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CEDAR CREST HARRIERS TAKE FOURTH IN  WET AND WILD PAC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP

Philadelphia, PA (October 27, 2007) – The Cedar Crest College women’s cross country team earned an impressive fourth place finish at the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Championship meet held at Fairmount Park’s Belmont Plateau 5K course on a monsoon-like Saturday afternoon. 

Cedar Crest, which was picked to finish fourth in the PAC pre-season poll, earned 114 points for a fourth place finish out of 10 teams.  Marywood University claimed the top spot with 39 points, followed by Misericordia, which posted 42 points on the day.  Gwynedd-Mercy finished third with 52 points.  Eastern University (126), Immaculata University (168), and Alvernia College (183) rounded out the top point-scoring teams.  Cabrini College, Neumann College, and Centenary College did not score. 

Freshman Kristen Geisinger finished in the top-spot for the Falcons in 22nd place overall in a time of 24:05.  Graduate student Renee Crane posted a 25th place finish in a time of 24:39, while sophomore Tasha Jones added a time of 25:34, which was good for 29th place overall. 

Junior Thersia Ault came in 31st overall in a time of 25:59 and sophomore Samantha Barbato finished the race in a time of 27:04 for 42nd place. 

The Falcons were running without senior standout Lauren Sanders, who sustained an injury earlier in the week. 

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