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Men's Cross Country Places Eighth at A-10 Championships; Women Ninth

PITTSBURGH, PA (October 28, 2000) - Sophomores David Talbird (Lookout Mountain, TN/McCallie School) and Mackenzie Jessen (Gillette, WY/Campbell Country) led the GW men's and women's cross country teams to eighth and ninth place finishes, respectively, this afternoon at the Atlantic 10 Championships.

Talbird finished 16th out of 89 entrants with a time of 26:19. Strong performances were also turned in by senior Mike Donaldson (Pearl City, HI/Pearl City) who finished 39th with a time of 27:12, sophomore Chris Zurich (Keene,NH/Keene) who finished in 27:15, which was good for 40th place and freshman Darrell Andruski (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) who finished in 43rd place with a time of 27:17 despite running on a sprained ankle.

Jessen finished 46th out of 101 entrants with a time of 19:46. Sophomore Jessica Gross (Yardley, PA/Pennsbury) finished in 20:26 to place 58th and senior Brande Dietrich (Chicago, IL/Illinois Math & Science) finished 59th with a time of 20:46. 

FINAL TEAM SCORES	
MEN						WOMEN
1. St. Joseph's, 27				1.  St. Joseph's, 55
2. La Salle, 44					2.  Massachusetts, 74
3. Duquesne,75					3.  La Salle, 82
4. Massachusetts, 89				4.  Duquesne, 91
5. Rhode Island, 155				5.  Rhode Island, 92
6. Fordham, 165					6.  Dayton, 111
7. Dayton, 174					7.  Xavier, 194
8. GW, 188					8.  Fordham, 221
9. Xavier, 261					9.  GW, 284
10. St. Bonaventure, 328			10. St. Bonaventure

Top GW Men Finishers				Top GW Women Finishers
16. David Talbird, 26:19			46. Mackenzie Jessen, 19:46
39. Mike Donaldson, 27:12			58. Jessica Gross, 20:26
40. Chris Zurich, 27:15				59. Brande Dietrich, 20:41
43. Darrell Andruski, 27:17			60. Jenee Peterson, 20:50
49. Matt Kascak, 27:34				61. Laura Jennings, 21:00
54. Devin Kennington, 27:47			62. Jen Bacon, 21:27
57. David Azari, 27:51			        64. Eileen Kickish, 21:33