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Sept. 26, 2003
Led by a 6-7 finish from Will Christian and Walt Kingsbery, the Virginia men’s cross country team finished fifth at the Great American Cross Country Festival in Cary, NC tonight, upsetting five ranked teams, including 10th-ranked Villanova. The male harriers finished with 146 points and Virginia was the first team across the line with three runners as Andy Filachek finished 18th overall. The Cavalier men were also the first ACC team in the final standings, defeating #14 N. C. State and #27 Duke.
Christian and Kingsbery both broke the 26-minute mark in the 8K race, finishing 25:55.3 and 25:59.6, respectively. Filacheck was close behind, clocking a 26:17.0. Dave Vitto and Alex Tatu rounded out the scoring for the Cavaliers, taking 47th and 68th overall. Twenty-two teams and 154 athletes finished the race.
On the women’s side, the Cavailers took seventh overall as a team,. led by first-year Angie Saterstad, who finished 23rd overall. She was followed closely by Jane Maxwell, who ran an 18:39.7 to Saterstad’s 18:38.3 in the 5K event.
Full Virginia results are listed below:
MEN
6. Will Christian 25:55.3
7. Walt Kingsbery 25:59.6
18. Andy Filachek 26:17.0
47. Dave Vitto 26:51.3
68. Alex Tatu 27:18.5
74. Mat Gutridge 27:26.0
77. Ryan Neuhart 27:29.0
team finishes (ranks):
1. Northern Arizona (3) 114
2. Central Michigan (9) 122
3. Ohio State (20) 136
4. Michigan (6) 145
5. VIRGINIA (nr) 146
6. Villanova (10) 170
7. Texas A&M (30) 193
8. N. C. State (14) 209
9. Duke (27) 226
WOMEN
23. Angie Saterstad 18:38.3
24. Jane Maxwell 18:39.7
34. Jolene Hampson 18:55.2
44. Meg McGarvey 19:14.5
52. Kelly Behan 19:22.7
71. Kelly Swain 20:02.2
team finishes (ranks)
1. NC State (14) 45
2. UNC (9) 55
3. Northern Arizona (10) 107
4. Florida State (nr) 109
5. William & Mary (24) 138
6. Duke (16) 175
7. VIRGINIA 177