St. John's University Athletics
Cross Country Competes in the 2003 Metropolitan Championships
10/6/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
Sophomore Jasmine Barreto (Staten Island, N.Y.) led the Red Storm effort placing 56th out of 145 finishers with a 20:37 clocking for the 5k. Aja Williams (Brooklyn, N.Y.) finished close behind with a time of 21:25 to take 81st place.
Junior transfer Kathleen Maher (Mineola, N.Y.) ran the 5k course in a personal best time of 22:09 to take 102nd and was followed shortly after by sophomore Shamere McKenzie (Bronx, N.Y.) who placed 109th with a time of 22:30. McKenzie was followed by teammate?s Sophia Jackson (Staten Island, N.Y.) at 23:20 and Dominque Ficalora (Oceanside, N.Y.) at 23:31.
Sophomore?s Tamara Cherisme (Hollis, N.Y.), Tarashon Broomes (Fairlawn, N.J.) and Lauren Walsh (Amity Harbor, N.Y.) along with senior Taniesha Lewis (Somerset, N.J.) also gave a strong performance for St. John?s.
"Our ladies competed well and are starting to show signs of significant progress by posting seasonal best times," observed Coach Jim Hurt. "We are beginning to understand the need to run together as a pack in the race and our time between our first runner and our fifth runner has improved dramatically since our first race a few weeks ago. We still have a good way to go before we can get our pack up into the front part of the race. But despite our runners being quite young and very inexperienced they are showing the willingness to learn quickly and the result is great improvement in their performances."
The Red Storm returns to action and will host the SJU Cross Country Fall Festival in Oakdale, N.Y. on Sunday, October 19, 2003.
Cross Country Individual Results:
56. Jasmine Barreto 20:37
81. Aja Williams 21:25
102. Kathleen Maher 22:09
109. Shamere McKnzie 22:30.53
116. Sophia Jackson 23:14
118. Dominque Ficalora 23:31
126. Taniesha Lewis 24:59
129. Tamara Cherisme 25:49
130. Tarashon Broomes 25:51
134. Lauren Walsh 26:13.03