Several alert men's alums who closely follow our program have asked about our women's distance team -- specifically, our leaders from cross country who led us to arguably the most successful fall in school history (or pretty darn close, anyway). Well. The injury bug and some bad luck have struck.
1. Addie DiFrancesco is suffering from an Achilles injury that has been deemed season-ending. She is cross-training hard and rehabbing. We are hoping to have her back at full strength for outdoor track.
2. Kathryn Sheehan has been diagnosed with bilateral compartment syndrome. She is scheduled to have surgery on both legs in mid-March. She is out for all of indoors and outdoors. We are hoping she can resume running by early May and be at 100 percent for 2010 cross country. I'm not too well-versed in this injury, but Coach Chuck had it in college and had surgery, so he alertly helped point her in the right direction in terms of a diagnosis. Once fixed, it is good for life and never recurs, from what I am told.
3. Brittany Burns is having an outer shin issue that she has been able to cross-train through. She has been hitting the treadmill lately and may race as early as this weekend in Boston. Since she redshirted last winter, there is no season to "save" so we are hoping she can race as soon as she is healthy and fit to go.
Our women's team is loaded up with a lot of middle-distance runners now and that is where we are focusing our energies at meets the next couple of meets, for the most part.
Valentine meet at BU is next. Women race on Friday. Men race on Saturday. More details to follow later in the week.
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