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BALTIMORE, MD – Meredith Janeczek (So., Hershey, PA/Hershey) and Karen Ziga (So., Haverford, PA/Haverford) finished first and second in 19:54.45 and 20:04.17, respectively, as the Franklin & Marshall College women's cross country team totaled 30 points to win the 2004 Goucher College Cross Country Invitational. The meet was historical for the Diplomats as it marks the first invitational win by a Franklin & Marshall College women's cross country team since 1993 when F&M won the Salisbury University Tidewater Invitational on October 16 and the Little Three Championships (F&M 27, Gettysburg 30/ F&M 25, Dickinson 30) on November 3. Overall, F&M placed five runners in the Top 25 as Megan Feehan (Jr., West Chester, PA/Henderson) and Colette Buchanan (Fr., Hershey, PA/Hershey) finished 11th (21:05.20) and 12th (21:06.45), respectively, while Jayme Ewanichak (Fr., Haddon Heights, NJ/Bishop Eustace) crossed the finish line in 22:01.81 for 21st position. Individually, Janeczek's victory marks her second of the season as crossed the finish line in 24:05 over the six-kilometer course at the McDaniel Invitational to finish first. The performance marked the first time an F&M women's harrier won a meet since Emily Hughes '03 captured the individual title at the 2000 Battle for the Buggy meet versus Millersville University and Elizabethtown College. Janeczek's pair of victories marks the first time an F&M women's cross country runner has finished first in two invitationals in the same season since Jamie Kendig '96 accomplished the feat at the Davis & Elkins (21:17) and Dickinson (18:45) Invitationals during the 1994 season. Historically, Kendig also finished first at the Centennial Conference Championships (18:57) and Little Three Championships (19:08) before placing sixth at the NCAA Regionals (19:20) and 64th at the NCAA Championships (19:14.0). Franklin & Marshall will continue the season on October 30 at the Centennial Conference Championships hosted by McDaniel College. F&M Finishers
1. Meredith Janeczek 19:54.45
2. Karen Ziga 20:04.17
11. Megan Feehan 21:05.20
12. Colette Buchanan 21:06.45
21. Jayme Ewanichak 22:01.81
30. Rebecca Dempsy 22:22.11
32. Meg Laufman 22:42.66
39. Virginia Earll 23:10.27
44. Kerrie Walker 23:39.08
52. Khari Taustin 24:41.49
58. Lauren Streckfus 25:37.88
59. Liz Kendig 25:47.04
63. Amanda Axsom 25:56.41 Team Scores
1. F&M 30
2. Rowan 58
3. Goucher 66
4. York 83
5. Hood 137
6. Johns Hopkins 167
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