Oct. 15, 2005

Complete Results

The Duquesne University women's cross country team finished in 20th place out of 34 teams with an average time of 23:06 at the 2005 Penn State National Cross Country Meet. The Dukes were led by sophomore Samantha Howard who placed 45th in the 259-runner field followed by senior Brianne Scott who finished 94th.

The ACC's Duke Univiersity took first with at 20:46, placing all five runners in the top 10 including Shannon Rowbury, who won the individual title with a time of 20:34.

Saint Joseph's, the only other Atlantic 10 squad at the event, finished 27th at 23:33.

The Red and Blue return to the trails on Saturday, Oct. 29 as they compete in the Atlantic 10 Championship in Philadelphia.

20. Duquesne      Time = 1:55:28     Places = 510
 1725    45  Samantha Howard, So*        22:14    5:58 1728    94  Brianne Scott, Sr*          22:59    6:10 1722   113  Tara Gerlach, Sr*           23:16    6:14 1723   123  Elizabeth Graham, Sr*       23:25    6:17 1729   135  Rebecca Stearns, Sr*        23:36    6:19
 1726   164  Amy Ruffolo, So*            23:55    6:25 1721   167  Jenna Daggett, So*          23:57    6:25 1730   203  Kate Szymaszek, So*         24:11    6:29*1720    25  Jessie Brickett, Jr*        24:48    6:39*1719    44  Lauren Boehm, Sr*           25:24    6:48*1724    67  Regina Heiser, Fr*          26:09    7:01

* Supplemental Competition (103 runners)