St. John's University Athletics
St. John's Hosts BIG EAST Cross Country Championships Friday
10/26/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Oct. 26, 2005
QUEENS, N.Y.-- St. John's will host this season's BIG EAST Cross Country Championships at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, N.Y., Friday, Oct. 28. The women's race will start at 12:30 p.m. while the men's is slated for 1:10 p.m.
The St. John's women's cross country team will look to improve on last year's 12th place finish. Leading the way for the Red Storm will be senior Jasmine Barreto (Staten Island, N.Y.) and junior Jodey Johnson (Portmore, Jamaica). Barreto and Johnson have been running their best times of late, clocking in last time at Van Cortlandt Park in 19:48 and 19:47, respectively.
Other key contributors for St. John's will be senior Thamara Cherisme (Hollis, N.Y.), junior Kristen Levy (Salisbury Mills, N.Y.), sophomore Tara Normandin (Waterford, N.Y.) and freshman Rakibat Abiola (Staten Island, N.Y.).
The Red Storm will race against some of the best in the country. In the latest national polls, five BIG EAST teams were ranked or received votes. Ranked teams include No. 4 Notre Dame, No. 16 Providence and No. 29 Marquette, while Georgetown and Villanova received votes.
"We are very pleased to host the first BIG EAST Championships with all the new teams at historic Van Cortlandt Park this Friday, said head coach Jim Hurt. "The BIG EAST has a tremendous national reputation and tradition in cross country and some of the best teams and individuals in the nation. We are looking forward to testing ourselves against the nation's elite cross country runners. Our team has worked hard over the past few weeks and will give its best in the championship."
Meanwhile in the men's race, Notre Dame is No. 5 while Georgetown falls in No. 7 in the nation.
The conference championships will be nationally televised via tape delay on College Sports Television (CSTV) on Nov. 13 at 9 p.m.
CSTV televises regular-season and championship events for 35 men's and women's college sports. It is part of CSTV Networks Inc., which is a leading digital media company.
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