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Men's Cross Country Second at Va. Tech Invitational; Women Fourth
BLACKSBURG, VA (October 14, 2000) - Sophomore David Talbird (Lookout Mountain, TN/McCallie School) finished eighth out of 37 runners to lead the Colonials to a second place finish in the Virginia Tech Hall of Fame Invitational Saturday, October 14 in Blacksburg, VA.
Talbird finished in 26:22, which was good for fourth place out of all college entrants and freshman Devin Kennington (Sedona, AZ/Verde Valley) had his best race of the year finishing 15th with a time of 27:28. Sophomore Chris Zurich (Keene, NH/Keene) and freshman David Azari (Yardley, PA/Pennsbury) also ran well finishing in 17th and 19th place, respectively.
On the women's side, sophomore Mackenzie Jessen (Gillette, WY/Campbell County) paced GW with a time of 19:59.71 over the 5,000-meter course, placing 23rd out of 44 entrants. Senior Brande Dietrich (Chicago, IL/Illinois Math & Science Academy) was 25th with a time of 20:16.42 and junior Jenee Peterson (Latham, NY/Shaker) was 28th with a time of 20:26.95.
GW also fielded a team at the George Mason Invitational. The men placed fifth and the women placed sixth. Sophomore Nathan Edwards finished 24th (Yardley, PA/Pennsbury) with a time of 28:59.26 to lead the men. Junior Paige Simms (Bow, NH/Bow) finished in 21:51.51, which was good for 32nd place, to pace the women.
The Colonials return to action on October 28 as they travel to Philadelphia for the Atlantic 10 Championships.
Top GW Men finishers Top GW Women finishers 8. David Talbird, 26:22 23. Mackenzie Jessen, 19:59 15. Devin Kennington, 27:28 25. Brande Dietrich, 20:16 17. Chris Zurich, 27:34 28. Jenee Peterson, 20:26 19. David Azari, 27:42. 32. Jessica Gross, 20:44 28. Mike Donaldson, 28:44 37. Eileen Kickish, 21:53 39. Jen Bacon, 22:18
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