| The Penn State women's cross country team finished eighth overall at the 2006 Big Ten Championships with freshman Bridget Franek finishing 17th in 21:16, setting a new personal best. |
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.; Oct. 29, 2006 ?C The Penn State women??s cross country team finished eighth overall with 222 points at the 2006 Big Ten Championships in Bloomington, Ind. Sunday morning. Indiana University hosted the event with Michigan capturing a first place finish with 52 points, followed by Wisconsin and Minnesota with 91 and 92 points, respectively.
Freshman Bridget Franek (Hiram, Ohio) led the way, pacing some of the top athletes in the nation on her way to a 17th place finish, just shy of All-Big Ten status. Franek was also the third-fastest freshman in the field. The rookie clocked a time of 21:16 on an extremely challenging Indiana course, setting a new personal best.
??I??m very proud of the way Bridget competed,?? said Head Coach Beth Alford-Sullivan. ??Everyone in front of her and even some behind her are All-Americans. She ran an extremely tough race; a great performance for a freshman.??
Freshman Cheryl Spring (The Woodlands, Texas) was Penn State??s second finisher, claiming 41st place in 22:23. Junior Sonja Hinish (Williamsburg, Pa.) finished third for the team and 53rd overall, with a solid effort of 22:46. Freshman Jessica Babcock (Irvine, Calif.) and sophomore Molly Ritter (Arendtsville, Pa.) rounded out the Top 60 runners, running 23:08 and 23:15, to finish 64th and 67th, respectively.
??I was very proud of the entire Penn State program today,?? said Alford-Sullivan. Both teams demonstrated poise and confidence in an extremely talented field and proved they can make an impact in the future.??
The Lion women travel to Lock Haven, Pa. for the 2006 NCAA Regional Championships on Nov. 11 to vie for a spot at the NCAA Championships.
2006 BIG 10 CROSS COUNTRY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- WOMEN TEAM RESULTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Michigan 1 2 9 18 22 (25) (32) = 52 ERIN WEBSTER, ALYSON KOHLMEIER, NICOLE EDWARDS, ARIANNE FIELD, CLAIRE OTWELL, KATIE GWYTHER, LISA UIBLE 2. Wisconsin 3 13 14 30 31 (36) (42) = 91 HANNA GRINAKER, KATRINA RUNDHAUG, A'HAVAHLA HAYNES, ASHLEY BENSON, SARAH HURLEY, MAGGIE HIPPMAN, EMILY POST 3. Minnesota 6 7 24 27 28 (33) (34) = 92 EMILY BROWN, LADIA ALBERTSON-JUNKANS, CHEEVER JAMIE, GABRIELE ANDERSON, ELIZABETH YETZER, AMY LASKOWSKE, HEATHER DORNIDEN 4. Michigan State University 4 11 15 26 45 (57) (58) = 101 ALISSA MCKAIG, MICHELLE RAFFERTY, NICOLE BUSH, KATIE KELLY, SARAH P PRICE, EMILY ADAMA, DIANE HAMILTON 5. Illinois 5 20 21 23 38 (39) (43) = 107 ANGELA BIZZARRI, STEPHANIE SIMMS, STEPHANIE BALIGA, CASSIE HUNT, MAGGIE CARROLL, SHANNON PHELAN, RACHEL HERNANDEZ 6. Iowa 8 12 16 35 41 (49) (54) = 112 MEGHAN ARMSTRONG, RACHEAL MARCHAND, DIANE NUKURI, KRISTA ANDERSON, JOLLY BURKE, JESSICA SCHMIDT, SHANNON STANLEY 7. Indiana 10 19 29 47 53 (55) (65) = 158 