Pitt
Princeton Invite
Panthers Place Eighth at Princeton Invitational
10/19/2009 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Oct. 17, 2009
PRINCETON, N.J.—The University of Pittsburgh men’s and women’s cross country teams each placed eighth at the Princeton Invitational, this past weekend.
Pitt’s men recorded an average time of 26:21.58, as all seven members of the squad combined for a time of 2:11:47.90.
The squad was led by junior Teddy Miller, placing 29th overall. Also finishing in the top 40 and in the 25th minute, sophomore Greg Kareis crossed in 38th-place.
Junior Joshua Christopher was the third Panther to finish, claiming 62nd-place, while freshman Vinnie DePalma was the next Pitt athlete at placed 81st overall.
On the women’s side, freshman Myia Johnson was the first to cross the finish line for Pitt. Her time of 24:39.40 placed 31st overall.
Next, sophomore Rachel Hess, junior Heather Calisto and freshman Alyssa Kunkel finished within five seconds of one another, in the 25th minute.
The Panthers recorded an overall time of 2:09:15.80, averaging 25:51.16.
Pitt will rest for a week and return to action on Saturday, Oct. 31, competing in the Big East Championships, hosted by Marquette.
Men’s Results
29 Teddy Miller 25:46.50 28
38 Greg Kareis 25:54.10 34
62 Josh Christopher 26:18.50 50
81 Vinnie DePalma 26:37.80 61
109 Kyle Kaminski 27:11.00 70
117 Andrew Cerrito 27:17.50 74
140 Tim Moyer 27:57.40 78
Women’s Results
31 Myia Johnson 24:39.40 23
66 Rachel Hess 25:52.20 47
67 Heather Calisto 25:55.90 48
69 Alyssa Kunkel 25:57.10 49
87 Emily Barno 26:51.20 52
89 Megan DeGraaf 27:01.00 53
91 Emily Setlock 27:09.90 54
92 Rachel Erny 27:13.90
93 Korinne Piper 27:30.20
97 Susan Martinez 28:01.10
