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 Trevon Rainford, La Salle |
Oct. 29, 2008
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The first two of 21 Atlantic 10 team champions will be crowned on Saturday, Nov. 1, with the running of the 2008 Atlantic 10 Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships on Charlotte's Campus Course.
The 20th annual Women's Cross Country Championship will begin at 10:00am. La Salle seized its fourth consecutive A-10 crown last year with 52 points, while runner-up Richmond amassed 82 points. Pacing the Explorers on the 5,000-meter course will be senior Mary Clare Parrott, who finished 22nd overall a year ago, and freshmen Stephanie Bearish and Caitlin Storbeck. Vying for its first league title since 2003, Richmond is led by three-time Performer of the Week selection Nicol Traynor, who garnered All-Conference honors a year ago after placing 11th. Among those seeking to take home the individual crown include three-time All-Conference selections Aja Jackson of Charlotte and Saint Joseph's Andrea Florida, as well as three-time A-10 Performer of the Week honoree Maureen Bulgrin of Dayton.
Joining Charlotte, Dayton, La Salle, Richmond and Saint Joseph's in the quest for the 2008 title include Duquesne, Fordham, George Washington, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Saint Louis, Temple and Xavier.
The 31st annual Men's Cross Country Championship will begin at 10:45am on the 8,000-meter course. Last year, the La Salle men claimed their second consecutive title and sixth in the past seven years after placing four runners in the top 15 to turn aside runner-up Richmond, 37-54. Leading the Explorers will be junior Trevon Rainford and senior Korey Edwards, both members of the 2007 Atlantic 10 All-Conference team after finishing fourth and fifth, respectively, last year. Looking to carry over the momentum from its best finish in program history, Richmond is led by junior Andrew Benford, who placed sixth overall in 2007. In addition, two-time All-Atlantic 10 honorees Mike Andersen of Dayton and Charlotte's Adu Dentamo will be vying to become their program's first-ever individual champions.
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Joining Charlotte, Dayton, La Salle and Richmond in the hunt for the 2008 crown will be Duquesne, Fordham, George Washington, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph's, Saint Louis, Temple and Xavier.
The Atlantic 10 Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships are the first two of 21 championships to be held this year - six of which will take place in the fall. The 2008 Women's Soccer Championship (Nov. 6-9) will be held at Robert R. Hermann Stadium at Saint Louis, while Geasey Field, on the campus of Temple University, will be the setting for the Field Hockey Championship (Nov. 7-8). The A-10 Men's Soccer Championship (Nov. 13-16) will be held at Duquesne's Rooney Field, and the Women's Volleyball Championship (Nov. 21-23) will take place at Chaifetz Arena on the campus of Saint Louis University.
For complete coverage of the 2008 Atlantic 10 Cross Country Championships, including live audio and video streaming, log on to www.atlantic10.org
