2006 Meet Recaps

The Lady Bearcats opened up the 2006 schedule on the right foot, taking the overall title at Westminster College's Fisher Invitational for the second straight year.

With a score of 44, Saint Vincent took the team title ahead of Alderson-Broaddus (67) and Gannon (76).

Rounding out the team scores were Seton Hill (152), Penn State-Behrend (161), Franciscan (176), Westminster (209) and Bethany (248).

Individually, the Lady Bearcats were led by Laura Magnuson, who finished in second place overall with a time of 19:46.  Tess Jones was the second Lady Bearcat to cross the finish line (5th overall), doing so in 19:53. Kara Shirley (19:58; 6th overall), Amanda Connell (20:30; 16th), and freshman Kelsey Sullivan (20:38; 17th) rounded out the top five Saint Vincent finishers.

"It was a real good performance," said SVC coach Tom Harbert, "especially considering the muddy conditions.  You couldn't ask for a better way to start the season."

Other schools participating in the event included Bethany, Franciscan, Hiram, Penn State-Behrend, Seton Hill, Pitt-Greensburg, Walsh, and the host team, Westminster.

For the second consecutive week, the Lady Bearcats took first place as a team, capturing the title at the California (PA) University Invitational. 

Saint Vincent finished in first place with 21 points, followed by Mercyhurst (42), Cal (93), Westminster (102), and Point Park (164).

It was a dominant performance for coach Tom Harbert's Lady Bearcats, as Saint Vincent runners took five of the first seven places, and seven of the top 13.

Laura Magnuson was the top individual finisher for SVC, crossing the finish line in 20:40, being edged out for first place overall by what Harbert described as "maybe the length of her shoe."

Saint Vincent's Tess Jones took third overall, with a time of 20:45, while teammates Kara Shirley finished fourth (20:50), Amanda Connell fifth (21:07), and Kelsey Sullivan seventh (21:30). 

The Lady Bearcats' Rachel Gregory finished 11th overall, crossing the line in 22:33, while Laura Ziegenfus finished with a 22:30, good for 13th place.

"We kept a nice, tight pack the entire time," said Harbert, "and they finished strong."

The Lady Bearcats looked to build upon their strong start of the 2006 season, traveling to South Bend, IN to participate in the National Catholic Invitational, hosted by Notre Dame (IN).

Coach Tom Harbert's squad finished 10th out of 34 teams (including NCAA Division-I competition), and fourth out of 19 squads in the small college division, despite the absence of one of its best runners in junior Tess Jones.

Leading the way for the Lady Bearcats was Kara Shirley, who finished in 52nd overall (all divisions) and 12th out of 170 in the small college division with a time of 20:05.

Kelsey Sullivan was the second SVC runner to cross the finish line, doing so in 20:09.  Laura Magnuson turned in a 20:14, Amanda Connell 20:55, and Rachel Gregory 21:53.  Each of the five finished within the top 50 in the small college division.

In that division, Bellarmine College took first as a team with a score of 110, followed by Loras (129), John Carroll (130), SVC (169), and St. Xavier (213).

Women's 5k Results:

1. Geneva College               49
2. Saint Vincent College         54
3. Carnegie-Mellon University   64
4. Waynesburg College           84
5. Seton Hill University          129
6. Franciscan University        159
7. California University of PA  172
8. Westminster College          227
9. Point Park University        245
10. Lake Erie College           529
11. U of Pitt, Johnstown       INC
12. LaRoche College             INC
13. Davis & Elkins College      INC

119 runners
1. Tess Jones, St. Vincent 19:53
2. Demetria Kowtsourais, Geneva 20:04
3. Kara Shirley, St. Vincent 20:08

