Cross Country Perfect Scores George Washington Invitational

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Oct. 1, 2000

The Cavalier women swept the top five places today at the George Washington University Invitational en route to taking the team trophy by a 61-point margin over James Madison. Sarah Folse (Fredericksburg, Va./Chancellor) led the charge for the Hoos, winning the race in a time of 17:44.9. Dana Coons (Vienna, Va./James Madison), Jessica Thomas (Pt. Pleasant, N.J./Pt. Pleasant Borough), and Ellen Dwyer (Walpole, Mass./Walpole) finished in close succession, and Dawn Cleary (Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge) held off Ruth Chege of Seton Hall to complete the sweep. Virginia’s Megan Schwartz (Morristown, N.J. /Morristown) took seventh.

On the men’s side, Bobby Thiele (Charlottesville, Va./Charlottesville) by a 14-second margin over Brian Godsey of Miami. Matt Ruhl (Somerdale, N.J. /Triton Regional) finished third for the Cavaliers, who took second with 46 points behind Miami’s 36 points. Ryan Webb (Lynchburg, Va./E.C. Glass) was also a top-ten finisher for Virginia with his eighth-place mark.

WOMEN’S 5K
1. Sarah Folse 17:44.9 2. Dana Coons 18:07.7
3. Jessica Thomas 18:22.8 4. Ellen Dwyer 18:24.6
5. Dawn Cleary 18:40.1 6. Ruth Chege (Seton Hall) 18:40.6
7. Megan Schwartz 18:41.6 30. Kim Myers 19:46.3

TEAMS
1. VIRGINIA 15 2. James Madison 76
3. Georgetown 98 4. Syracuse 132
5. Richmond 135 Men’s 8K
1. Bobby Thiele 24:44.4 2. Brian Godsey (Miami) 24:58.8
3. Matt Ruhl 25:09.8 8. Ryan Webb 25:53/0
15. Brian Wood 26:00.6 21. Sam Jackson 26:18.8
22. Jeff Binggeli 26:19.4 65. Rob Pearce 27:33.2
1. Miami 36
2. VIRGINIA 46 3. Georgetown 117
4. Seton Hall 154 5. George Washington 179