BALTIMORE, Md. – Lindsay Wilson (Catonsville, Md./Seton Keough) finished seventh overall on the 5,000-meter women’s course to lead McDaniel to a fourth-place finish at the annual Baltimore Metro Cross Country Meet on Friday.
The Green Terror women placed fourth in the field of 11 with 136
points but was third among Metro teams and second among Division
III teams behind team champion Johns Hopkins, who won with 44
points.
On the men’s side, McDaniel also placed fourth in the field
of nine with 128 points but were third among Metro teams and second
among Division III teams behind Johns Hopkins, who was second
overall with 46 points. Binghamton finished with 16
points.
Wilson crossed in a time of 18:48 to run the fastest time in
program history on the Oregon Ridge course. She was the fourth
Division III runner to finish – and the first who was not a
Blue Jay.
Emily Peoples (Wilmington, Del./Brandywine)
finished with the fourth fastest time in McDaniel’s trips to
Oregon Ridge, crossing 35th overall in a time of 20:25
while Roxanne Fleischer (Westminster, Md./Winters
Mill) crossed three seconds later in 37th place
overall for the fifth-fastest time on the course.
Emma Nichols (Myersville, Md./Middletown) finished
48th overall in the field of 125 runners with a time of
21:01 while Jennifer Garnett (Los Altos,
Calif./Homestead) rounded out the top five in
54th place (21:27).
On the men’s side, Dustin Smith (Kotzebue,
Alaska/Homeschool) was the first McDaniel runner across
the line, finishing in 30th place overall with a time of
16:50 – the Green Terror’s third fastest time on the 5K
course.
Kevin Bowman (Westminster, Md./Brunswick) was two
seconds behind him in 31st place while Rob
Kelvey (Westminster, Md./Westminster) finished in
37th place overall (17:05).
Russell Morin (Lusby, Md./Patuxent) and
Will Brandenburg (Hagerstown, Md./North
Hagerstown) rounded out the top five in 48th
(17:27) and 56th (17:57) places,
respectively.
McDaniel returns to action in its home invitational on Sept.
13.
Men’s Team Scores (5,000 meters, 90
finishers): 1. Binghamton 16, 2. Johns Hopkins 46, 3.
Loyola 91, 4. McDaniel 128, 5. Goucher 157, 6. Delaware State 167,
7. Coppin State 181, 8, Morgan State 211.
McDaniel Finishers: 30. Dustin Smith 16:50,
31. Kevin Bowman 16:52, 37. Rob Kelvey 17:05, 48. Russell Morin
17:27, 56. Will Brandenburg 17:57, 74. Justin Krummel 19:22, 82. CJ
Filippi 20:09.
Women’s Team Scores (5,000 meters, 125
competitors): 1. Johns Hopkins 44, 2. Towson 49, 3.
Binghamton 56, 4. McDaniel 136, 5. Loyola 138, 6. Norfolk State
147, 8. Coppin State 226, 8. Delaware State 232, 9. Morgan State
235, 10. Stevenson 305.
McDaniel Finishers: 7. Lindsay Wilson 18:48,
35. Emily Peoples 20:25, 37. Roxanne Fleischer 20:28, 48. Emma
Nichols 21:01, 54. Jennifer Garnett 21:27, 70. Laura Shinn 22:36,
79. Missy Black 22:58, 97. Lauren DiNatale 21:18, 98. Rachel
Griffith 24:19, 104. Katie Griffith 25:04, 110. Lisa Katchan 25:43,
120. Emily Hajjar 29:55.
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