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Sept. 25, 1999
WILLIAMSBURG, Va.–Cavaliers Bobby Thiele (Charlottesville,Va./Charlottesville) and Jennifer Owens (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle)both won their races today at the William & Mary Colonial Invitational andhelped Virginia to take second in both the men’s and women’s divisions aswell.
Owens won her 5,000-meter race by ten seconds over Old Dominion’sJulie Spolidoro, and the Cavaliers placed three runners in the top seven.Sarah Folse (Fredericksburg, Va./Chancellor) took fifth and captain DanaCoons (Vienna, Va./James Madison) finished in seventh to help lead theCavalier charge, but the Tribe nipped the Cavaliers by a score of 30-34.
Thiele won his first race of the season by a nine-second marginover William & Mary’s Gene Manner. Virginia’s Justin Wood (Nevada City,Calif./Nevada Union) finished in fourth and Damond Cromer (West Chester,Pa./West Chester East) was eighth, but the Tribe upended the Cavaliers by ascore of 30-40.
Virginia will travel to New York to compete in the Iona Meet ofChampions next Saturday, Oct. 2.
WOMEN'S RESULTS MEN'S RESULTS1. Jennifer Owens UVA 17:24 1. Bobby Thiele UVA 24:422. Julie Spolidoro ODU 17:34 2. Gene Manner W&M 24:533. Kathy Newberry W&M 17:41 3. Michael Taye FSU 24:554. Emily Furia W&M 17:51 4. Justin Wood UVA 25:125. Sarah Folse UVA 17:59 5. Dean Fields W&M 25:196. Alison Mann W&M 18:04 6. Todd Swenson W&M 25:247. Dana Coons UVA 18:10 7. Damond Cromer UVA 25:258. Dana Pascarella W&M 18:12 8. Eric Bonnette W&M 25:289. Cheryl Bauer W&M 18:23 9. Mike Hoglund W&M 25:2910. Jeanna Composti UVA 18:32 10. Ted Gillick W&M 25:3811. Melanie Matthews UVA 18:43 14. Bill Palmer UVA 26:0213. Kimberly Myers UVA 18:47 18. Ryan Webb UVA 26:1314. Megan Schwartz UVA 18:51 22. Brian Wood UVA 26:4618. K. C. Meehan UVA 19:11 25. Jonathan Farrell UVA 26:5824. Kristen Haughey UVA 19:57 27. Sam Jackson UVA 27:0627. Megan Kaminski UVA 20:25 32. David Glynn UVA 27:4229. Jenny Gerow UVA 21:02 33. Pat English UVA 27:5230. Amy Eastwood UVA 21:08 36. Matt Atunes UVA 28:33 38. Pat Reilly UVA 28:45 41. Leo Rohr UVA 29:06 42. McGavock Dunbar UVA 29:09
TEAM RESULTS TEAM RESULTS1. William & Mary 30 1. William & Mary 302. Virginia 34 2. Virginia 403. Old Dominion 74 3. UM-Eastern Shore 207