Sanker finished 32nd to pace the Wildcats
Women Finish 9th at NCAA Cross Country Regionals
11/20/2006 4:56:35 PM | Women's Cross Country
Lauren Biggers
Complete Results
LOUISVILLE, Ky. –– In a strong region, the Davidson women's cross country team finished ninth at the NCAA regionals on Sat., Nov. 11 at the E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park in Louisville, Ky., two spots better than last year's squad and in the top ten for the first time in the program's history.
"I am just ecstatic right now," head women's cross country coach Jen Straub said after her team's ninth-place finish. "To finish in ninth in this region is fantastic. And we were just 20 or 30 points out of the top six. To finish the year ranked in the top ten is a wonderful testament to the girls' efforts over the course of the season."
Accumulating just 266 points, the Davidson women turned in the best finish among the Southern Conference teams, including finishing ahead of Appalachian State (11th, 289 points), who edged the Wildcats in the conference meet last weekend.
Davidson also finished ahead of fellow SoCon rivals the College of Charleston (20th, 583 points), Elon (23rd, 672 points), Furman (24th, 699 points), UNC Greensboro (31st, 943 points) and Wofford (32nd, 972) points).
Sophomore Caroline Sanker (Rocky River, Ohio) paced the Wildcat women's team in the 6K race with a time of 21:36.80, good for 32nd place out of the 215 runners.
Closely behind Sanker were juniors Brenna Burns (Weaverville, N.C.) and Megal Atias (Maccabin-Reut, Israel), who finished 41st and 62nd, respectively. Burns clocked in with a time of 21:55.65, while Atias crossed the finish line at 22:16.35.
Two other runners finished in the top-100 for the Wildcat women as sophomore Emily King (Honolulu, Hawaii) had a time of 22:18.70 for 63rd place, and fellow sophomore Lucy Rodgers (Raleigh, N.C.) ran to a 73rd place finish with a time of 22:24.85.
North Carolina State took first place with a total of 61 points, followed by Duke (70), Virginia Tech (109), Wake Forest (164), North Carolina (182), William and Mary (236) and Kentucky (251).
Top Wildcat Finishers (Women's 6K)
21:36.80- Caroline Sanker (32nd)
21:55.65- Brenna Burns (41st)
22.16.35- Megal Atias (62nd)
22:18.70- Emily King (63rd)
22:24.85- Lucy Rogers (73rd)
23:07.65- Annie O'Donnell (112th)
24:18.10- Allison Ruhe (173rd)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. –– In a strong region, the Davidson women's cross country team finished ninth at the NCAA regionals on Sat., Nov. 11 at the E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park in Louisville, Ky., two spots better than last year's squad and in the top ten for the first time in the program's history.
"I am just ecstatic right now," head women's cross country coach Jen Straub said after her team's ninth-place finish. "To finish in ninth in this region is fantastic. And we were just 20 or 30 points out of the top six. To finish the year ranked in the top ten is a wonderful testament to the girls' efforts over the course of the season."
Accumulating just 266 points, the Davidson women turned in the best finish among the Southern Conference teams, including finishing ahead of Appalachian State (11th, 289 points), who edged the Wildcats in the conference meet last weekend.
Davidson also finished ahead of fellow SoCon rivals the College of Charleston (20th, 583 points), Elon (23rd, 672 points), Furman (24th, 699 points), UNC Greensboro (31st, 943 points) and Wofford (32nd, 972) points).
Sophomore Caroline Sanker (Rocky River, Ohio) paced the Wildcat women's team in the 6K race with a time of 21:36.80, good for 32nd place out of the 215 runners.
Closely behind Sanker were juniors Brenna Burns (Weaverville, N.C.) and Megal Atias (Maccabin-Reut, Israel), who finished 41st and 62nd, respectively. Burns clocked in with a time of 21:55.65, while Atias crossed the finish line at 22:16.35.
Two other runners finished in the top-100 for the Wildcat women as sophomore Emily King (Honolulu, Hawaii) had a time of 22:18.70 for 63rd place, and fellow sophomore Lucy Rodgers (Raleigh, N.C.) ran to a 73rd place finish with a time of 22:24.85.
North Carolina State took first place with a total of 61 points, followed by Duke (70), Virginia Tech (109), Wake Forest (164), North Carolina (182), William and Mary (236) and Kentucky (251).
Top Wildcat Finishers (Women's 6K)
21:36.80- Caroline Sanker (32nd)
21:55.65- Brenna Burns (41st)
22.16.35- Megal Atias (62nd)
22:18.70- Emily King (63rd)
22:24.85- Lucy Rogers (73rd)
23:07.65- Annie O'Donnell (112th)
24:18.10- Allison Ruhe (173rd)
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