Indiana University Athletics
INDIANA FINISHES SECOND, BELL FINISHES FIRST AT MURRAY KEATING INVITATIONAL
10/9/1999 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
INDIANA FINISHES SECOND, BELL FINISHES FIRST AT MURRAY KEATING INVITATIONAL
Orono, ME- Indiana traveled to the University of Maine to compete in the eighth annual Murray Keating Invitational today. The Hoosiers finished in second place with 41 points.
Freshman Amanda Bell continued her domination in cross country by finishing in first place with a time of 17:58.6. This was the third time this season that Bell has finished a race in first place. The other two races were the Indiana Open and the Indiana Intercollegiate. The other runners for the Hoosiers were senior Monica Hostetler, senior Megan Leahy, freshman Allyson Hammond, sophomore Erin Womble and senior Kim Craig. Leahy and Hammond both finished in the top 10 of the race.
Hostetler, Leahy, Womble and Craig all improved their times in a 5K race this season. Hostetler went from 18:24.3 to 18:12.1, Leahy went from 18:54.4 to 18:33, Womble went from 19:17.3 to 18:57.5 and Craig improved from 19:06.7 to 19:03.3.
Photos taken at the Murray Keating by Coach Wayne Pate are now available online! Please select the Photo Gallery link at the top of any Women's Track page to view the pictures.
Indiana's next home meet will be the Pre-NCAA meets on October 16. The Hoosiers will then host the NCAA Division I Championship on November 22.
Women's Results
1 Amanda Bell INDIANA 17:58.6
2 Susan Barth Marquette 18:04.6
3 Monica Hostetler INDIANA 18:12.1
4 Jessie Swan Marquette 18:14.1
5 Sarah McCullough Marquette 18:21.9
6 Ashley Couper Vermont 18:25.6
7 Heather Goodfellow Dalhousie 18:28.5
8 Robin Fogg Vermont 18:29.5
9 Megan Leahy INDIANA 18:33
10 Allyson Hammond INDIANA 18:36.8
18 Erin Womble INDIANA 18:57.5
19 Kim Craig INDIANA 19:03.3
Team Results
MARQUETTE 34
INDIANA 41
VERMONT 61
NEW HAMPSHIRE 132
DALHOUSIE 141
MAINE 168
HOLLY CROSS 189
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 190
