University of Connecticut Athletics
Women's Cross Country Competes at BIG EAST Championship
10/31/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
BRONX, N.Y. (October 31, 2008) – The University of Connecticut women’s cross country team finished in 12th place at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championship on Friday afternoon.
The Huskies were led by Meghan Bowden (Tyngsboro, Mass.) who was the Huskies' top finisher in the championship race with the 62nd finish. Freshman Courtney Dinnan (Hamden, Conn.) was the second UConn runner to cross the finish line as she took the 71st spot with a time of 23:05.
Villanova won the BIG EAST Championship title with 40 points, their first championship title since 1998, as West Virginia and Georgetown rounded out the top three teams with 48 and 74 points, respectively. UConn finished with 369 among the 16 teams competing.
West Virginia's Marie Loui Asselin took the top spot with a time of 20:10 while her Mountaineers and the Villanova Wildcats held the top five spots in the race. The Wildcats' Frances Koons took second with a time of 20:13.
The Huskies will return to action on Saturday, Nov. 15 for the NCAA Regional Championship. The time and place of the regional championship is yet to be determined.
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