TESS JONES
SVC
19:57
DEMETRIA KOUTSOURAIS
GEN
20:04
KARA SHIRLEY
SVC
20:08
BETH BARTOLOMEO
GEN
20:11
AMELIA UPPGAARD
FRAN
20:18
HALLIE ESPEL
CMU
20:29
MEGAN GROVER
WAY
20:32
REBECCA VANREGENMORTER
GEN
20:35
CAROLYN CLAYTON
CMU
20:38
KELSEY SULLIVAN
SVC
20:39
ANDRA SANDERS
SHU
20:47
DANIELLE SEDLACK
CMU
20:49
AMANDA CONNELL
SVC
20:50
SUSAN FLETCHER
GEN
20:52
JANET CARSON
WAY
21:03
LAURA LEMOINE
SHU
21:07
MICHELLE PROPST
WAY
21:17
CARRIE KMETZO
CMU
21:24
JERRI CASTILLO
CMU
21:28
HALEY HINDS
WAY
21:36
MARSHA MILLER
GEN
21:38
SARA MORRISON
GEN
21:41
NICOLE OKERLUND
GEN
21:44
KATIE GRAFF
SHU
21:47
KATIE WEKO
WAY
21:50
KRISTI HEIDKAMP
CAL
21:56
RACHEL GREGORY
SVC 
21:57
LIZ BEARDSLY
WEST
21:58
STEPH MIKLOS
CAL
22:01
CHRISSY KRUTZ
CMU
22:02
ANNA LENHART
CMU
22:16
CARLY SADOLF
PP
22:24
STEF PENN
CMU
22:27
LAUREN ZIEGENFUS
SVC
22:30
LEANNA STITT
WEST
22:31
SARAH KNOB
FRANC
22:33
AMANDA EVERETT
WEST
22:37
KIERSTON ZAJAC
CAL U
22:37
MAUREEN TANG
CMU
22:38
ERIN GAGNON
CMU
22:40
RACHEL KARPENCY
SVC
22:44
MEAGAN BUGALA
WAY
22:47
EMMA WAGNER
FRANC
22:54
TYLER MYERS
CMU
22:55
CAROLINE JONES
SHU
22:57
CHELSEA MCKINNEY
UPJ
23:00
KELLY CUNNINGHAM
SVC
23:02
DINA MANNARINO
WAY
23:05
KATIE BASTINE
CMU
23:07
KRISTY HARTBAUER
SVC
23:08
KATHY STODOLA
SVC
23:13
BRIGID HUGHES
FRANC
23:14
ANNE STADLER
SHU
23:17
EMILY ZIEGLER
CAL U
23:18
MICHELLE BASTRICA
WEST
23:22
SIENA FRANK
SHU
23:24
TAUSHA VARNER
SVC
23:30
ANNA PERMYASCHUKIN
CAL U
23:41
CAROL MCKENZIE
D & E
23:42
KELLY BRIDGES
SVC
23:44
RACHEL PERRY
CMU
23:46
HOLLY KISTLER
SHU
23:47
PATTY MAGGIO
SVC
23:49
DEBBIE SWEIGART
GEN
23:51
KIM LENGGIERE
FRANC
23:55
ASHLEY BAKELMUN
CMU
23:59
MELISSA WAGNER
D & E
24:04:00
DIANA WARD
FRANC
24:13:00
ERIN LANGERBACHER
SVC
24:14:00
ASHLEY BOWER
SVC
24:22:00
MEGAN WOOTON
WAY
24:22:00
AMY CARROLL
WEST
24:22.1
AUDREY MOLIDER
FRANC
24:23:00
KATHY EDDY
FRANC
24:33:00
BERNADETTE SUKLEY
FRANC
24:34:00
CHELSEA TERTTEL
SHU
24:37:00
SHALYN EAKIN
WEST
24:39:00
NATALIE KUCZMA
WAY 
24:41:00
AUDREY RICE
FRANC
24:45:00
BECKY KEEFER
SHU
24:49:00
TARA RENNINGER
LAR
24:50:00
RHONDA WILLIAMS
SVC
24:58:00
GINA GAMBERONI
SVC
25:04:00
SADIE CLIFFORD
D & E
25:16:00
MARIA COLEMAN
FRANC
25:19:00
ABIGAIL OTT
WAY
25:30:00
JULIE KROMER
SVC
25:39:00
LAUREN WOODY
WAY
25:41:00
KIM EVERHART
SVC
25:51:00
JODI CARO
SVC
25:56:00
MELISSA GRECO
LAKE E
25:58:00
TOVAH ABRAMS
LAKE E
26:03:00
SARA KALADISH
FRANC
26:16:00
TARA KARNS
SVC
26:17:00
DEBRA GILL
D & E
26:20:00
MEGAN IVORY
SVC
26:24:00
AMANDA HESS
SVC
26:29:00
CAITLIN VICKERY
GEN
26:30:00
KATIE DONALDSON
SHU
26:59:00
NATALIE ALLEN
WAY
27:02:00
ZURI KNIGHT
CAL U
27:10:00
LINDSEY STANKIEWICZ
WEST
27:21:00
CARRERA MANFREDI
UPJ
27:25:00
AHSLEY HAWK
WAY
27:41:00
HEATHER ABERNETHY
PP
28:05:00
AMANDA WASHBURN
SHU
28:24:00
ANDREA DENNISTON
SHU
28:29:00
KIM BOYLAN
FRANC
28:33:00
ERICA JURECKSON
PP
29:26:00
NATALIE CASTAGNERO
UPJ
29:29:00
UDO NWSO
LAR
30:01:00
VINIQUE CHARLTON
LAR
30:26:00
SARA REMINGTON
LAKE E
31:07:00
JORDAN VOIGT
LAKE E
31:10:00
JENNA COSTELLO
SHU
31:28:00
MONIQUE DALTON
PP
31:43:00
RACQUEL JACKSON
PP
32:27:00
JORDAN EARLY
WEST
34:26:00
SHANNON FRANKLIN
LAKE E
39:14:00

