Sept. 24, 2004

Quinnipiac Invitational Results

HAMDEN, CT (September 24, 2004) - The Sacred Heart men and women's cross country team's returned to action Friday afternoon, competing in the Quinnipiac Invitational in Hamden, the site of this years Northeast Conference Championship. The women finished fifth among a 12-team field while the men rounded out in ninth place among 13 teams.

The women were led by sophomore Kathleen Duffy (Monroe, CT) who recorded a career-best finish in fifth place with a time of 19:24.1. Junior Jenna Pisani (Vernon, NJ) grabbed a top-20 finish by placing 17th in a time of 20:10.5. Fellow junior Erin Kulasewski (West Warwick, RI) was 32nd clocking in at 20:41.2.

On the men's side, SHU's highest finisher was junior Tyler Arnett (Clinton, Corners, NY) who placed 44th with a time of 28:15.7. Not far behind were fellow juniors Robert Howard (Levittown, NY) who finished 49th in 28:22.5 and Robert Gill (Braintree, MA) who was 53rd in 28:35.5.

Both Pioneer teams are back in action next Saturday, October 2nd when they compete in the Fairfield University Invitational.

Women's Scores
1    NORTHEASTERN	48
2    QUINNIPIAC		49
3    YALE		90
4    MONMOUTH 		112
5    SACRED HEART	117
6    WAGNER		147
7    FAIRFIELD		181
8    ST. FRANCIS (NY)	246
9    NEW HAVEN		265
10    HARTFORD		269
11    LIU		328
12    FDU		335
Men's Scores
1    QUINNIPIAC		27
2    CONNECTICUT	30
3    MONMOUTH		138
4    URI		145
5    YALE		158
6    LIU		208
7    NORTHEASTERN	215
8    FAIRFIELD		231
9    SACRED HEART	248
10    ST. FRANCIS (NY)	265
11    WAGNER		268
12    HARTFORD		270