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KUTZTOWN – Senior Frank Fezza placed second and sophomore Chris Schneider and senior Amr Aldeen also secured top 10 spots to lead East Stroudsburg University to a runner-up finish at the Division II Challenge at Kutztown in collegiate cross country on Saturday.

The Warriors' men finished eight points (36-48) behind Lock Haven, ranked No. 12 in Division II, in the team race, after winning the Fordham Invitational in their season opener last weekend.

Fezza ran the 8K course in 26:03, besting the entire field except for Lock Haven's Alex Monroe (25:47), coming off the individual championship at Fordham.

Schneider (26:35) was sixth, Aldeen (26:41) was eighth, senior Jim Romano (27:07) was 13th and sophomore Chris Ott (27:12) was 17th for the Warriors.

The women's team was third of seven schools led by seniors Corinne Fitzgerald and Rose Mascoli, who were third and fourth overall and finished one second apart. Bloomsburg won the team race with 57 points, Kutztown was second with 62 and ESU edged Wheeling Jesuit, 74-75, for third.

Juniors Kim Wernerspach (12th) and Kim Lowry (24th) and freshman Chelsea Conover (31st) rounded out the Warriors' scorers.

ESU is off next weekend and heads to Bethlehem for the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh on Friday, Sept. 28.


Women's Results (3rd of 7)
3. Corinne Fitzgerald – 23:15
4. Rose Mascoli – 23:16
12. Kim Wernerspach – 23:58
24. Kim Lowry – 24:57
31. Chelsea Conover – 25:19

Men's Results (2nd of 6)
2. Frank Fezza – 26:03
6. Chris Schneider – 26:35
8. Amr Aldeen – 26:41
13. Jim Romano – 27:07
17. Chris Ott – 27:12