Cross Country Hosts First Home Meet This Season
September 13, 2007
WATERBURY, Conn.-The Post University men's and
women's cross country teams open the 2007 home portion of its
schedule this afternoon with a tri-meet against the University of
Bridgeport and Caldwell College.
The race will take place at Hop Brook Lake Park in Middlebury,
Conn., and the gun for both races is slated to go off at 3:30 p.m.
This will be the first race for the Post men's cross country
team, as the women's team took part in a tri-meet with Caldwell and
Dominican College last week at Dominican.
Last week, the women's team was led by Quistara
Letona who finished 10th overall with a time of
23:15 over the 5,000-meter course. Jamie Salvesen
was second on the team and 12th overall, cross the
finish line with a time of 23:54. Megan Oates
rounded out the top three for the Eagles with a 24:15.
Jenna Salvesen recorded a 26:19 and
Amanda Prince posted a 34:11 for the Eagles in the
race.
The men's team returns Tim McCarthy who
finished 21st overall at last season's CACC
Championships. Matt Mehlhouse was second on the
team, and Ryan Strauss cracked the top three for
the Eagles in the race. As a team, Post finished ninth overall,
moving up one spot from the previous season.
Following this afternoon's race, the Eagles will travel to
Philadelphia, for the Philly Metro meet, on Saturday, September 22.
The race will be held at the Belmont Plateau, which will serve as
the site of the CACC Championships on Saturday, Oct. 20.