Ziga & Crudden Lead Women's Cross Country at Dickinson Invitational

by Sports Information
10/4/03

CARLISLE, PA - Karen Ziga (Fr., Haverford, PA/Haverford) placed 38th in the 6k race and Tammy Crudden (So., Collegeville, PA/Spring-Ford) notched a 51st performance in the 4k race as the Franklin & Marshall College women's cross country team competed at the Dickinson College Invitational.

In the 6k, Ziga outsprinted Mary Washington's Joanna Long to place 38th in a time of 25:03.72, 11 spots ahead of teammate Meredith Janeczek (Fr., Hershey, PA/Hershey) who placed 49th in 25:27.54, while Sarah Aronoff (Jr., Bethesda, MD/Bethesda Chevy Chase) placed 84th in 26:18.88 to lead the team.

In the short course, Crudden finished in 16:52.36, Yanira Figueroa (Sr., Mount Vernon, NY/Tuckahoe) placed 70th in 17:10.26 and Amy Toporowski (Jr., Montgomery, MA/Willison Northampton) finished 76th in 17:14.46, five spots ahead of Meg Laufman (Fr., Pittsburgh, PA/Oakland Catholic) in 17:17.73. Margaret van Bakergem (Fr., St. Louis, MO/Crossroads) rounded out the Diplomats' top five with a 134th place finish in 18:10.79.

Complete results are available at www.dickinson.edu/departments/sports/wxcmain.htm

Franklin & Marshall will continue the season on October 18 at the DeSales University Invitational.

Dickinson College Invitational
6K Individual Results (14th)
38. Karen Ziga 25:03.72
49. Meredith Janeczek 25:27.54
84. Sarah Aronoff 26:18.88
139. Rebecca Altman 27:38.04
140. Megan Feehan 27:41.85
171. Julia Schwartz 29:30.12
182. Ivy Stoner 30:33.45

4K Individual Results (15th)
51. Tammy Crudden 16:52.36
70. Yanira Figueroa 17:10.26
76. Amy Toporowski 17:14.46
81. Meg Laufman 17:17.73
134. Margaret van Bakergem 18:10.79
147. Erin Carr 18:23.30
153. Michelle Zou 18:33.54
172. Rhiannon Bock 19:00.95
195. Khari Taustin 19:39.70
214. Brooke Keeley 20:21.60