Young Leads Women's Cross-Country To Strong Showing At UMass-Dartmouth

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N. DARTMOUTH, Mass., Sept. 18. 2004 – Springfield College Junior Meg Young (Hurley, N.Y) led the women’s cross-country team to a 14th-place finish out of 33 schools at the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational.

Blazing through the grueling five-kilometer course in a time of 19:03, Young finished 13th overall out of 255 runners. Junior Jessica Zaccaro (Washingtonville, N.Y.) placed 59th (20:18), and freshmen Alyssa Brigham (Penacook, N.H.) finished in 20:50 to place 86th overall. Behind Brogham were junior Sara Tyman (West Suffield, Conn.) (113th, 21:15) and sophomore Jackie Knoblock (Plymouth, Mass.) (119th, 21:19).

SC senior Pat De Rocco (Utica, N.Y.) was the first Pride runner to cross the finish line, placing 60th out of 236 runners at the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational on Saturday.

In a race that had deplorable conditions due to the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan, DeRocco covered the eight-kilometer course in 27:12. DeRocco was followed by sophomore Pat Gann (Guilford, Conn.), who finished 68th with a time of 27:18. Senior co-captain Steve Wilson (West Hartford, Conn.) was third among SC runners placing 106th overall (28:07). As a team, the Pride placed 17th among the 29 participating schools.

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Jim Pennington enters his 26th season as head coach of the Springfield College women’s cross country and track and field teams in 2008-2009. Under Pennington’s direction, the Pride has recorded seven top 20 finishes at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Championships, and seven top 15 finishes at the NCAA Cross Country Championships. Read more.

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