St. John's University Athletics
St. John's University
ECAC Championships
Shorthanded Red Storm Places 12th At ECAC Championships
11/17/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Nov. 17, 2012
Bronx, N.Y. - The 2012 cross country season came to a close as a shorthanded Red Storm squad battled to a 12th-place finish at the ECAC Championships at Van Cortlandt Park.
"I was pleased with the efforts our ladies made today, but it's difficult to place well without our top runners being able to perform at their best," said head coach Jim Hurt. "We certainly made progress as the year went on and we are looking for great things in the upcoming indoor season."
St. John's finished with an average 5K time of 20:05.12 and place four runners in the top-100. The Red Storm totaled 317 team points, just 13 behind 11th place Towson. The 12th-place finish was a two spot improvement from last year's 14th-place mark.
St. John's was without senior Alexis Bean and freshmen Ashlin Conroy and Veronica Thompsondue to injuries and illness.
Chelsea Trantwas the standout performer for St. John's as her 22nd place finish overall earned her All-East Honors. Trant led St. John's for the second-straight race, as she ran a 5K time of 19:12.1.
Kerri Butler continued her strong freshman season with a time of 19:34.1 that slotted her 36th overall. Butler placed second for the Red Storm in all three championship races in 2012. The next St. John's runner to cross the line was Michelle Duffy who finished 79th overall with a time of 20:12.1. Freshman Stephanie Van Pelt ran a strong race with a time of 20:27.9. Her sister, Michelle Van Pelt, rounded out the scoring for St. John's with a time of 21:02.8.
Marisela Acevedoran a time of 23:13.3 while Jasmine Gomez clocked in at 25:54.0 in her first career cross country event.
Sacred Heart University took home the team title as it placed three runners in the top-15. Bethany Sachtleben claimed the individual title with a time of 18:04.3.
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