onesty Invitational, the only home event for the Cavaliers this season. Cavalier teammates Jenna Composti (Farmingville, N.Y./Sachem) and Kimberly Myers (Forest, Va./Jefferson Forest) finished in sixth and seventh respectively in their first collegiate cross country race to spark the women’s team to a second place finish at the Lou Onesty Invitational today in Charlottesville. Captain Dana Coons (Vienna, Va./James Madison) finished in ninth place to place three Cavaliers in the top 10. The women finished second to James Madison, who took the first three places and five in the top 10 to win the race with 19 points as the Cavaliers had 57.
Virginia freshmen Thad Minshall (Chevy Chase, Md./Landon) and Brian Wood (Nevada City, Calif./Nevada Union) both finished in the top 10 in their first collegiate cross country race to help the men’s cross country team to a third place finish at the Lou Onesty Invitation. Minshall’s time of 26:36.8 was good enough for seventh while Wood finished in tenth at 26:52.4. The men’s race was won by Liberty who perfect scored the meet. William and Mary placed five runners in the top 14 to take second with 50 points and the Cavaliers were third with 84 points.
The Cavaliers will travel to Chapel Hill next weekend, Sept. 18, to compete in the ACC Preview meet held at North Carolina.
WOMEN'S RESULTS MEN'S RESULTS 1. Heather Hanscom JMU 17:43.4 1. Stephen Githuka Liberty 25:27.6 2. Bethany Eigel JMU 18:17.3 2. Brian Kiprono Liberty 26:00.3 3. Keisha Banks JMU 18:29.2 3. Josh Zealand Liberty 26:02.4 4. Cynthia Bauer W&M 18:36.2 4. Bruce Kite Liberty 26:11.7 5. Michelle Smith JMU 18:41.2 5. John Khan Liberty 26:20.9 6. Jenna Composti UVA 18:42.9 6. Nick Brockway W&M 26:30.9 7. Kimberly Myers UVA 18:44.2 7. Thad Minshall UVA 26:36.8 8. Brett Romano JMU 18:46.7 8. Ben Jenkins W&M 26:39.0 9. Dana Coons UVA 19:07.2 9. Aaron Rich W&M 26:46.710. Rebecca Parsons Lib 19:12.5 10. Brian Wood UVA 26:52.413. Megan Schwartz UVA 19:20.8 21. Ryan Webb UVA 27:24.424. Amy Eastwood UVA 19:59.1 24. David Glynn UVA 27:35.527. Kristen Haughey UVA 20:02.7 25. Jonathan Farrell UVA 27:38.432. Melanie Matthews UVA 20:07.3 33. Pat English UVA 28:11.652. Jenny Garow UVA 21:19.4 49. Jeff Binggeli UVA 29:01.853. Megan Kaminski UVA 21:21.4 50. Dunbar McGavock UVA 29:08.9TEAM RESULTS 52. Pat Reilly UVA 29:14.0 1. James Madison 19 68. Leo Rohr UVA 30.10.42. Virginia 57 84. Bill Knowles UVA 34:12.53. William & Mary 74 TEAM RESULTS 4. Liberty 100 1. Liberty 155. Virginia Commonwealth 119 2. William & Mary 506. VMI 181 3. Virginia 847. Elon 196 4. VCU 1228. Southern Virginia 255 5. James Madison 142 8. Elon 2029. Christopher Newport 263 6. VMI 170 9. Southern Virginia 278 7. Christopher Newp. 196 10. Hampden-Sydney 286
Looking Ahead:
Running down Tobacco Road: The Cavaliers will race this weekend at the ACC Preview meet at UNC. In 1998, the men’s team finished fourth behind Bobby Thiele’s fourth place finish and the women took fifth place as Jennifer Owens took All-ACC honors with a sixth-place run. Four of the top five women and five of the top seven women for the Cavaliers return for a run this year and three of the top seven men return for the Hoos.
Individual / Team Notes:
One week, one award!: Two first years were named the Ragged Mountain Running Shop runners of the week for their performances at the Lou Onesty Invitational. Thad Minshall (Chevy Chase, Md./Landon) and Jeanna Composti (Farmingville, N.Y./Sachem) were honored in the first week of their collegiate careers.