JESSICA GALL, LINDSAY HATTENDORF, WENDI ROBINSON, KELLEE LEMCKE, KRISTINA TRCKA, ASHLEY SOMMER, HAILEE ELMORE 8. Penn State 17 40 50 56 59 (62) (67) = 222 BRIDGET FRANEK, CHERYL SPRING, SONJA HINISH, JESSICA BABCOCK, MOLLY RITTER, JANELLE YOUNG, MEGHAN NOECKER 9. Ohio State University 37 44 46 61 64 (73) (76) = 252 SARAH FOSTER, RACHEL STICHTER, MELANIE PRICE, LAURA NEUFARTH, MELANIE GRIM, EMILY THOMPSON, BRITTANNIE HALL 10. Purdue 48 51 63 66 69 (74) = 297 AMYE ADCOCK, KATIE MORRICAL, JESSICA HAMPSON, CARRIE FETT, SARAH KLACZYNSKI, DANIELL EAGAN 11. Northwestern University 52 60 68 70 71 (72) (75) = 321 ALLISON KING, HILARY FORMAN, CARLY BROWN, BRITTA HELWIG, CELIA FRANKLIN, PAULINA GARCIA, DIANA BURK 2006 BIG 10 CROSS COUNTRY - WOMEN Place TmPl Name School Class Time Pace ===== ==== ====================== ============================== ========== ======= ===== 1 1 ERIN WEBSTER MICHIGAN JR 20:23 5:29 2 2 ALYSON KOHLMEIER MICHIGAN JR 20:35 5:32 3 3 HANNA GRINAKER WISCONSIN FR 20:39 5:34 4 4 ALISSA MCKAIG MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SO 20:42 5:34 5 5 ANGELA BIZZARRI ILLINOIS FR 20:49 5:36 6 6 EMILY BROWN MINNESOTA SR 20:52 5:37 7 7 LADIA ALBERTSON-JUNKAN MINNESOTA JR 20:53 5:37 8 8 MEGHAN ARMSTRONG IOWA JR 20:54 5:37 9 9 NICOLE EDWARDS MICHIGAN SO 20:59 5:39 10 10 JESSICA GALL INDIANA SR 21:01 5:39 11 11 MICHELLE RAFFERTY MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SR 21:04 5:40 12 12 RACHEAL MARCHAND IOWA JR 21:05 5:40 13 13 KATRINA RUNDHAUG WISCONSIN SR 21:08 5:41 14 14 A'HAVAHLA HAYNES WISCONSIN SR 21:11 5:42 15 15 NICOLE BUSH MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SO 21:15 5:43 16 16 DIANE NUKURI IOWA JR 21:16 5:43 17 17 BRIDGET FRANEK PENN STATE FR 21:16 5:43 18 18 ARIANNE FIELD MICHIGAN SR 21:18 5:44 19 19 LINDSAY HATTENDORF INDIANA SR 21:20 5:44 20 20 STEPHANIE SIMMS ILLINOIS SR 21:24 5:45 21 21 STEPHANIE BALIGA ILLINOIS FR 21:24 5:46 22 22 CLAIRE OTWELL MICHIGAN SO 21:32 5:48 23 23 CASSIE HUNT ILLINOIS SR 21:39 5:50 24 24 CHEEVER JAMIE MINNESOTA FR 21:41 5:50 25 25 KATIE GWYTHER MICHIGAN SR 21:43 5:51 26 26 KATIE KELLY MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY JR 21:51 5:53 27 27 GABRIELE ANDERSON MINNESOTA SO 21:55 5:54 28 28 ELIZABETH YETZER MINNESOTA FR 21:56 5:54 29 29 WENDI ROBINSON INDIANA SO 21:59 5:55 30 30 ASHLEY BENSON WISCONSIN 22:01 5:55 31 31 SARAH HURLEY WISCONSIN SO 22:02 5:56 32 32 LISA UIBLE MICHIGAN JR 22:02 5:56 33 33 AMY LASKOWSKE MINNESOTA FR 22:04 5:56 34 34 HEATHER DORNIDEN MINNESOTA FR 22:08 5:57 35 35 KRISTA ANDERSON IOWA FR 22:09 5:58 36 EILEEN CREUTZ MICHIGAN FR 22:11 5:58 37 36 MAGGIE HIPPMAN WISCONSIN FR 22:13 5:59 38 37 SARAH FOSTER OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FR 22:16 6:00 39 38 MAGGIE CARROLL ILLINOIS JR 22:18 6:00 40 39 SHANNON PHELAN ILLINOIS FR 22:19 6:00 41 40 CHERYL SPRING PENN STATE FR 22:23 6:02 42 41 JOLLY BURKE IOWA FR 22:26 6:02 43 42 EMILY POST WISCONSIN JR 22:28 6:03 44 43 RACHEL HERNANDEZ ILLINOIS JR 22:35 6:05 45 44 RACHEL