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Oct. 18, 2003
On Saturday, October 18th, 2003 the Cavalier Men’s and Women’s cross country team competed in the 2003 Pre-National Cross Country Meet hosted by Northern IowaUniversity in Waterloo, Iowa. The event hosted over thirty teams from across the country including top ranked teams from Stanford and Brigham Young University.
The University of Virginia women’s cross country team finished 13th overall with great performances by Jane Maxwell, Jolene Hampson, and Angie Saterstad, upsetting the 24th ranked team from William and Mary. The team was led by Maxwell who crossed the finish line in the 6,000 meter race with a time of 21:12.00, finishing 34th place overall. Hampson, who was close behind, finished 60th with a 21:39. Saterstad was the third Cavalier to place in the top 100 runners, placing 72nd with a 21:49. 32 teams and 210 competitors finished the 6, 000 meter event.
University of Virginia’s Will Christian was the first Cavalier to cross the finish line in the Men’s 8,000 meter race with a time of 24:02.2. Christian finished 24th out of 238 runners. He was followed closely byWalton Kingsberry, who finished 99th place overall with a time of 24:55. Led by Christian and Kingsberry, the Virginia men’s cross country team finished 21st in a field of 35 teams from all across the country.
MEN24. Will Christian 24:0399. Walton Kingsberry 24:55114. Ryan Neuhart 25:02
team finishes1. Standford University2. Iona College3. University of Michigan4. Air Force Academy5. Villanova University6. Brigham Young7. Cal Poly8. Indiana University9. Florida State University10. Central Michigan
WOMEN34. Jane Maxwell 21:1260. Jolene Hampson 21:3972. Angie Saterstad 21:4997. Nadia Baadj 22:03
team finishes1. Brigham Young2. University of North Carolina3. University of Notre Dame4. University of Michigan5. Northern Arizona University6. Princeton University7. Georgetown8. University of Nebraska9. UC Santa Barbara10. Baylor University