Cross country teams wrap up 2010 season at NCAA Mideast Regional meet

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Juniata College women's cross country finished 17^th out of 45 squads while the men were 22^nd out of 47 at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Cross Country Championships, held Saturday morning at the Cooper's Lake Campground. 

Junior Jessica Koenig (Milford, Pa./Delaware Valley) was the top Juniata women's finisher, placing 48^th with a personal record time of 23:58.3 in the 6K event. Freshman Katrina Woods (Shirleysburg, Pa./Mount Union) was 53^rd with a time of 24:03.6, while sophomore Caroline Morgan (Havertown, Pa./Haverford Township) was 78^th by time, 77^th by points, with a mark of 24:34.3.

Outside the top 100, senior Megan McQuillan (Severna Park, Md./Seton Keough) was 121^st by time, 119^th by points, with a time of 25:24.4. Junior Casey Hoffman posted a time of 26:59.4, and was 208^th by time, 202^nd by points.

For the Juniata men, junior Ceth Parker (Sabillasville, Md./Catoctin) was the top finisher and the only one among the top 100 runners, finishing 73^rd with a time of 27:05.9 in the 8K race.

Freshman Nate Alter (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice) was 120^th with a mark of 27:50.6, followed by a cluster of three Juniata runners who finished within 15 seconds of each other. Junior Nik Klena (Franklin, Pa./Oil City) was 138^th with a mark of 28:05.0, while senior Steve Schmitt (New Providence, Pa./Solanco) finished 149^th in a time of 28:16.7.  Senior Kenny Goodfellow (Duncansville, Pa./Hollidaysburg) was 155^th with a time of 28:20.9.

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