The Lady Bearcats traveled to central Pennsylvania to compete in the always competitive Dickinson College Invitational.

Two races were run, a 6k and a 4k, and the Lady Bearcats finished a combined eighth out of 27 teams.

In the short race, freshman Rachel Gregory led the way for the Lady Bearcats, finishing in 17:06, good for 68th place out of 162 runners.  Another freshman, Kathy Stodola, was the second SVC runner to cross the line, doing so in 17:10 and 71st place.  Rachel Karpency (17:14/76th place), Kristy Hartbauer (17:22/84th), and Kelly Cunningham (17:31/88th) round out the top finishers for the Lady Bearcats.

In the 6k race, SVC finished in sixth place as a team, despite being without the services of its top two runners in Laura Magnuson and Tess Jones.

Kara Shirley paced all Lady Bearcat finishers, completing the course in 24:21, good for 28th place out of 140 runners. Kelsey Sullivan finished three spots behind Shirley with a 24:26, while Amanda Connell placed 37th (24:33) and Lauren Ziegenfus 72nd.  

"I thought we did very well today," said Lady Bearcat coach Tom Harbert.  "It was a very, very tight pack the whole way through, and our top three runners finished 12 seconds apart.  You can't get much closer than that.

The Lady Bearcats, led by senior Kara Shirley, finished 7th among 20 teams in the Gettysburg Invitational.

Shirley finished 14th overall, timed in 23:45 in the 6K race.  Tess Jones also posted a solid finish, coming in 19th among 191 runners, timed in 24:01.

The University of Saint Thomas won the event, followed by Johns Hopkins, Loyola, Washington & Lee, Gettysburg, Mary Washington, and SVC. 

The Bearcat women finished second in the Invitational portion of the PAC Conference Meet, held at the Greene County Airport in Waynesburg, PA.

The women’s cross country team scored 58 points, second to Geneva (32).  Grove City, Waynesburg, Westminster, Bethany, Thomas More (incomplete team) and Washington & Jefferson (inc) rounded out the scoring.

Kara Shirley finished second overall in the 6K race, timed in 24:29.  Tess Jones and Laura Magnuson, who returned to action after missing several meets due to an injury, also earned Coaches Awards by finishing in the top 14.  The top SVC runners were:

Kara Shirley (2nd overall, 24:29)
Tess Jones (8th, 25:01)
Laura Magnuson (13th, 25:55)
Kelsey Sullivan (17th, 26:04)
Amanda Connell (18th, 26:11)
Lauren Ziegenfus (28th, 27:14)
Rachel Gregory (32nd, 27:40)

Due to its provisional status in the NCAA, Saint Vincent was not included in the official PAC Championship scoring.

For complete results, click here:
http://www.pacathletics.org/xcpac06.pdf

Coach Tom Harbert's Lady Bearcats finished 10th among 35 teams at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Championships, held at Williams College in Massachusetts.

Kara Shirley finished her SVC career with a 25th place finish, timed in 24:00, to lead the team.  She missed a top-15 finish by just 17 seconds.

Laura Magnuson ran 39th in the field of 242 runners with a 24:28 effort.  Kelsey Sullivan was 44th (24:31), Amanda Connell was 95th (26:00), Lauren Ziegenfus finished 102nd (26:18), Rachel Gregory was 122nd (26:44) and Kristy Hartbauer was 138th (27:08).