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1999 Season Review

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1999 PENNSYLVANIA STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

KUTZTOWN, PA – Edinboro Univerity’s Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams swept the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships. Kutztown University hosted the championships at KU’s north campus course.

Women’s Results

    Edinboro’s women won the championship on KU’s 6,000 meter course with 39 points. Shippensburg placed second with 62, East Stroudsburg finished third with 114, Indiana placed fourth with 134, Millersville finished fifth with 138, and Kutztown placed sixth with 162. Today’s victory gives Edinboro its second-straight PSAC title win.
    Winning the PSAC title was Indiana’s Sara Raschiatore who finished in a time of 22.20.

    Kutztown’s Megan Seefeldt (so. Kirkwood/Solanco) placed second in a time of 22.31.  Other top finishers for KU included Maria Schoellkopf (so. Reading/Fleetwood) who finished 16th (23.28), Leanne Torchia (fr. New Cumberland/Trinity) who finished 28th (24.16), Hillary Shreffler (so. Perkasie/Pennridge) who placed 57th (25.18) and Kathy Shaldon (so. New Milford/Blue Ridge) who finished 59th (25.29).  

    Edinboro’s women dominated the top ten with Lisa Petsche finishing fourth in a time of 22.39. Gabriela Hnilkova placed fifth at 22.47, Kathy Breisch finished sixth at 22.49 while teammate Ashley Hansen placed ninth at 23.03.

    Shippensburg’s Sherri Gutherie placed third in a time of 22.34 while teammate Tammy Cauler placed 12th (23.15). Also placing for Shippensburg was Erica Klingensmith who was 13th (23.22) and Leeann Weaver who was 14th (23.26).

    Other individuals in the top 14 included East Stroudsburg’s Amy Walbert who finished seventh (22.51), Bloomsburg's Michelle Woylniec who placed eighth (22.51), Millersville’s Meghan Edmiston who was tenth (23.10) and East Stroudsburg’s Christel Hibbard who finished 11th (23.14).

    Shippensburg won the PSAC titles in 1996 and 1997 and Slippery Rock won in 1995. Edinboro adds this year’s win to four consecutive titles from 1991-1994 and last year’s victory as well.

Men’s Results

    Edinboro’s men tallied 43 points to win the PSAC title on KU’s 8,000 meter course. Lock Haven finished close behind in second with 45, while Shippensburg placed third with 92, Millersville was fourth with 105, East Stroudsburg was fifth with 132 and Kutztown finished sixth with 175. Today’s victory gives Edinboro its eighth-straight PSAC win.

    Edinboro was lead by standout Yimin Wu who claimed the title in a winning time of 25.05. Also placing for Edinboro was Tim Cron who placed sixth (25.43), Aaron Rowe who placed ninth (26.05), Bryan Lenzo who was 13th (26.28) and Ryan Kelly who finished 14th (26.30).

    Jim Carney of Millersville placed second in the competition with a time of 25.14 while teammate Stephen Pizzulli finished fifth in a time of 25.30.

    Steve Moyer of Lock Haven claimed third in a time of 25.19. Teammate Rob Mortensen finished close behind in fourth with a time of 25.26. Also placing for Lock Haven was Mike Gomes who was eighth (26.03) and Ryan Comstock who finished tenth (26.07).

    Other individuals in the top 14 included Erik Reers of Shippensburg who was seventh (25.52), Matt Stohl of East Stroudsburg who placed 11th (26.20) and Ean King of Clarion who finished 12th (26.27).

    Top finishers for KU included Greg Yerkes (fr. Fairless Hills/Harry S. Truman) who placed 18th (26.46), Phil Hoffken (fr. Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) who finished 32nd (27.19) and Jeremy Bellois (fr. Syosset, NY/Syosset) who placed 36th (27.23).

    Today’s championship victory was Edinboro’s eighth-straight PSAC win and they have now captured 15 of the last 16 PSAC titles.

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