St. John's University Athletics
UPDATED: St. John's Cross Country Releases 2011 Schedule
8/10/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Sept. 15, 2011
- Cross Country Schedule
- Cross Country Schedule (PDF)
QUEENS, N.Y. - St. John's head cross country coach Jim Hurt has released the schedule for the 2011 season, which includes six meets in New York State as well as trips to premier track venues in Buffalo, N.Y. and Louisville, Ky.
The season opens on Sept. 17 at the Brother Doyle Invite hosted by Iona College. The race will be held at Van Cortlandt Park, a familiar venue for St. John's cross country as they participate in the Metropolitan Championships there each year. The event will be an early season challenge for the Red Storm as the team will begin competition on a 6K track.
The following weekend the team will travel to Fairfield, Conn. for the Leeber Invitational. The team will no longer be competing in the Hofstra Brick Stone Run, the C.W. Post Invite or Paul Short Invite as originally planned due to various meet cancellations and scheduling complications.
During the month of October, the St. John's cross country team returns to the New York metropolitan area for two exciting events. The 5K Metropolitan Championships will take place on Oct. 7 at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. The second meet of the month, taking place on Oct. 16, is the annual St. John's Fall Cross Country Festival at nearby Cunningham Park in Queens. The day will be a true celebration of St. John's athletic values as the morning begins with a mile run/walk for breast cancer research and concludes with a reception on campus for all family, friends and alumni of the cross country program.
Postseason competitions begin on Oct. 28 with the BIG EAST Championships in Louisville, Ky. The 6K race is one of the top conference meets in the NCAA as it brings together many of the nation's most successful cross country programs. The team will then travel to Buffalo, N.Y., on Nov. 12 to compete in the NCAA Regional Championships which will be held at the Audubon Golf Course. A strong performance in Buffalo could qualify the Red Storm for the NCAA Championships.
Another race at Van Cortlandt Park will give the team an opportunity to bring an ECAC Championship back to St. John's campus. The team finished fourth in 2010 at the ECAC Championships but hopes to place even higher in 2011. The cross country season concludes on Nov. 21 with the NCAA Championships in Louisville, Ky.
The Red Storm expects a solid season from the squad this year as it returns a solid mix of experienced runners and emerging talent. St. John's returns consistent senior performers Samantha Meyerhoff, Nicole Cocozza and Aryon Trujillo, who will be expected to lead rising sophomores Angela Jarvela and Chelsea Trant during the 2011 campaign. Michelle Duffy, Stephanie Barnes and Alexis Bean all also plan to establish themselves as regular contributors throughout the upcoming season.
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