Women's Cross Country at Iona Meet of Champions
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Sept. 27, 1998
VAN CORTLAND PARK, NY - Junior Janelle Kraus led the 14th-ranked Wake Forest women's cross country team to its third consecutive victory on Saturday at the Iona Meet of Champions in Van Cortland Park, N.Y. Kraus won the individual title for the third consecutive race, clearing the 5,000 meter course in a time of 17:35 and ahead of the other 189 runners in the race. An All-American last fall, Kraus now owns seven individual titles in her career.
The Demon Deacons scored 30 points in the meet, finishing first among the 21 teams in the field. Wake Forest finished ahead of second place Dartmouth (42 points), the 3rd-ranked team in the country according to the most recent Cross Country Coaches Association Poll. Junior Emily Selvidio placed second with a time of 18:04, while junior Jill Snyder (6th, 18:17) and sophomore Kelly Brady (7th, 18:22) posted Top 10 finishes as well. Senior Amy Wallace (14th, 18:34) and senior Becky Pollock (20th, 18:41) rounded out Wake Forest's top finishers. The women's cross country squad will next be in action at the Wake Forest Invitational on October 3.
Women'S Cross Country Results1. Wake Forest 32 11. Kentucky 355 2. Dartmouth 42 12. Fordham 362 3. Penn State 115 13. Delaware 363 4. Oklahoma 149 14. Kansas 381 5. Princeton 165 15. Stony Brook 448 6. Army 176 16. LIU 478 7. Harvard 193 17. St. Peter's 539 8. Air Force 204 18. Siena 558 9. St. Joseph's 210 19. NY Maritime 624 10. Massachusetts 214 20. Iona & USMMA INC
Individual Results 1. Janelle Kraus (WF) 17:35 2. Emily Selvidio (WF) 18:04 3. Annie Devlin (Dart) 18:06 4. Lara Niell (Dart) 18:07 5. Stacie Bouchard (PSU) 18:08 6. Jill Snyder (WF) 18:17 7. Kelly Brady (WF) 18:22
14. Amy Wallace (WF) 18:34 20. Becky Pollock (WF) 18:41 44. Alison Anibaldi (WF) 19:12 52. Alison Guiney (WF) 19:19
