David Rooney (Raheny Shamrock AC) and Sarah Collins (Finn Valley AC) topped the performance list of Irish athletes in action in American collegiate cross country events over the weekend. Rooney, in his last year at McNeese College, put in another strong performance at the Pre-National Invitational in Louisville. He finished seventh, less than a second behind the fourth runner with runners placing 4-7 involved in a blanket finish. Louisville will host the NCAAs for the first time ever on Saturday 17 November, a big change from the Monday schedule for over 40 years.
Collins was in action at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational in Madison, an event that attracted a top class entry. Her sixth place finish ranked her as second Freshman just seven seconds behind third.
Wisconsin adidas Invitational Madison, Wis.
WOMEN’S COLLEGIATE 6k
1 Laura Hollander FR Cal Poly 19:33
2 Betsy Saina SR Iowa State 19:35
3 Amber Henry JR Weber State 19:43
4 Meaghan Nelson SR Iowa State 19:45
5 Kathy Kroeger SR Stanford 19:46
6 Sarah Collins FR Providence 19:50
7 Elvin Kibet JR Arizona 19:53
8 Juliet Bottorff JR Duke 19:55
MEN’S COLLEGIATE 8k
1 Lawi Lalang SO Arizona 23:03
2 Stephen Sambu SR Arizona 23:07
3 Matt Gillespie JR Iona 23:25
4 Henry Lelei SR Texas A&M 23:26
5 Maverick Darling SR Wisconsin 23:28
85 Jake Byrne SO Iona 24:13
88 Shane Quinn SO Providence 24:13
195 David Flynn JR Arkansas 24:41
225 Kevin Dooney FR Yale 24:54
Chile Pepper Festival - Fayetteville, Ark.
Women 6k
1 Jess Engel Oklahoma 20:42.1
2 Monika Juodeskaite Oklahoma State 20:54.3
3 Jillian Prentice Richmond 20:58.6
53 Fionnuala Ross McNeese State 22:27.3
116 Niamh Kearney Georgia State 23:19.1
164 Casey, Laura McNeese State 24:00.02
Pre-National Invitational - Louisville, Ky.
1 Anthony Rotich FR UTEP 23:01.0
2 Paul Chelimo JR UNC-Greensbo 23:14.0
3 Terefe Ejigu SR Eastern Mich 23:15.7
4 Jake Hurysz JR Colorado 23:19.5
5 Trevor Dunbar SR Oregon 23:20.5
6 William Mulherin SR Virginia Tec 23:20.5
7 David Rooney SR McNeese Stat 23:20.7
8 Jared Ward JR BYU 23:22.4
9 Parker Stinson JR Oregon 23:24.8
10 Jakub Zivec JR Florida Stat 23:29.3
11 Blake Theroux SO Colorado 23:38.8
12 Hugh Dowdy JR Colorado 23:39.2
13 Jim Spisak SR Duquesne 23:40.6
14 Nate Jewkes JR Southern Uta 23:42.1
15 Andy Heyes SR Tulsa 23:42.4
16 Mark Parrish JR Florida 23:43.2
17 Breandan O’Neill SR Florida Stat 23:45.0
132 Chris Jones JR Lamar 24:43.3
218 Ryan Creech SO Lamar 25:29.5
220 Stephen Kerr FR McNeese Stat 25:31.5
Princeton Invitational Princeton, N.J.
1 1 Olivia Burne JR STONY BROOK 21:25
2 Victoria Coates SR MCMASTER 21:34
3 Maddy McDonald FR MCMASTER 21:39
19 Lorraine McCarthy JR STONY BROOK 22:08
Tori Neubauer Invitational West Salem, WI
Women’s 6,000 Meter
1 Alana Enabnit Wartburg SO 21:41.5
2 2 Jorden Johnson St. Olaf SO 21:54.3 00:12.7
3 Emma Lee St. Olaf SR 22:04.8 00:23.3
4 Sammi Bruett Wartburg 22:07.2 00:25.6
5 Tricia Serres Luther FR 22:14.4 00:32.8
6 Lauren Rice Augsburg 22:19.7 00:38.1
7 Fiona McKenna Iowa Central College 22:20.1
Results from weekend of 7th October
ASU Jaguar Cross Country Invitational - Evans, GA
Women 6k Run
1 Showalter, Katharine Georgia Stat 23:09.52
2 Rubel, Jennifer Georgia Stat 23:37.832
3 Stefanoff, Hannah Georgia Stat 23:41.18
4 Bishop, Alison Georgia Stat 24:45.92
5 Sinclair, Anna Georgia Stat 24:46.66
6 Kearney, Niamh Georgia Stat 24:51.63
7 Carpenter, Jessica Augusta State 25:13.02
New England (NEICAAA) Cross Country Championship Westfield, Mass.
Women’s 5k Varsity Individual Results (5k )
1 Adler, Monica Boston U. 17:00.79
2 Dahlberg, Bridget Boston College 17:06.60
3 Westphal, Liv Boston College 17:10.33
4 Weberg, Kirsten Vermont 17:13.29
5 Black, Eimear JR-3 Bryant 17:21.67
6 Dooley, Tara SO-2 Bentley 17:37.92
