Kutztown University Women

Kutztown University Women’s Cross Country

Saturday, November 20, 2004

At NCAA Division II Championships

University of Southern Indiana

Univ. of Southern Indiana Championship Website

EVANSVILLE, IN – Kutztown’s women’s cross country team placed 18th at the NCAA Division II National Championships at the University of Southern Indiana Saturday.

KU scored 419 team points for the 18th place finish, a one-spot improvement for the Golden Bears over their previous two showings at the national event. KU placed 19th in 2000 and 2001, the only other times the Bears had advanced to the championship.

Molly Lare paced the Golden Bears, placing 51st overall with a time of 23:21.9 on the 6K course. Madonna Patterson (93rd) ran a 24:12.2, while Chelsea Thomas (94th) ran a 24:12.6. Danielle Mousley (125th/24:38.8) and Stephanie Williams (150th/25:16.0) rounded out KU’s scorers.

Adams State won the team title with 31 points. Edinboro (PA) was second with 101.

Team Standings
1. 31 Adams State, 2. 101 Edinboro, 3. 134 Western State, 4. 171 Grand Valley State, 5. 215 Kennesaw State, 6. 219 Cal State Chico, 7. 234 Northern Michigan, 8. 242 Tampa, 9. 277 Harding, 10. 322 Central Missouri State, 11. 327 South Dakota, 12. 330 North Florida, 13. 346 Ashland , 14. 350 Stonehill, 15. 355 North Dakota, 16. 356 Colorado-Colorado Springs, 17. 382 California at San Diego, 18. 419 Kutztown, 19. 441 Wisconsin-Parkside, 20. 453 Truman State, 21. 489 Alaska Anchorage,
22. 544 Massachusetts Lowell , 23. 676 Mars Hill, 24. 699 Wingate

Individual Champion: Chelsea Smith (Brigham Young-Hawaii) 21:33.0

Individual Kutztown Results (18th/24)
Place* Name                Time
51 Molly Lare          23:21.9
93 Madonna Patterson   24:12.2
94 Chelsea Thomas      24:12.6
125 Danielle Mousley    24:38.8
150   Stephanie Williams  25:16.0
164   Amanda Grant        25:43.2
168 Desiree Bower       25:48.8

*actual finish