Berg, Statz lead Women's CC in Connecticut

6th of 17
at Conn. Coll. Inv. (W), October 15, 2011

Junior Taylor Berg and sophomore Erin Statz placed sixth and seventh in a field of 211 runners to lead the Tommie women's cross country team to sixth out of 17 teams at Saturday's Connecticut College Invite in Waterford, Ct.

Berg ran 22:43 and Statz clocked 23:47. Larissa Peyton took 40th in 23:38; Kayla Goeden finished 44th in 23:51; Shelby Yoakum placed 58th in 24:13; Laura Hamp placed 72nd in 24:41; Sarah McNamara was 86th in 24:56; and Melissa Engstrom was 95th in 25:09.

Two nationally-ranked teams placed in the top three after Division I Rutgers (48) -- Plattsburgh (56) and Tufts (64).

Team scores:

Rutgers 48, Plattsburgh State 56, Tufts 64, College of New Jersey 111, SUNY-Oneonta 140, St. Thomas 146, SUNY-New Paltz 222, Coast Guard 242, So. Connecticut State 275, Trinity (Ct.) 320, Connecticut College 325, Salve Regina 325, Mass.-Dartmouth 332, Bridgewater State 360, Assumption 473, Mitchell 528, Caldwell 556  

Click here for complete results:

http://www.coolrunning.com/results/11/ct/Oct15_ConnCo_set1.shtml