Mary Ellen Uschold placed 33rd at the Syracuse Orange Classic |
On a windy Saturday morning, the Niagara University men’s and women’s cross country teams finished fourth and fifth, respectively, at the 2003 Orange Classic, hosted by Syracuse University.
The men’s team totaled 113 points to finish fourth in the field of five, and was once again led by freshman Tom Caracci (Tully, N.Y.) who posted a time of 30:44 in the 8,000-meter race. Caracci placed 30th to lead the Purple Eagles in their season opener at Colgate University (Sept. 6), and improved one spot to finish 29th at Syracuse.
Team co-captains Dan Pace (Cazenovia, N.Y.) and Paul Elliott (Rochester, N.Y.) finished just behind Caracci, placing 33rd and 35th, respectively.
After being sidelined with a foot injury early in the season, sophomore Rocco Paone (Syracuse, N.Y) posted a time of 32:41 in his first competition of the year. Gary Raby (Lewiston, N.Y.), Dave Hamilton (Buffalo, N.Y.) and Chris Smith (Niagara Falls, N.Y.) rounded out the field for the Purple Eagles.
On the women’s side, senior captain Becca Warmack (Idaho Springs, Colo.) placed 31st to lead the team with a time of 22:35. Following closely behind Warmack was the team’s only other senior, Mary Ellen Uschold (Spencerport, N.Y.). Uschold, competing in her first year of collegiate cross country, posted a time of 22:44 to place 33rd.
The team’s lone freshman, Katelyn Primomo, posted a time of 22:58 to place 36th. Carrie Hoestermann (Spencerport, N.Y.), Mary Pieklo (Hornell, N.Y.), Christina Newlands (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) and Kelly Ryan (Marathon, N.Y.) all posted solid times in the team’s second meet of the year, in which they totaled 141 points to finish fifth in the field of five.
Both teams compete next Friday, as they travel to Bucknell University to compete in the Gulden Invitational beginning at 5 p.m. in Lewisburg, Pa.
