November 12, 2011

Women's XC 26th at Regionals

Sophomore Krisztina Dearborn led the Blue Devils with a 99th place finish.

The Central Connecticut women's cross country team finished 26^th at the 2011 NCAA Cross Country Regional on Saturday. The Blue Devils were one of 36 teams in the field for the meet, which was run on the Audubon Golf Course near the campus of the University of Buffalo.

The Blue Devils were led by sophomore Krisztina Dearborn and 2011 Northeast Conference Champion Alasia Griebel. Dearborn was the team's top finisher coming in 99^th with a time of 22:58.6. Griebel came across the line 121^st with a 23:17.7 performance.

Sophomore Elizabeth Eberhardt finished 151^st with a 23:48.0 performance. She was followed by senior Amanda Asaro and freshman Shannon McBride. Asaro finish 179^th in a time of 24:18.6. McBride finished 188^th with a 24:30.0 time.

Senior Sara Larkin and freshman Megan MacBryde displaced for the Blue Devils. Larkin placed 220^th and MacBryde finished 231^st.

The Blue Devils will return to action next weekend at the IC4A/ECAC Championships. That event will be held at Van Cortland Park in Bronx, NY.