STICHTER OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY SO 22:36 6:05 46 LIZ MENGYAN ILLINOIS SO 22:37 6:05 47 45 SARAH P PRICE MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SO 22:37 6:05 48 46 MELANIE PRICE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY SR 22:39 6:06 49 47 KELLEE LEMCKE INDIANA FR 22:40 6:06 50 JOSEY BELLIN WISCONSIN FR 22:41 6:06 51 48 AMYE ADCOCK PURDUE FR 22:42 6:06 52 49 JESSICA SCHMIDT IOWA JR 22:44 6:07 53 50 SONJA HINISH PENN STATE JR 22:46 6:07 54 THERESA BROKAW ILLINOIS FR 22:46 6:08 55 51 KATIE MORRICAL PURDUE FR 22:48 6:08 56 MEGAN DUWELL MINNESOTA FR 22:49 6:08 57 52 ALLISON KING NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SO 22:50 6:09 58 53 KRISTINA TRCKA INDIANA JR 22:53 6:09 59 54 SHANNON STANLEY IOWA SR 22:53 6:10 60 MOLLY ESCHE IOWA JR 22:56 6:10 61 55 ASHLEY SOMMER INDIANA SO 23:02 6:12 62 JENNIFER MORGAN MICHIGAN FR 23:06 6:13 63 ANN DETMER WISCONSIN JR 23:08 6:13 64 56 JESSICA BABCOCK PENN STATE FR 23:08 6:14 65 57 EMILY ADAMA MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY JR 23:13 6:15 66 58 DIANE HAMILTON MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY FR 23:15 6:15 67 59 MOLLY RITTER PENN STATE SO 23:15 6:15 68 CHRISSY SCHAEFER IOWA FR 23:18 6:16 69 60 HILARY FORMAN NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SO 23:19 6:16 70 61 LAURA NEUFARTH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FR 23:20 6:17 71 62 JANELLE YOUNG PENN STATE SO 23:23 6:17 72 KATIE HOWERY MINNESOTA JR 23:26 6:18 73 63 JESSICA HAMPSON PURDUE FR 23:31 6:20 74 64 MELANIE GRIM OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY JR 23:40 6:22 75 65 HAILEE ELMORE INDIANA FR 23:42 6:23 76 66 CARRIE FETT PURDUE JR 23:43 6:23 77 LEAH ELENBAAS MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY FR 23:46 6:24 78 67 MEGHAN NOECKER PENN STATE SO 23:49 6:25 79 68 CARLY BROWN NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SO 24:03 6:28 80 THERESEANN ZIMMERMAN MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY FR 24:07 6:29 81 69 SARAH KLACZYNSKI PURDUE FR 24:16 6:32 82 MAURA RATCLIFF INDIANA JR 24:19 6:32 83 KATHERINE FITZGERALD PENN STATE SO 24:21 6:33 84 70 BRITTA HELWIG NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY FR 24:22 6:33 85 71 CELIA FRANKLIN NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY JR 24:25 6:34 86 72 PAULINA GARCIA NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY FR 24:36 6:37 87 73 EMILY THOMPSON OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FR 24:41 6:38 88 74 DANIELL EAGAN PURDUE FR 24:43 6:39 89 75 DIANA BURK NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY FR 24:44 6:39 90 76 BRITTANNIE HALL OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY JR 24:49 6:41 91 MARIE GRABINSKI NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY JR 24:50 6:41 92 MALLORY ONIEL NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SR 25:07 6:45 93 LAURA PIPER OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY JR 25:19 6:49