Women's ECAC results, some commentary

Team standings, ECAC University Division

1. Marist 85, 2. Albany 119, 3. Towson 137, 4. Binghamton 147, 5. Sacred Heart 188, 6. UNH 199, 7. Loyola 206, 8. Rider 208, 9. Monmouth 217, 10. Fordham 233, 11. George Mason 297, 12. Mansfield 342, 13. Holy Cross 342, 14. Seton Hall 378, 15. Fairfield 384, 16. Colgate 389, 17. VCU 408, 18. St. John’s 411, 19. Hofstra 512, 20. Siena 513

Marist individual results (5,000 meters)

5- Addie DiFrancesco 17:51.8 *school record, 5km cross country; **ECAC All-East
7-Brittany Burns 18:12.5 *ECAC All-East
15-Kathryn Sheehan 18:38.2 *ECAC All-East
28-Erin O’Reilly 18:59.8
33-Katie Messina 19:09.0
37-Julie Hudak 19:14.1
40-Sarah Parsloe 19:18.0
83-Jillian Corley 19:57.4
86-Kara Lightowler 19:59.2
94-Kelley Hanifin 20:01.9
99-Briana Crowe 20:05.3
108-Sarah Keating 20:15.4

Coaches Association Race (5,000 meters)

3-Laura Lindsley 19:50.0
7-Alyson O’Brien 20:05.3
11-Rebecca Denise 20:26.4
12-Dayna McLaughlin 20:35.1
13-Katie Topalian 20:35.4
15-Dana Boscarino 20:45.1
16-Colleen Smith 20:48.7
20-Kim Bartlett 21:00.1
23-Kelley Gould 21:09.7
25-Shannon Farrell 21:21.0
29-Rachel Lichtenwalner 21:32.9
30-Rachel Bremer 21:35.1

Commentary on team standings: Obviously, it does not get any better than this. We had the strongest 4-5-6-7 runners in the field, and that was that. Coach Chuck set three goals for the season-ending championships, and this enabled us to achieve them all. Nicely done!

Commentary on individual performances: Great job by Addie with a record-breaking time! Great way for Brit to go out as a graduating senior. Kathryn and Katie weren't feeling 100 percent, but they did their jobs superbly. Erin O'Reilly capped off a remarkable freshman season. Julie Hudak had a great bounce-back race and was a great leader for this team! Sarah Parsloe saved her best for last, wow! As far as the rest of the team, there were several strong performances and almost universally excellent times on a course that was not as easy as it appeared; certainly less challenging than the MAAC 6km, but not the pancake-flat/fast road race of Albany.

Again, it's not often days like this come along, and we should all enjoy it for what it is, and what it was.

Lastly, it was great for Phil to be there to witness this. His legacy and lineage still remain with this team, and he is still very much a part of our family. Thanks for riding in the van with me, it made the trips both ways seem very quick indeed.

Coming tomorrow: Updates from the Philly Marathon (Luke Shane) and Philly Half Marathon (Rolek).

Thanks as always for reading.