Race Report - Harry Anderson
Invitational, Rochester NY, 9/27/08
The Lady Vees cross-country running team traveled to Rochester,
New York, to compete in the 20th annual Harry Anderson
invitational this weekend, and came back with both the
individual and team titles.
Rookie Gracie Tetzlaff (Trenton) placed
first, running the 5k event in a time of 18:41. She was
closely followed by a strong Vees contingent that placed
four runners in the top six positions. Rookie Emma Tallman
(Manitoulin) placed third in 18:53, Madeleine Woods (Sudbury)
placed fourth in 18:58, Maggie Robins (Port Perry) placed
sixth in 19:36, with Hilary Kilbreath (Belleville) rounding
out the scoring in 17th place with a 20:23. The times
for all five runners were personal bests.
Laurentian's team score of 31 points placed
them ahead of the University of Rochester's 56 points
and Roberts Wesleyan's 73. The race included 85 runners
from from eight teams, including seven Division III NCAA
universities.
" This was a huge team record,"
said assistant coach, Darren Jermyn. "We've never
had three runners under 19 minutes in the same race. Seven
girls ran personal bests and our team average time of
19:19 shatters our old best-ever average of 19:55"
Other Vees runners included Katie Maziarski
in 21st, Mathilde Demory in 23rd, Daniel Henry in 24th,
Celeste Woods in 42nd, Stephanie Flieler in 43rd, Jessica
Nanne in 50th, and Becky Van Zeyl in 61st place.
Laurentian took an early lead, moving five
girls into the lead pack at the one kilometer mark. The
course then wound through a section of wooded trails and
by the time there was only a mile to go, Tetzlaff and
Robert Wesleyan's Michelle Brandt had separated themselves
from the group with Brandt leading Tetzlaff by 10 metres.
Tallman and Woods were running together 10 seconds behind,
followed by Robins who was making a break from her group
and Kilbreath and Maziarki, who were working together
a minute behind Robins.
Tetzlaff made her break with one kilometer
to go, surging past Brandt, while Tallman charged hard
from behind on her finishing kick, narrowly beating teammate
Madeleine Woods and pulling to within five seconds of
the second-place Wesleyan runner.
"The girls had a breakthrough race.
We keyed off each other and really pushed each other to
a new level," said Vees co-captain, Woods.
"It's a lot of fun to bring home the
team trophy and four top-10 T-shirts," said head
coach Dick Moss. "But the girls really deserve it.
They've been absolutely hammering their workouts this
year, and our rookies have been competing like seasoned
vets."
Laurentian's next race is the Mustang Open in London
on October 9th.
Individual Results - Laurentian
1. Gracie Tetzlaff, 18:41.4 (Personal best)
3 Emma Tallman, 18:53.9 (Personal best)
4. Madeleine Woods, 18:58 (Personal best)
6. Maggie Robins, 19:36.6 (Personal best)
17. Hilary Kilbreath, 20:23.6 (Personal best)
21. Katie Maziarski, 20:41.3
23. Mathilde Demory, 20:46.8 (Personal best)
24. Danielle Henry, 20:52.9 (Personal best)
42. Celeste Woods, 21:41.2
43. Stephanie Flieler, 21:41.8
50. Jessica Nanne, 22:01.2
61. Becky Van Zeyl, 22:55.0
Team Scores
1. Laurentian, 31 Points - 1,3,4,6,17 (21,23)
2. U. of Rochester, 56 Points - 7,8,12,13,16 (18,19)
3. Roberts Wesleyan, 73 points - 2,5,9,24,33 (35, 36)
4. Damean College, 106
5. Geneseo State, 114
6. Penn State Altoona, 148
7. Medaille, 215
8. Hilbert College,232
Dick Moss
P.S. Two photos attached:
1. "Anderson.5" = Lead Pack at the 1km mark:
Left to Right: Maggie Robins, Madeleine Woods, Gracie
Tetzlaff, and Emma Tallman
2. Team photo with team trophy and top-ten T-shirts for
individuals.
