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Blue & Gold Invitational (Women)
McGroarty First, Blue Hens Second at Blue & Gold Invite
10/10/2015 4:46:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
Women's Results | Men's Results
NEWARK, Del. – Sophomore Liz McGroarty (Glen Mills, Pa./Garnet Valley) captured her first collegiate title Saturday as the Blue Hens placed second overall at the Blue & Gold Invitational, hosted by Delaware at White Clay Creek State Park.
McGroarty posted an average mile time of 6:10.9 and finished the six-kilometer race in a total time of 23:02.72.
As a team, the Hens collected 37 points and had eight runners in the top 20. Monmouth picked up the team title with 22 points and rounded out the top five places. Millersville placed third with 90 points while Immaculata and Delaware Tech were fourth and fifth.
Freshman Emily Paolucci (Logan Township, N.J./Padua) and junior Gabby Alaimo (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) finished in sixth and seventh places, respectively, with times of 23:46.09 and 23:47.20.
Freshman Leanza Lopez (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle) and senior Erin McCloskey (Columbia, Md./Mount de Sales Academy) also placed back-to-back with respective times of 24:10.18 and 24:10.55 for the 12th and 13th spots.
Sophomore Madeline Berman (Camden, Del./Caesar Rodney) and freshman Kathleen Dailey (Manasquan, N.J./St. Rose) concluded Delaware's team scoring in 17th (24:32.23) and 19th (24:40.16) places.
In the men's race, Monmouth edged Navy by a score of 27 to 28 while Kevin French (26:10.63) and Graham Huggins-Filozof (26:12.86) claimed the individual titles for the Hawks.
POST-MEET QUOTES
Head Coach Wendy McFarlane
“It was a great day and the girls did an outstanding job working together and staying in a pack towards the end. Monmouth is one of the best teams in the region, so it was good for us to compete with them. Liz McGroarty coming in first place is a good step for her. We're getting better and stronger as the seasons goes on.”
Sophomore Liz McGroarty
“We went in today to really work as a team and we did really well. We stuck together and worked together instead of against each other. Personally, I knew I had to keep Monmouth in sight throughout the race. I knew I had the finishing speed and I was able to sprint past them at the end.”
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
· Saturday, October 17 – Princeton Invitational – 10 a.m. – Princeton, N.J.
· Saturday, October 31 – CAA Championship – 11 a.m. – Charleston, S.C.
· Friday, November 13 – NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional – 10 a.m. – Princeton, N.J.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please contact Maggie Hayon | mhayon@udel.edu | O: 302-831-6389 | C: 920-912-6635
