Cavalier Women Take Second at George Washington Invitational

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Sept. 28, 2002

Virginia’s Laura Hodges, Heidi Sondermann, and Jessica Ellis all finished in the top 10 at the George Washington Invitational today, helping the Cavalier women’s B team take second overall at the 5K meet, just behind the B team from #2 Georgetown. Hodges, Sondermann, and Ellis all finished within five seconds of each other to pace the Cavalier effort while Kristen Haughey, Jill Berger, and Julia Siegel finished in a seven-second pack twenty seconds after their teammates. The Cavaliers finished with 52 points, just behind Georgetown’s 30 points and in front of in-state rival James Madison, who took third with 97 points.

Full results are as follows:

6. Laura Hodges, 18:45.01 (5)7. Heidi Sondermann, 18:46.09 (6)10. Jessica Ellis, 18:50.66 (8)18. Kristen Haughey, 19:10.90 (15)21. Jill Berger, 19:15.77 (18)22. Julia Siegel, 19:17.21 (19)34. Sarah Trotter, 19:37.60 (31)38. Jennifer Templeton, 19:44.1659. Cheryl Carr, 20:15.1465. Kim Myers, 20:22.97

1. Georgetown, 302. VIRGINIA, 523. JMU, 974. Geo Washington, 148