Results

SALISBURY, Md. - Junior Chris Schneider and senior Kim Wernerspach won individual titles and East Stroudsburg University captured both team championships at the Don Cathcart Invitational at Salisbury University on Saturday morning.

Schneider and Wernerspach both won their second titles in three meets this year, as both were victorious in the season opener at Fordham on September 7. Wernerspach was second and Schneider was 12th in a strong field at Kutztown two weeks ago.

Wernerspach had a time of 21:55.90 on the 6K course for a nine-second margin of victory over Rebecca Wakeley of Nyack. Sophomore Chelsea Conover was fourth at 22:30.60, followed by junior Chelsea Wootten (6th, 22:50.90), senior Kim Lowry (10th, 23:09.90) and sophomore Abby Ross (16th, 23:40.60). Conover has been ESU's #2 finisher in all three meets with Wootten and Lowry in the team's top five for the third week.

Schneider ran the men's 8K course in 25:01.30, 12 seconds faster than Tim Hartung of York. Junior Steve Ruch ran third in 25:21.50, junior Chris Ott was eighth (25:39.80), sophomore Dan Davis 11th (26:11.80) and sophomore Alex Zubko 15th (26:26.50). Schneider and Ruch have run 1-2 in all three meets this season and ESU's top five have been the same through the first month of the season.

The Warriors have just one more meet before the PSAC Championships on October 26 at Kutztown. They will travel to the Lehigh Valley for the DeSales Invitational on October 12.


Women's Results - 1st of 14 teams, 125 finishers
1. Kim Wernerspach - 21:55.90
4. Chelsea Conover - 22:30.60
6. Chelsea Wootten - 22:50.90
10. Kim Lowry - 23:09.90
16. Abby Ross - 23:40.60

Men's Results - 1st of 12 teams, 131 finishers
1. Chris Schneider - 25:01.30
3. Steve Ruch - 25:21.50
8. Chris Ott - 25:39.80
11. Dan Davis - 26:11.80
15. Alex Zubko - 26:26.50