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Sept. 29, 2001
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Virginia’s Jennifer Owens led unranked Virginia to asixth-place finish, defeating seven teams ranked in the top-25, as theCavaliers competed in the Roy Griak Invitational today in Minneapolis. Owensfinished fifth in 20:49.4 over the 6K course. Virginia’s Sarah Folse alsofinished in the top 25, taking 25th in a time of 21:33.6. The women’s teamdefeated seventh-ranked Washington by two points and ninth-ranked Marquetteby 88 points. The Hoos also finished ahead of five other teams ranked in thetop 17 in a field of 32 total teams.
The men’s team finished 22nd out of 36 teams with a score of 466. WaltonKingsberry was the top finisher for the men, taking 47th in a time of 24:57.2
Virginia finishersWomen Team finish5. Jennifer Owens 20:49.4 1. Arizona State 10925. Sarah Folse 21:33.6 2. Providence 13343. Jolene Hampson 21:58.9 3. Arizona 13966. Dawn Cleary 22:15.1 4. Colorado State 16773. Ellen Dwyer 22:19.7 5. Michigan State 18877. Meg McGarvey 22:23.0 6. VIRGINIA 21287. Sharon O'Connor 22:28.2 7. Washington 214108. Meg Schwartz 22:36.5 8. UCLA 276156. Jane Maxwell 22:55.2 9. Marquette 300233. Melanie Matthews 23:45.6 10. JMU 306
Men47. Walton Kingsberry 24:57.2 1. Wisconsin 12983. Andy Filachek 25:15.2 2. Portland 167102. Matt Ruhl 25:23.6 3. Providence 189111. Justin Wood 25:27.0 4. Colorado State 192123. Tom Ellis 25:32.8 5. Duke 212132. Steve Gross 25:36.5 6. Wake Forest 250201. Will Christian 26:10.0 22. VIRGINIA 466