St. John's University Athletics
St. John's University
Metropolitan Championships
Red Storm Places Seventh At Cross Country Metropolitan Championships
10/5/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Oct. 5, 2012
Bronx, N.Y. - After opening up the season with a pair of victories, some early season injuries slowed down the Red Storm cross country team which resulted in seventh place finish overall at the Metropolitan Championships at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx.
"We were disappointed in our overall placing but our team has been battling a rash of injuries that has not allowed us to get our full team on the field," said head coach Jim Hurt. "Our ladies were fearless in their efforts to perform but their runs today were certainly hampered by the injury bug. Fortunately we have some time to get healthy for our Fall Festival next weekend and the BIG EAST Championship at the end of the month."
Chelsea Trant led the way for St. John's as she captured her first team-leading performance of the 2012 season. Trant clocked in at 19:59.69 to place 30th overall in the 123 runner field.
After placing first on the team in the season's initial two races, Alexis Bean was the Red Storm's second finisher with a time of 20:03.33 placing her 33rd overall. Stephanie Van Pelt was the next St. John's runner to cross with a time of 20:54.95 in her first career Metropolitan Championship.
Two more freshmen rounded out St. John's top-five as Ashlin Conroy recorded a 21:11.67 time and Veronica Thompson registered a time of 21:53.89. Michelle Van Pelt finished the 5K course in 22:21.85 and Marisela Acevedo closed out the competition for St. John's with a time of 23:36.61.
Columbia took the team title with as it placed four runners in the top-five overall. BIG EAST rival Rutgers finished second with Fordham rounding out the top three.
St. John's cross country returns to action on October 14th for the annual STJ Fall Festival at Cunningham Park in Queens. Check in at RedStormSports.com and follow the team on Twitter at @STJ_Track_XC to get all up to date cross country information.
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